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Anne Frank was forced to go into hiding during WWII in the "Secret Annex", an apartment above her father's office. She was in hiding for 2 years, and she kept a diary the entire time. Her diary was later published and is now one of the most read books in the world.
Anne died in 1945 at Bergen-Belsen, leaving her diary behind. After the war, her father, Otto Frank, was encouraged by friends and family to publish her diary.
1. Anne wrote 2 versions of her diary, "Het Achterhuis" and "The Secret Annex"
2. Anne nicknamed her diary "Kitty"
3. Her diary was published June 25th, 1947
The bookshelf in The Secret Annex hid Anne Frank and her family from the outside world. The Secret Annex and the bookshelf are open to the public today in Amsterdam.
1. Johan Voskuijl built the bookshelf for Anne's family
2. The bookshelf is now held in a glass case to prevent damage
3. The Anne Frank house and the famous bookshelf have been open to the public since 1960.
Anne Frank was part of the Society for the Promotion of Water Sports for Young People along with her friends. In 1940, she and her teammates won a first place medal in rowing. Sadly, further matches were prohibited from the Jewish population.
You can find artifacts like this at the Anne Frank House. The Anne Frank house is her old home re-purposed into a museum in Amsterdam.
Anne Frank died to typhus fever while in Bergen-Belsen. The large outbreak of typhus was most likely caused by fleas, mites, or other parasitic bugs.
The symptoms of typhus fever can be severe as there is a high death rate with it. Symptoms include photo phobia, delirium, rashes covering the body, and flu-like symptoms.
Anne Frank died of typhus fever along with hundreds of other jews in Bergen-Belsen, weeks before the Allied forces liberated the camp. Eye witnesses account for her to have fever-like symptoms and delirium before she succumbed to the sickness.