2. Anne was born on June 12th 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany. Her family were Jewish and had lived in Frankfurt all their lives.

3. In 1933 Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany. He blamed many of Germany’s problems on the Jews. He made life very difficult and dangerous for Jewish people. The Franks moved to Amsterdam in Holland, where they hoped they would be safer.

4. The happiness they found in Holland didn’t last long. The war started and Germany invaded Holland in May 1940. There was no escape for Jews. They had to wear yellow stars on their coats to identify them as Jews.

5. Anne’s sister was told to report to a labour camp as a worker, but her family knew that if she went, they might never see her again. They went into hiding.

6. They hid in a secret apartment in the building where Mr. Frank worked. Anne chose to take her diary and some books instead of extra clothes. The entrance was hidden behind a bookcase. You can see the stairs behind it.

7. In total she hid for more than two years! She longed to go out, see her friends and talk instead of whisper, but she knew she was lucky.Many other Jews were being killed by the Nazis.

8. On Friday 14th August 1944 their luck ran out. The Nazis found their hiding place. Anne was sent to Auschwitz, a “death camp” in Poland. They shaved her hair off, made her work and sometimes beat her.

9. Anne was moved to another camp called Bergen-Belson, where there was little food or water but plenty of disease. In March 1945 Anne died of disease and hunger. She was only 15 years old.

10. The only member of her family to survive was her father, Mr. Frank. He found her diary and published it. He wanted others to know how difficult it had been during the war. Hopefully people will learn never to let it happen again.