Who Was Anne Frank? | Learn about this amazing young woman and her lasting impact

Imagine having to hide in a secret hidden room to protect yourself and your family. That's what Anne Frank and her family had to do during World War II. In this video for kids, you will learn a lot about Anne Frank, an incredible individual who endured unimaginable suffering like so many other Jewish people during this time in history.

Anne Frank was born in Germany in 1929 to Otto and Edith Frank. She also had a sister named Margot. Otto's family, who was Jewish, had lived in Germany for many generations. Because Adolph Hitler, who hated Jews, gained control of the German government, the Franks had to move to the Netherlands. For a few years, life was pretty normal, but the family was unable to escape to the United States or England before the war started in 1939 and before the war spread to the Netherlands.

Jewish people had to endure immense persecution over the next couple years. There was always a threat of being sent to concentration camps. The Frank family decided to go into hiding. Otto, his family, and some friends moved to a secret annex in 1942, when Anne was just 13 years old. They lived there for a couple years, and Anne started writing a diary about her experiences. She hoped one day to publish it as The Secret Annex and become a famous writer.

Unfortunately, Anne Frank and her family were discovered in August of 1944 and arrested. They were sent to concentration camps a month later. Anne and her sister died of typhus in March of 1945, just two months before the end of the war. Of all the individuals who lived in the secret annex, Otto was the only one to survive. Miep Gies, a woman who had hidden Anne's diary when the Franks were arrested, gave the diary to Otto, who published it under the title The Secret Annex. Anne's wish came true—she became a famous writer whose book has sold over 30 million copies and been translated into 70 languages.

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What you will learn in Who Was Anne Frank?:
0:00 Introduction to who Anne Frank was
0:40 Childhood of Anne Frank and rise of Nazi party
1:49 Living in the Netherlands and start of WWII
2:45 What Jewish people had to do near beginning of the war
3:45 The Secret Annex
4:51 Anne keeps a diary
5:21 The Franks and others discovered
6:19 War ends and publication of Anne's diary
7:27 Reflection questions

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