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30 Eye-Opening Facts About the Life and Tragic Death of Anne Frank

Trista January 11, 2019 16 min

The Diary Of a Young Girl - Anne Frank House

20. Anne Received Her Famous Diary For Her 13th Birthday

Facsimile of the diary of Anne Frank on display at the Anne Frank Zentrum in Berlin, Germany. Rodrigo Galindez – Flickr: Anne Frank Zentrum/ Wikimedia.

Anne Frank recorded her diary in a leather-bound autograph book that she saw in a shop window in Amsterdam. Her father remembered her commenting on the pretty book and purchased it for her 13th birthday in 1942. Not long after, in August 1942, the family was forced into hiding when their older daughter, Margot, received a call-up to a “labor camp,” meaning a concentration camp. The birthday gift ultimately ended up recording her plight and sharing it with generations.

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20. Anne Received Her Famous Diary For Her 13th Birthday

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