When Anne Frank wrote her diary she had no idea what impact she would have on the world. Her diary has been translated into 19 languages and drama based on it has run for months.
Anne Frank, a German-born as Annelies Marie was the daughter of Otto Frank, a lawyer.
Anne Frank, a German-born as Annelies Marie was the daughter of Otto Frank, a lawyer.
In 1933 when Hitler came to power, Otto Frank emigrated to AAmsterdam, when he opened a firm and took a partner Mr. Van Daan.
Otto realized very early the danger they were in as Jesus and so built a secret annex .in the upper story of his firm where he and his family started hiding in 1942 when his daughter was called for deportation.
His partner and his family joined him shortly.
Their only link with the outside Was a radio and four members of his staff who provided/them with necessities.
On Anne’s 13th birthday she had been given a diary. In this, she described her life in the ‘Annexe’.
She said that she felt that she was a songbird whose wings had been ripped off.
She said that she felt that she was a songbird whose wings had been ripped off.
On 4 August 1944, unfortunately for them, someone revealed their secret to the Nazis who transported them to Auschwitz, a concentration camp.
Here Otto was separated from his wife and daughters. Anne’s mother soon died, as did the Van Daans. Anne was ever courageous and urged her sister never to give in.
In autumn they were sent to another camp, Relsen, there she and her sister soon died. Their father somehow managed to stay alive and was freed in 1945. He soon learnt that his family had died.
Anne’s diary had been found by a family friend Miep who handed it over to Otto. Otto read it, crying bitterly after every few pages.
He never thought to publish it. His friends finally managed to persuade him to publish it, as Anne had wanted so. Millions of copies were sold. All royalties were given for humanitarian causes. Otto answered all letters personally.
When the book was published in Germany, booksellers were scared to put them in their windows. When the drama was staged there, the Germans felt ashamed to face each other. They felt ashamed of this inhumanity shows to fellowmen.
