The House That Came Back to Life Every house has a story, but some stories hold the weight of history. For the Frank family, their story was woven into the…
The Final Morning: The Day Anne Frank’s Diary Was Left Behind A Deceptive Calm The last day in the Secret Annex started like any other. On Friday, August 4, 1944,…
The Last Free View: Anne Frank’s Journey to Westerbork A Heartbreaking Contrast When we picture Anne Frank, we often see her confined to the Secret Annex, a girl with a…
The Girl with the Freckles: A Glimpse of Anne Before the Secret Annex When we think of Anne Frank, we almost always picture her in the stillness of the Secret…
Beyond the Diary: The Story of a Postcard from Westerbork When Anne Frank’s diary ends abruptly on August 1, 1944, her story seems to fade into silence. We are left…
In 1933, Miep Gies found a new job as a secretary at Otto Frank’s company Opekta. Her first days at work were different to what she had expected. Instead of…
In August 1941 the parents of Jewish pupils received a letter from Amsterdam City Council. The Nazis had adopted a new rule: all Jewish schoolchildren were required to attended separate…
🌸 After Auschwitz is liberated in January 1945, Otto returns to Amsterdam. On his way back, he hears of Edith’s death in Birkenau. He hopes Anne and Margot might still…