Amsterdam  - Pupils of an Amsterdam elementary school on Thursday received the first copy of a so-called transfer diary marking the start of the memorial year of Anne Frank's 80 birthday on June 12.

The diary of the Jewish teenager, published as "The Secret Annex" in 1947, is one of the most famous documents recounting the Nazi persecution of the Jews during World War II.

To commemorate Anne Frank upcoming 80th birthday, the Dutch Anne Frank Foundation launched a national diary writing competition among Dutch elementary schools.