On Friday , August 4 , 1944 -- a beautiful summer morning , not unlike the one on which I am writing this now -- a car pulled up in front of a spice warehouse at 263 Prinsengracht in Amsterdam . Francine Prose : I think the most important thing is to be able to see that there are people who have been hurt by this and can help you understand what happened. Days later , she and family arrested , sent to concentration camp , where she died . Prose says Anne Frank 's diary a direct , relatable window to history for young people . She says teaching book keeps us alive to history , alert to forces of prejudice and hatred .
Francine Prose : I think the most important thing is to be able to see that there are people who have been hurt by this and can help you understand what happened. Days later , she and family arrested , sent to concentration camp , where she died . Prose says Anne Frank 's diary a direct , relatable window to history for young people . She says teaching book keeps us alive to history , alert to forces of prejudice and hatred .