Anne Frank was a young teenage
Jewish girl. Her family went into hiding in
Amsterdam during the
Nazi occupation and while there, she wrote her
diary, describing her fears of living in hiding for years, the awakening feelings for a boy of her age, and the conflicts with her parents.
After the hiding place was discovered, the family was sent to concentration camps. [Miep Gies]? found Anne's diary and saved it.
Only Anne's father Otto survived the concentration camps. Miep gave him the diary and he edited it for publication under the title "The Diary of Anne Frank".
Recent editions compare her original entries with her father's edited versions.
The house where Anne and her family hid is now a museum. It is at Prinsengracht 263
in the city center, within walking distance of the main train station, the palace and the Dam.
Further Reading:
- David Barnouw, G. Van der Stroom (eds.): The Diary of Anne Frank: The Critical Edition, Doubleday 1989. Prepared by the Netherlands State Institute for War Documentation. Compares several editions of the diary to the original, includes an extensive study of its authenticity, relates history of the involved people before and after the war.
/Talk