Anne Frank, the German-born diarist, passed away on March 31, 1945, at the age of fifteen in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Anne was born in 1929 with the birth name Annelies Marie in Frankfurt, Germany. She and her family, which included her older sister, Margot, and her father, Otto, and mother, Edith, lived in Frankfurt until they were forced to flee due to the Nazi persecutions of Jews.
The family first relocated to Amsterdam, Netherlands, but two years later were unable to escape the Nazi occupation and were forced into hiding. During their two-year stay in the annex in Amsterdam, Anne wrote her famous diary, capturing the emotions, anguish, and hope of those critical years.
Anne passed away in the concentration camp at age fifteen, but her legacy lived on. Her father, who survived the Holocaust, found her writing after the war and published them, building a legacy of awareness, justice, and hope.
Anne Frank's story and courage have set an everlasting example, and her diaries and life remain an inspiration to this day.