The Legacy Of Anne Frank And The Holocaust

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Anne Frank
By: Alexis Bahr

Almost everyone has heard the legacy about this young, teenage World War II icon. Her story, her family, her personal life, and almost everything in her life; the reason for this was her diary. Her diary was published by her father, Otto Frank. Although some parts edited out, this diary had become well known as a hopeful yet horrifying time for the Jews. The way Anne Frank wrote about her life made all the horrors of the Holocaust real. She was about 13-years-old when she went into hiding with 7 other people in the place they hid called the Secret Annex. Later, they were found and had an inescapable fate with the concentration camp. The concentration camps were full of revolting conditions; over-packed bunks, starvation, disease, overworking of prisoners, torture, and the scent of death always in the air. There were approximately 6 million Jews killed in this terrifying massacre from all around the world. In these next few statements, I’ll tell you more about the Holocaust, Concentration camps, Anne Frank’s Story, and her legacy she left behind.
The year is 1942; the Frank family went into a hiding place. It was placed behind a door that was concealed behind a movable book shelf; there were 8 people up there, the Van Pels, Fritz Pfeffer, and Anne Frank’s family. Before this, Anne Frank was a normal teenager, going to movies with friends, and other normal things teens did in that time. The Germans would eventually take over the Netherlands and change Jewish people’s lives drastically. After this change; the Jews must wear the Star of David on their clothing with them everywhere so people know they’re Jewish, walk everywhere, only shop in stores specifically meant for the Jews, schools were changed so Jew...

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...well. I as well as many other people out there am hoping that there is never another dictator in the history of Earth that is such a horrible human being that can cause so much death.
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