Anne Frank
Born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany, Anne Frank was one of the millions of jews who died in the Holocaust. Anne lived with her two parents and her older sister, Margot in Frankfurt for the first five years of her life. After the Nazis took power, Anne and her family fled to Amsterdam, although at separate times where Anne was the last to arrive in February 1934. Soon after the Germans occupied Amsterdam in May of 1940, in July, Jews were being deported from Westerbork to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Sobibor killing centers in German occupied Poland.
The Franks went int hiding during the first half of July and lived in a secret attic apartment behind the office of a family owned business for two years until the Gestapo discovered them on August 4, 1944. On August 8, the Franks were sent to Westerbork , and in September, 1944, along with the others who were hiding with the Franks, Anne and her family were sent to Auschwitz concentration camp in German occupied Poland. In late October, 1944, Anne and her sister were chosen for labor because of their young age and were transferred to Bergen-Belsen in northern Germany. Both sisters died of Typhus in March, 1945, only a few weeks before the british came to liberate Bergen-Belsen on April 15.
While in hiding, Anne kept a diary of all her hopes, fears, and experiences. After being arrested, the diary was kept by Miep Gies who was helping the Franks when they were in hiding. It was published after the war and is now used in many schools throughout Europe and America. "Anne Frank has become a symbol for the lost promise of the children who died in the Holocaust."
The Franks went int hiding during the first half of July and lived in a secret attic apartment behind the office of a family owned business for two years until the Gestapo discovered them on August 4, 1944. On August 8, the Franks were sent to Westerbork , and in September, 1944, along with the others who were hiding with the Franks, Anne and her family were sent to Auschwitz concentration camp in German occupied Poland. In late October, 1944, Anne and her sister were chosen for labor because of their young age and were transferred to Bergen-Belsen in northern Germany. Both sisters died of Typhus in March, 1945, only a few weeks before the british came to liberate Bergen-Belsen on April 15.
While in hiding, Anne kept a diary of all her hopes, fears, and experiences. After being arrested, the diary was kept by Miep Gies who was helping the Franks when they were in hiding. It was published after the war and is now used in many schools throughout Europe and America. "Anne Frank has become a symbol for the lost promise of the children who died in the Holocaust."