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Anne Frank, a Jewish teenager, authored "The Diary of a Young Girl," detailing her life in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany, she fled to Amsterdam with her family in 1934. In July 1942, the Franks concealed themselves in the Secret Annex of Otto Frank's office building. more Anne Frank, a Jewish teenager, authored "The Diary of a Young Girl," detailing her life in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany, she fled to Amsterdam with her family in 1934. In July 1942, the Franks concealed themselves in the Secret Annex of Otto Frank's office building. Anne chronicled her experiences from June 12, 1942, to August 1, 1944, revealing her thoughts, fears, and hopes. After their arrest on August 4, 1944, Anne was deported to Auschwitz, then to Bergen-Belsen, where she died of typhus in March 1945. Posthumously published by her father in 1947, Anne's diary remains a poignant testament to the Holocaust. less

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