This topic took place during 1914-1980. Anne Frank was a young Jewish girl living in the time of the Holocaust. she was a smart thoughtful girl, she loved to read and of course write.

Otto Frank served in the German army during WWI as a lieutenant during 1914-1918. A couple years later he married Edith Frank - Hollander on May 12, 1925 in Aacen, Germany. A year later Margot was born, 3 years before Anne, Anne was born on June 12, 1929.

In 1933, Anne's family moved to Holland, Otto was appointed manager Director of the Netherlands Opeka Co. its a company that manufactures in jam. Also in 1933 Hitler's Nazi party was elected in Frankfort for the Anti-semi measures, they were put in effect immediately   Anne Frank in 1933.

All jews were told they had to wear The Star of David as of May 1942,The Star of David was a six pointed star. This star was to be worn on the left arm it was used to separate the Jews from everybody else. Many more Anti-Jew Decrees followed each other( they had to hand in their bicycles, banned from trans and trains, forbidden to drive, only allowed to shop between 3-5, indoors by 8pm, forbidden to go to the movie theater, forbidden to visit Christians, must go to Jewish schools).
Anne recieved her first diary on June 12, 1942, her 13th birthday. She wrote to an imaginary girl named "Kitty"
Between the ages 13-14 she wrote many short stories, fiction, non-fiction stories, and beginning to novels. Anne had five notebooks full of these interesting stories of the Annex. Her father was always saying to write down her favorite quotes from other writers, these were in one of the five notebooks, some of them were William Shakespeare, johns Gias Worthy, and Johann Wolfgang.
In one of her notebooks was a photo album with pictures of her family, mostly taken bye Otto Frank. The last picture taken of Anne was from the summer of 1942, the summer before the went into hiding.
By late 1942, if you were walking on the same street as an officer then you would be arrested just for walking on the street and being a Jew. Anne once said "Despite everything people are really good at heart"
On July 5, 1942 Anne's sister Margot received a Notice, this means that she will have to go to a Nazi work Camp. The next day on July 6, 1942, Otto, Edith, their two daughters, Mr, and Mrs. Doan and their son Peter, and Mr. Dassel went into hiding.
They had four helpers, Mr. Klein, Miep Gies, Bep Vaskoijland, and Mr. Kugler. The helpers supplied them with books, food, clothes, news from the outside world and other needed things.
They hid in a space at the back of 203 Prinsengrant, the building was an office place for Otto Frank. they called it the "Secret Annex". they hid there for 4 years.
Anne decorated her room with pictures of film stars and picture postcards.	The Blue building is the hiding place, it was located in the back.
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