Anne Frank was born on 12 June 1929 to a lower or middle-class Jewish family inFrankfurt Germanywho feels the early threats of Nazism asHitler rises to power in 1933. Soon her family and van dan emigrate tothe Netherlandswhere Anne enjoys an idyllic life centred on school, socializing, boys and sleepovers. However, the situation changes quickly onceGermany invades the Netherlandsin May 1940. The family is soon forced to go into hiding with another family at the back building of the family business. While there Anne faithfully keeps a diary describing everyday situations and her thoughts and beliefs. After two years and one month, they are betrayed by still unknown parties and sent to concentration camps where they all perish with the exception of Anne's father,Otto Frank.