Anne Frank Tagebuch -

: Inspired by a 1944 radio broadcast by the Dutch education minister in exile, Gerrit Bolkestein, Anne began revising her diary into a formal manuscript titled Het Achterhuis ("The Secret Annex"), hoping it would be published after the war.

: Just weeks later, her family went into hiding in a concealed apartment at Prinsengracht 263 . For 25 months, Anne used her diary—which she addressed to an imaginary friend named "Kitty"—to record her fears, hopes, and the tensions of living in a cramped space with seven other people. Anne Frank Tagebuch

: Anne received the iconic red-and-white checked diary for her 13th birthday on June 12, 1942. : Inspired by a 1944 radio broadcast by

: Her last entry is dated August 1, 1944 . Three days later, the "Secret Annex" was discovered by the Gestapo, and all eight occupants were arrested. Who was Anne Frank? : Anne received the iconic red-and-white checked diary