Anne Frank — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

German-born Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim
Authored "The Diary of a Young Girl," published posthumously in 1947
Her diary has been translated into over 70 languages
Her work serves as the basis for several plays and films

Biography

Annelies Marie Frank, known as Anne Frank, was a German-born Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1929, she moved with her family to Amsterdam in 1934 after Adolf Hitler's rise to power. By May 1940, her family was trapped in Amsterdam due to Germany's occupation, and Frank lost her German citizenship in 1941, becoming stateless.