Anne Frank Online Memorial: Forever Loved and Remembered
In Loving Memory of Anne Frank
A young writer whose words insist that every persecuted life be seen in full
12 June 1929 — 1 Feb 1945
“Remembered for a voice that made one hidden life speak to generations.”
Anne Frank's Birth Location
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Anne Frank's Burial Location
Bergen-Belsen Memorial mass graves; exact resting place unknown
Anne Frank's Death Location
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, Lower Saxony, Germany
A Timeline of a Young Life, a Diary and an Enduring Witness
From Frankfurt and Amsterdam to the Secret Annex, persecution and words that survived their writer
Annelies Marie Frank Is Born in Frankfurt
Anne Frank was born Annelies Marie Frank in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on June 12, 1929, the younger daughter of Otto Frank and Edith Frank-Hollander and sister of Margot Frank.
Condolence Book: Your Words for Anne
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Volume of Memories
In Loving Memory of Anne Frank
“Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day.”
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Anne Frank’s World Before and During Hiding
Family photographs and places that return individuality and daily life to a history of persecution
German Occupation Closes In Around Dutch Jews
A visual chapter from Anne Frank’s public life, creative work and enduring story.
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Generations Respond to Anne Frank’s Words
Readers, educators and institutions reflect on the young writer whose diary continues to confront hatred
The Life Story ofAnne Frank
The Life Story of Anne Frank: Girl, Writer and Witness
Remembering Anne not as a symbol alone, but as a spirited teenager developing her own literary voice
A Lively Child Born in Frankfurt
Anne Frank was born Annelies Marie Frank in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on June 12, 1929, the younger daughter of Otto Frank and Edith Frank-Hollander and sister of Margot Frank.
Building a New Childhood in Amsterdam
After Adolf Hitler came to power and antisemitic persecution intensified, the Frank family moved to Amsterdam, where Anne spent much of her childhood and learned Dutch.
A Diary for Her Thirteenth Birthday
In July 1942, after Margot was ordered to report for forced labor, the family went into hiding in the Secret Annex above Otto Frank's business premises with four other Jewish people.
The Family Enters the Secret Annex
Anne kept a diary during more than two years in hiding, writing with candor about fear, confinement, family tension, hope, ambition, and her wish to become a writer.
Daily Life Under Unthinkable Pressure
The people in hiding were arrested on August 4, 1944, and deported.
Becoming a Writer in Hiding
Anne and Margot were eventually sent to Bergen-Belsen, where both died during a typhus outbreak in February 1945.
Betrayal, Deportation and Murder
Otto Frank, the only surviving member of the immediate family, returned to Amsterdam after the war and helped publish Anne's diary in 1947.
The Words Otto Frank Chose to Share
The Diary of a Young Girl became one of the most widely read accounts of the Holocaust, preserving Anne's intelligence, humor, moral seriousness, and longing for a future denied to her.
The Frank Family and the Lives Bound Together
Otto, Edith, Margot and Anne remembered as a family forced from home and into hiding by antisemitic persecution
The Parents Who Shaped Anne’s Beginning
Otto Frank
Father
Otto Frank is remembered as father within Anne Frank’s family story.
Edith Frank
Mother
Edith Frank is remembered as mother within Anne Frank’s family story.
Anne Before the World Knew Her Diary
A daughter, sister, schoolfriend and aspiring writer seen through the photographs her family preserved
A Quieter Moment Beyond the Spotlight
A more personal view of Anne, held with care as part of a life remembered in full.
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In memory of Anne Frank (1929–1945). Share stories, messages, and memories with family and friends.