Anne Frank’s diary entries record the 25 months she spent hiding from Nazis from 1942 to 1944 with her family and others in a secret attic annex in occupied Amsterdam. On two pages, Anne, who was 13 years old at the time, penned four “dirty” jokes and more than 33 lines explaining sex, contraception and prostitution, the Anne Frank House announced Tuesday. The recently publicized pages of hidden text serve to highlight “Anne the girl,” and her “inquisitive” and “precocious” personality, the Anne Frank House said. (Pat Sullivan/AP)Following the jokes, Frank delved into sex education, pretending in the entry that she was teaching someone else, the museum said. From now on, I’m going to hide it,” according to a frequently asked questions page posted by the Anne Frank House.

Source: Washington Post May 16, 2018 09:12 UTC