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    Anne's father, Otto, is the only one of the eight people to survive. After her death, she becomes world famous because of the diary she wrote while in hiding. Otto and Edith go into hiding in the Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam. After almost 2 years in hiding, they are discovered and deported to concentration camps.

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    Anne's father, Otto, is the only one of the eight people to survive. After her death, she becomes world famous because of the diary she wrote while in hiding. Otto and Edith go into hiding in the Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam. After almost 2 years in hiding, they are discovered and deported to concentration camps.

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    Anne Frank: The Story in Brief

    AnneFrankisaJewishgirlwhohastogointohidingduringWorldWarTwotoavoidtheNazis.
    Togetherwithsevenothersshehidesinthesecret
    annex
    onthePrinsengracht263in
    Amsterdam.Afteralmost2yearsinhiding,theyarediscoveredanddeportedto
    concentration
    camps
    .Annesfather,OttoFrank,istheonlyoneoftheeightpeople
    tosurvive.AfterherdeathAnnebecomesworldfamousbecauseof
    thediaryshewrotewhileinhiding.

    LifeinGermany
    AnneFrankwasbornonJune12th,1929intheGermantownof
    FrankfurtamMain.Herfathersfamilyhadlivedthereforgenerations.
    Annessister,Margot,isthreeandahalfyearsolder.Theeconomic
    crisis,Hitlersrisetopower,andgrowing
    antisemitism
    putanendtothefamilyscarefreelife.
    OttoFrankandhiswifeEdithdecide,justasmanyotherGermanJews,toleaveGermany.

    ANewLifeintheNetherlands
    OttocansetupabusinessinAmsterdamandthefamilyfindsahomeontheMerwedeplein.
    Thechildrengotoschool,Ottoworkshardinhisbusiness,andEdithlooksafterthehome.As
    thethreatofwarinEuropeincreases,Ottoandhisfamilytryto
    emigrate
    toEnglandandtheU.S.A.,buttheseattemptsfail.OnSeptember1st,
    1939GermanyinvadesPolandandWorldWarTwostarts.

    WarintheNetherlands
    ForawhilethereishopethatTheNetherlandswillnotbecomeinvolvedin
    thewar,butonMay10th,1940Germantroopsinvadethecountry.Five
    dayslaterTheNetherlandssurrenderandis
    occupied
    .AntiJewish
    regulationssoonfollow.Jewsareallowedtogotolessandlessplaces,
    AnneandMargotmustattendaJewishschool,andOttoloseshisbusiness.

    Source:http://www.annefrank.org/en/AnneFrank/AnneFrankshistoryinbrief/

    WhenarenewedattempttoemigratetotheU.S.A.fails,OttoandEdithdecidetogointohiding.
    Ottofurnishesthehousebehindhisbusiness
    premises
    onthePrinsengrachtandthisbecomes
    thehidingplace.HedoesthistogetherwithhisJewishbusinesspartnerHermannvanPelsand
    helpfromemployeesJohannesKleimanandVictorKugler.
    InHiding
    OnJuly5th,1942MargotFrankreceivesacalluptoreportfora
    Germanworkcamp.ThenextdaytheFrankfamilygoesinto
    hiding.TheVanPelsfamilyfollowaweeklaterandinNovember
    1942aneighthpersonarrives:dentistFritzPfeffer.Theyremain
    inthesecretannexforjustovertwoyears.
    Thepeopleinhidingmuststayveryquiettheyareoftenafraidanddespitegoodandbadtimes,
    spendmostofittogether.TheyarehelpedbytheofficeworkersJohannesKleiman,Victor
    Kugler,MiepGies,andothers.Thesehelpersnotonlyarrangefood,clothesandbooksthey
    arecontactwiththeoutsideworldforthepeopleinhiding.
    ADiaryasaBestFriend
    Shortlybeforegoingintohiding,Annereceivesadiaryforher
    birthday.Shestartswritingstraightawayandduringhertimein
    hidingshewritesabouteventsinthesecretannexandabout
    herself.Herdiaryisagreatsupporttoher.Annealsowritesshort
    storiesandcollectsherfavoritesentencesbyotherwritersinanotebook.
    WhentheMinisterofEducationmakesarequestontheradioforpeopletokeepwardiaries,
    Annedecidestoeditherdiaryandcreateanovelcalled'TheSecretAnnex'.Shestartsto
    rewriteherdiary,butbeforeshehasfinished,sheandtheotherpeopleinhidingarearrested.
    ArrestandDeportation
    OnAugust4th,1944thepeopleinhidingalongwithhelpersJohannesKleimanandVictor
    Kuglerarearrested.ViatheSichterheidsdienstheadquarters,prisonandtransitcamp
    Westerbork,theyare
    deported
    to
    Auschwitz
    .ThetwohelpersaresenttotheAmersfoort
    Source:http://www.annefrank.org/en/AnneFrank/AnneFrankshistoryinbrief/

    camp.JohannesKleimanisreleasedshortlyafterhisarrestandsixmonthslaterVictorKugler
    escapes.ImmediatelyafterthearrestMiepGiesandBepVoskuijlrescueAnne'sdiaryand
    papersthathavebeenleftbehindinthesecretannex.Despite
    intensive
    investigationsithas
    neverbeenclearhowthehidingplacewasdiscovered.
    OttoFrankReturns
    OttoFrankistheonlyoneoftheeightpeopleinhidingtosurvive
    thewar.DuringhislongjourneybacktoTheNetherlandshelearns
    thathiswife,Edith,hasdied.Heknowsnothingabouthis
    daughtersandstillhopestoseethemagain.Hearrivesbackin
    AmsterdamatthebeginningofJuly.HegoesstraighttoMiepand
    JanGiesandremainswiththemforanothersevenyears.
    OttoFranktriestofindhisdaughtersbutinJulyreceivesnewsthat
    theyhavebothdiedofdiseaseanddeprivationinBergenBelsen,a
    concentrationcamp.MiepGiesthengiveshimAnne'sdiaryandpapers.Ottoreadsthediary
    anddiscoversacompletelydifferentAnne.Heisverymovedbyherwriting.
    AnnesDiary
    Annewroteinherdiarythatshewantedtobeawriterorajournalistandthatshewantedher
    diarypublishedasanovel.OttoFrank'sfriendsconvincehimofthegreatexpressivenessofher
    diaryandonJune25th,1947,'TheSecretAnnex'ispublished.Manymoreeditions,
    translations,aplay,andafilmfollow.
    PeoplefromallovertheworldhavelearnedofAnneFrank'sstory.OvertheyearsOttoFrank
    answeredthousandsoflettersfrompeoplewhohavereadhisdaughter'sdiary.In1960the
    AnneFrankHousebecameamuseum.OttoFrankremainedinvolvedwiththeAnneFrank
    Houseandcampaignedforhumanrightsandrespectuntilhisdeathin1980.

    Source:http://www.annefrank.org/en/AnneFrank/AnneFrankshistoryinbrief/

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