The Day the Sky Changed In the quiet hours between the night of May 9 and the morning of May 10, 1940, the peace of Amsterdam was shattered. For the…
A Teenage Life, Interrupted In May 1942, just weeks before she would go into hiding, Anne Frank wrote a letter to her cousin Bernd on his seventeenth birthday. It’s a…
A Promise Kept: Otto Frank's Return On June 3, 1945, Otto Frank returned to Amsterdam, a city that had been both his sanctuary and the site of his deepest heartbreak.…
The Walk to the Secret Annex It was a Monday morning, July 6, 1942, and the rain fell without pause. For the Frank family, this wasn't just another day; it…
The Sweetness of a Thirteenth Birthday On June 14, 1942, a birthday party was in full swing at the Frank family's apartment. But this wasn’t just any party; it was…
A Summer Postponed: Anne Frank's Last Birthday It’s the simple things that tell the biggest stories. In June 1941, a month after her twelfth birthday, Anne Frank sat down to…
The Unexpected Legacy of a Diary On June 20, 1942, a thirteen-year-old girl picked up a diary and began to write. But she started not with a flourish, but with…
The Last Summer at the Sea Before the Secret Annex, before the fear, there was Zandvoort. During the summer of 1934, Anne and Margot Frank were sent to a special…
The Legacy of a Diary On June 25, 1947, a book was published that would forever change the world's understanding of one of history's darkest moments. The book, titled "Het…
The Last Report Card On Friday, July 3, 1942, Anne Frank experienced a moment that is universal to students everywhere: the anticipation of receiving her report card. The day was…