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Anne Frank was a girl born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1929. She is known for her famous diary while hiding from the Nazis in the Secret Annex. As a young Jewish girl living in Amsterdam during the Holocaust, her family was forced to go into hiding. For almost two years, they lived behind a bookshelf in an office building. Under poor conditions living with seven others, Anne Frank was forced to remain quiet.

Unfortunately, on August 4th, 1944, the police in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam raided the Secret Annex and arrested the two families that were living in the annex. Anne Frank, along with her sister Margot were taken to Bergen Belsen, a concentration camp in Germany. The sisters were separated from their parents and the others living in the annex. Later that year, both the sisters died of Typhus at the concentration camp. Anne Frank was only 15 when she passed away, and her sister was only 19. Her father, Otto, was the only one from the Secret Annex that survived the camps. It was he who found Anne Frank's diary and got it published.

Throughout her time in hiding, Anne Frank kept a diary. She would write about her everyday life in hiding, the horrors of the war, and the struggles of being a teenager. Her diary is something that every teenager can relate to her. It is a huge success around the world as it is an honest and intimate portrayal of a young girl living an a dangerous and difficult time in history. The diary is published in over 70 languages and has sold over 30 million copies. Anne Frank will forever have a large impact on the world.

Citations Morine, Suzanne (1 December 2007). "People in Anne Frank's Life". Anne Frank Diary Reference.org. "Biography – Anne Frank". Anne Frank Fonds. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015.