Who was Anne Frank?
Q: Who was Anne Frank?
A: Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who lived in Amsterdam during World War II. She is most famous for her diary which has been translated into many languages and is one of the most widely read books today.
Q: When and where was she born?
A: Anne Frank was born on 12 June 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany.
Q: How did the Nazi occupation affect the Franks' life?
A: The Nazi occupation of the Netherlands caused restrictions on Jewish people's freedom, including laws that only allowed Jewish children to attend Jewish schools. This led to the Franks having to move to a different school, as well as becoming poorer due to Otto Frank's companies not being able to give him enough money to support his family.
Q: What were Anne and Margot like?
A: Margot was polite, quiet, and thoughtful while Anne was brave, energetic, and friendly. Anne also enjoyed reading and writing from an early age but tried to hide what she wrote from others.
Q: What happened after two years of hiding?
A: After two years of hiding in secret rooms at Otto Frank's office building, they were betrayed and taken to concentration camps. Anne and her sister Margot were later taken to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp where they both died from typhus in February 1945.
Q: How did Otto Frank find out about his daughter's diary?
A: After surviving the war, Otto went back to Amsterdam where he found out that his daughter's diary had been saved by someone who had been helping them hide during their time there. He then helped print a version of it in 1947 which eventually became known around the world as The Diary of a Young Girl when it was printed in English in 1952.
