Anne Frank
Anne Frank’s history about Jewish families hiding to escape the tyrannies of German dictator, Adolf Hitler, has touched millions of people around the world. One of two girls, Anne grew up in a prosperous, happy family. However, things changed drastically when Hitler came to power. Though anti-Semitism, or hostility toward Jewish residents, had always existed in Germany, Hitler escalated it to new level, by attempting to eliminate the entire race.
To protect the family, Anne's father, Otto Frank, moved them first to Switzerland, and, then in 1934, to Amsterdam. However, in 1940, Hitler invaded and conquered Amsterdam and began sending Jewish families to Nazi concentration camps in Germany. By 1942, Anne and her family were forced to hide inside what she called a “Secret Annex” — a small, two-story attic located inside an office building. Among Anne’s possessions was a plaid-covered diary she had received on her 13th birthday. This is where the young girl recorded her frustrations, aspirations, and, the family’s, day-to-day fears and struggles in the tiny house, which they shared with other Jewish refugees for almost two years.
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