![]() ![]() ![]() They lived in the back rooms of her father’s office building, which Anne dubbed the Secret Annex. Less than a month after Anne’s birthday, the Nazis summoned her sister Margot to a labor camp, and the Franks had to go into hiding. But life went on in spite of it all.”īut then, life changed. As Anne wrote, “So we could not do this and were forbidden to do that. Jews were banned from theaters and public sports venues-so no playing tennis, hockey, or swimming. They could only shop between three and five and had to be indoors by 8 o’clock. Jewish children had to go to Jewish schools. They couldn’t own bicycles, ride trains, or drive a car. Her first few entries start with her celebrations-the presents, a party-but then in her third entry, she writes about her life as a Jewish girl in Nazi-controlled Amsterdam.Īnne details how Jews were forced to wear yellow stars on their clothes. ![]() First published in 1947, it’s the real journal of a teenager who received it as a birthday gift when she turned thirteen in 1942. These are the unassuming opening lines of one of history’s most important books: Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl. Listen on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, and Amazon Music.ĪMY BRIGGS (HOST): “On Friday, June 12th, I woke up at six o’clock and no wonder it was my birthday.” ![]()
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