Anne Frank and Amsterdam

Annelies Marie Frank

Anne Frank is an extremely famous diarist. “The Diary of Anne Frank”, which she wrote, is a masterpiece. But let’s start from the beginning. Anne Frank is born on 12^th of June, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany. Her parents were called Otto and Edith Frank, Anne also had a sister called Margot. The Franks were Jewish, and therefore they moved to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, in year of 1933, to hide from the Nazis. With 7 other people, 3 of them were her family members, Anne lived in hiding for almost 2 years.

In hiding:

This is when Anne wrote her diary, which was a present that she got on her 13^th birthday.

 The Frank family and the other people lived in a secret annex. During the years in hiding, they were not allowed to go outside and they were anxious all the time.” What if we get discovered?” was probably a thought that went through their mind every day. Additionally, no noise could be made, hence they had to stay quiet. On the day at least.

What happened after they were in hiding:

The eight people in hiding were discovered on 4^th of August, 1944. Later on they were deported to the concentration camp Auschwitz. In another concentration camp, Margot and Anne both died because they got the dreadful disease typhus. Otto Frank was the only survivor. He was the one that made sure that his daughter’s diary was published, thanks to him we can take part of their life, and especially Anne’s.

The Frank House became a museum in 1960. So far, it has had millions of visitors! I think that there will be many more to come!

“I hope Anne's book will have an effect on the rest of your life so that insofar as it is possible in your own circumstances, you will work for unity and peace”, with this sentence Otto Frank often finished his letters.   

Amsterdam

Meanwhile you are in Amsterdam, there are a few places that I would encourage you to go to!

-Van Gogh Museum: If you want to see some marvelous, sublime and ravishing art exhibitions, then this is the place for you.

-Rijksmuseum: Intriguing, fascinating and impressive is how I would describe this museum’s art. Currently there are approximately 200 000 masterpieces that you can look at.

-Canal Cruise: Last but not least, you should doubtlessly take one of the canal cruises! I promise that you will take joy in it. What you get from it, a terrific memory, will be worth your money and time.