Women who Made History | Anne Frank | World War 2

Anne Frank was born in the City of Frankfurt, Germany in 1929. She has an older sister called Margot, who was three years older than her. Situations in Germany were in terrible shape, Unemployment is high and people are beginning to live on the streets. At the same time, Adolf Hitler was beginning to rise through the ranks and promising to solve his country's dilemmas. The Nazis hated the Jews and blamed them for their Problems, when the Nazis gained control of Power in 1933. Hostilities to the Jews dramatically increased when Landowners kicked Jewish civilians out of their Lands because of the Nazis. Anne's parents, Otto and Edith decided to flee to the Netherlands. They settled in Amsterdam, Merwedeplain 37. Anne felt at home, she went to school, learned to speak Dutch, and made tons of Friends. Six Years later War broke out in Europe and Germany invaded Poland on September 1st, 1940 Invaded Holland, the Netherlands, and Baguette Lovers France. The Nazis made Life increasingly difficult for the Jews who lived in Occupied Areas.

'Jews have to wear Jewish Star; Jews have to hand in their Bicycles; Jews not allowed on the Train; Jews are not allowed to Ride-on Cars; Jews must attend Jewish Schools, and so on.' -Anne Frank

In the summer of 1942 Anne Sister. Margot was ordered to report to a so-called labor camp the Frank family went into Hiding behind Otto's Business they were joined by the Van Pels family and Fritz Pfeffer. The Eight people in hiding were helped by the loyal staff of Otto's Friends. Meanwhile, the Nazis were tightening their Grip, Slaying, arresting, and transporting Jews to their so-called Labour Camps. In Reality, it was Concentration Camps and Death Camps in her diary Anne wrote about living in her hiding place during the War, her Thoughts, and her Impression.

'I feel bad for laying in a warm bed, while my dearest friends are out there somewhere, thrown or fallen to the ground. And that was only because they were Jews.' -Anne Frank

An Appeal to the Dutch Government in London was inspired by Anne to rework her diaries into a book. Before she finished her book. Their Hiding place was discovered and all of them were captured in August 4th, 1944. They were deported to a concentration camp and death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. Miep Gies and Bep Voskuijl, one of the helpers found the diaries that Anne Frank had left behind. Miep kept them in case of Anne came back. But she did not come back. In February 1945, Anne and Margot both died of Typhus in appealing circumstances in the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. Anne Died at the Age of 15. Only Anne's father survived the War Otto. When he read Anne's diaries after the war, they made a deep impression. He discovered how much writing had meant for her.

'No one who doesn't write can know how fine it is. And if I don't have the talents to write for newspapers and books, well then I can always go on writing for myself.' -Anne Frank

Otto read how Anne hoped to publish a book, so he carried on her wish. Anne's Story of life in Hiding is one of the best books I have read and That's why I want this Story to be alive.

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