Anne Frank
Anne Frank was a Jewish girl whose diary, written while her family hid from Nazi persecution in Amsterdam, became one of the most widely read accounts of the Holocaust.
Anne's family fled Germany for the Netherlands in 1933 to escape rising antisemitism. When Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands and began deporting Jews, the Frank family went into hiding in a concealed annex above her father's business in Amsterdam in 1942.
During two years in hiding, Anne kept a detailed diary reflecting on her daily life, fears, and hopes, showing remarkable insight for someone her age. The family was discovered and deported in 1944; Anne died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in early 1945, shortly before its liberation.
Her father, Otto Frank, the only family member to survive, published her diary in 1947. It has since been translated into dozens of languages and remains a defining personal account of the Holocaust.