Anne Frank's Diary Quotes: Hope Amidst Holocaust Darkness
The diary of Anne Frank, a poignant representation of Holocaust experiences, details her life under Nazi oppression. Born in Germany, Anne received her diary on June 12, 1942, while her family was in hiding in Amsterdam. They had fled to the Netherlands in 1933 and sought refuge at 263 Prinsengracht starting July 6, 1942, where they later welcomed two others, Hermann van Pels and Fritz Pfeffer. The family was captured on August 4, 1944. Anne's reflections included her optimism, famously stating, "I still believe...that people are truly good at heart." She perished in Bergen-Belsen in February 1945, and her father published the diary in 1947.
Key facts
- Anne Frank received her diary on June 12, 1942, her 13th birthday.
- The Frank family went into hiding on July 6, 1942, in the secret annex at 263 Prinsengracht, Amsterdam.
- Anne Frank's diary was published by her father Otto in 1947 as 'Het Achterhuis'.
- Anne Frank died of typhus in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in February 1945.
- The diary has been translated into over 75 languages.
- Anne's famous quote from July 15, 1944: 'I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.'
- Miep Gies preserved Anne's diary after the arrest.
- The Nazi-occupied Netherlands saw 140,000 Jews, with only 27% of deportees surviving.
Entities
Artists
- Anne Frank
- Otto Frank
- Edith Frank
- Margot Frank
- Hermann van Pels
- Fritz Pfeffer
- Miep Gies
- Adolf Hitler
- Arthur Seyss-Inquart
- Adolf Eichmann
- Primo Levi
- Philip Roth
- John Berryman
- Cissy van Marxveldt
- St. Augustine
Institutions
- Anne Frank House
- Anne Frank Stichting
- Anne Frank Zentrum
- Westerbork
- Vught
- Auschwitz
- Sobibor
- Bergen-Belsen
- Deutsches Historisches Museum
- Museon Museum Den Haag
- Dutch National Archives
- Montessori School
Locations
- Germany
- Netherlands
- Amsterdam
- Prinsengracht 263
- Westerbork
- Drenthe
- Vught
- Poland
- Auschwitz
- Sobibor
- Bergen-Belsen
- Berlin
- Utrecht