Otto Frank: The Father, The Survivor, The Storyteller.
A Life of Beginnings and Endings Otto Heinrich Frank was born on May 12, 1889, the second child of a prosperous family in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. His family owned…
A Love Story in the Face of Fear: Otto Frank’s 1939 Letter to His Wife.
A Quiet Celebration in Tumultuous Times On May 12, 1925, Otto Frank married Edith Holländer in Aachen, Germany. Exactly fourteen years later, on his 50th birthday and their wedding anniversary,…
“My dear little Anne.”
A Letter from a Father In May 1939, Otto Frank, whom Anne lovingly called "Pim," wrote a letter to his daughter that provides a beautiful and insightful look into their…
“Write back to me, Anne.”
A Teenage Life on the Brink In May 1942, just weeks before her family went into hiding, Anne Frank wrote a letter to her cousin Bernd to wish him a…
On May 26, 1944, Anne Frank wrote a diary entry that revealed her deepest anxieties.
The Longing for an End On May 26, 1944, as her two-year ordeal in the Secret Annex dragged on, Anne Frank wrote an entry that revealed the immense psychological toll…
Margot was Anne’s “big sister.”
The Big Sister In her memory of the Frank sisters, Jacqueline van Maarsen provides a beautiful and insightful look into their relationship. She describes Margot as a "big sister" who…
He had nowhere else to go.
A Return to a Broken Home On June 3, 1945, ten months after his arrest, Otto Frank returned to Amsterdam. He went straight to the home of Miep and Jan…
“Where there’s hope, there’s life.”
A Day of Hope For the people hiding in the Secret Annex, news from the outside world was a precious lifeline. Anne Frank's diary entry on June 6, 1944, captures…
June 14, 1942. Anne Frank turned 13, celebrating with strawberry cake, games, and friends.
The Thirteenth Birthday On June 14, 1942, just weeks before her family went into hiding, Anne Frank celebrated her thirteenth birthday. It was a day of celebration that, in retrospect,…
During the summer of 1934, Margot and Anne were permitted to go to a special holiday house for children in Zandvoort for two weeks.
The First Time at the Sea In the summer of 1934, Margot and Anne Frank experienced a magical first: they saw the sea. They spent two weeks at a special…
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