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35 Captivating Facts About Anne Frank And Her Family

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Anne, Otto, and other family members at Miep Gies’ wedding. Anne Frank.org. 

20. Anne Rewrote Her Diary For Publication 

Page from Anne Frank’s diary. Wikimedia.

Anne wanted to become a famous writer, and she felt her first step to this dream meant she needed to rewrite her diary for publication. After hearing that the Dutch minister of education wanted to eyewitness accounts of World War II, Anne immediately began rewriting her diary. 

Anne didn’t want every published, so she wrote her second diary in a way that was fit for everyone to read. She planned to title her published diary, The Secret Annex, but she never finished this diary. Authorities came and arrested everyone in the annex before she had a chance to finish. 

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