1. The Diary of Anne Frank
Anne Frank, 1947

2. Anne Frank
Anne Frank was a young Jewish Dutch teenager who lived during World War II
Originally from Germany, she lived in Amsterdam (Holland) during the war
When Germany invaded Holland she lived in a secret hidden ‘annex’ in a house with her family
The hidden annex (or ‘room’) was meant to hide the family from being caught by the Germans
If caught, they feared being sent to a labour camp (or ‘death camp’) like Auschwitz

3. The house
The house is located in the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam

4. The secret door
The secret door is the gateway to the hidden annex

5. The annex
This plan shows exactly what was behind the secret door

6. The Diary
Whilst living in the annex, Anne Frank (then aged 13) kept a diary of her time living there
The original title of the book is ‘The Diary of a Young Girl’
The diary was written between 14 June 1942 – 1 August 1944
It tells of her thoughts and feelings of her time in the annex, fears of the war and being caught and details the relationships with her family
The diary also expresses personal details of being a teenager and the difficulties of going through teen angst in such an unusual situation

7. The end The diary ends on 1 August 1944.
Unfortunately someone (still unknown) tipped the Germans off about the secret room
The family were all arrested on 4 August 1944 and Anne Frank was eventually sent to Auschwitz with members of her family
Anne eventually died of typhus in Auschwitz, aged 15
Tragically, her death came just a few weeks before British troops liberated Auschwitz (and she could have been saved)
Her diary was discovered and was published soon after the war