Anne Frank’s diary has become famous throughout the world. The diary provides a vivid and poignant glimpse into the world of a young Jewish girl living in Nazi occupied Holland. Anne wrote diary while hiding from the Nazis in an Amsterdam warehouse. She was just 13 when she and her family went into hiding.
Today, Anne Frank has become the most famous young author of all time, and The Diary of a Young Girl is one of the most widely read books in the world, translated into more than 65 languages.
The diary provides a rare chance for us, students to learn about the Holocaust from someone our own age. Anne Frank’s story is amazingly inspiring in a way no one can believe. She and her family had been through so much, living such a hard life, being in a shadow of danger every single day. During those 2 years, her life had changed not only her feelings about life, but her soul and personality.