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Anne Frank Anne Frank once said, "I want to go on living even after my death," and that wish has come true. Her life can be summed up into three parts: her early life, how she lived in hiding, and, what happened to her in the concentration camps. Many bad things happened to Jews during World War 2. The life of Anne Frank is a good example of how life changed for Jews during World War 2. First, go to the beginning, when Anne was born. Anne Frank was born June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany, second daughter of Otto and Edith Hollander Frank (Schmittroth 121-122). Anne had a sister that was three years older named Margot ("Anne (lies)(Marie) Frank") The Franks were very prosperous until Hitler took over Germany with plans to control minorities (Schmittroth 122). The family moved when Anne was only four years of age to Amsterdam, Holland, which Anne loved, made many friends, and even picked up a new language quickly ("Anne (lies) (Marie) Frank"). In Amsterdam people described Anne at the time as a bubbly, chatty girl who was curious about everything, while her sister was quiet and studious (Schmi