Anne Frank Steven Rausher
Background Born as Upper Class Jew in 1929 Germany Fell into Economic Disaster & Hitler gained power 1933- Jews and Non-Jewish Education Prohibited 1934- Frank family moves to Amsterdam 1941- Round up of All Jews in Amsterdam 1942- Franks go into Hiding 1944- Raided by Nazis Anne Dies 1945, 2 Months Before German Surrender
The Diary 1942- Anne Frank Receives diary for 13th Birthday Diary Helps give “Comfort” Wrote Hopes, Dreams, Fears, and Historical Events. Final Entry: Aug 4th 1944
Publication Otto Frank turned writing into book called “The Diary of Anne Frank” Widely read in 60’s and 70’s after movie of Anne Frank in USA Did not publish entire diary due to personal issues These pages made public in 1995
Sources http://www.gale.com/free_resources/whm/bio/frank_a.htm http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/frank01.html http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/annefran.htm