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Anne Frank and her family slip into the hidden annex above her father's office,
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July 6

Anne Frank Hides: Secret Annexe Diary Begins

Anne Frank and her family slip into the hidden annex above her father's office, sealing their fate behind a bookcase for two years. This desperate concealment produced the most widely read diary of the Holocaust, turning a single teenager's voice into a global symbol of resilience against tyranny.

July 6, 1942

84 years ago

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