Annelies Marie Frank was born on
June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. She and her family were
persecuted alongside millions of Jews prior to and during World War II for
their faith. It was during this period on her thirteenth birthday that she received
a diary in which she wrote her life story. Forced to flee their home and go
into hiding, the Frank family was eventually found and separated, with Anne and
her sister Margot being placed in Bergen-Belsen. In 1945, years after their
initial separation, it was discovered that both Anne and her sister were
killed, leaving only her beloved diary behind. |