Anne Frank was born in Germany in 1929 and died in a concentration camp in 1945. Her famous diary was given to her as a gift for her 13th birthday in 1942. She and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam in 1942 to escape Nazi persecution. In their hiding place, known as the Secret Annex, Anne wrote in her diary under the name "Kitty" about her experiences. Her diary was published after World War II and brought international attention to the Holocaust.