Anne’s father was sent to one death camp; the two girls and their mother were sent to
another. Anne’s mother gave all her food to her two daughters to help keep them alive. ,
and starved to death; the two girls, working like slaves, sick, and existing on tiny amounts
of rotten food, also died a few months later.
The only survivor was Anne’s father. After the war, he went back to Holland and found
the loyal workers who had hidden his family. They had saved Anne’s diary, hoping to
return it to her.
When Anne’s father saw how well written his daughter’s journal was, and the powerful
tale it told of suffering under the Nazis, he determined to have it published. The Diary of
Anne Frank is considered one of the most important books of the twentieth century.
Today, Anne’s diary is often studied in schools to demonstrate the terrible human cost of
bigotry and hatred - as well as the power of hope.
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