Margot in a letter to her grandma, February 1936.
A Letter from Margot: The Simple Joys Before her name became synonymous with the tragic story of the Secret Annex, Margot Frank was simply a young girl writing a thank-you…
In March 1933, the Frank family left their apartment on Ganghoferstrasse 24 in Frankfurt am Main and moved in with Otto’s mother
The Beginning of a Journey In March 1933, the Frank family packed up their life on Ganghoferstrasse 24 in Frankfurt am Main. They moved in with Otto's mother, a quiet…
Anne and Margot, May 1935
Edith Frank in a letter to Gertrud Naumann, March 1934.
The New Beginning in Amsterdam Edith Frank's letter to Gertrud Naumann, a friend from her past, is a testament to the family's resilience and their effort to rebuild a…
Anne and Margot dressed for Purim in 1932
the Jewish holiday Purim
The Story of Purim The holiday commemorates the events that took place in the Persian Empire during the 4th century BCE. The villain of the story is Haman, the king's…
”How wonderful is is that no one has to wait, but we can start right now to gradually change the world!”
Changing the World, Right Now In a small, hidden room in Amsterdam, a teenage girl wrote words that would one day inspire millions. Anne Frank, confined to the Secret Annex…
Anne in her diary on 29 March 1944.
The Diary That Became a Book On March 29, 1944, a small piece of news from a radio broadcast sparked a monumental idea in the mind of a teenage girl.…
Anne, 1939
Anne in her diary April 5, 1944.
The Girl Who Wanted to Live Forever On April 5, 1944, confined to the Secret Annex, Anne Frank wrote a passage in her diary that would become a profound statement…
In April 1942, the family Frank and the van Pels family, celebrated Passover together.
The Last Seder: A Memory of Light Before the forced silence of the Secret Annex, there was the quiet celebration of Passover. In April 1942, just a few short months…
In May 1942, Anne wrote to congratulate her cousin Bernd on his seventeenth birthday
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…
Otto Frank with Margot and Anne, 1931
Otto Frank returned to Amsterdam on June 3, 1945, ten months after his arrest.
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.…