A Secret Annex Sermon: Anne Frank’s Inspiring Vision for a Better World.
The Power of Now: Change Begins Today In March 1944, from the silence of the Secret Annex, Anne Frank wrote one of her most enduring and powerful statements on activism…
The Shared Sacrifice: Margot Frank’s Hope for Anne and Peter in the Annex.
Margot’s Quiet Confession On March 21, 1944, Margot Frank wrote a letter to her younger sister, Anne, that provides a rare and poignant insight into her inner world. The letter…
The Inner Wealth: Anne Frank’s March 1944 Reflection on Joy and Trust.
The Will to Be Happy On March 26, 1944, from the tight confines of the Secret Annex, Anne Frank wrote an entry that is one of the most remarkable statements…
“A Detective Story”: Anne Frank’s Own Vision for Her Published Diary.
The Writer's Vision: A Novel from the Secret Annex On March 29, 1944, Anne Frank recorded a moment in her diary that transformed her secret chronicle into a serious literary…
October 1944: The Tragic Fate of Hermann van Pels in Auschwitz.
The Man with the Joke: Hermann van Pels Hermann van Pels was born on April 1, 1898. His life, like that of many others in the 1930s, was defined by…
Fragile Beginnings: The Untold Story of Margot Frank’s Early Years.
The Quiet Strength of Margot Frank The earliest records of Margot Frank paint a picture of a delicate child with a quiet, thoughtful nature. Her early years were marked by…
Eva, Sanne and Anne, July 1936.
Before the War Closed In: Eva Goldberg’s Connection to Anne Frank.
A German Connection in Amsterdam In the years before the war, Anne Frank and Sanne Ledermann shared a quiet friendship with a German girl named Eva Goldberg. Because all three…
Anne Frank’s Final Wish: The Classmate Who Heard About the Book.
The Final Conversation Nanette (Nanny) Blitz König was one of the many young Jewish students whose life intersected with Anne Frank's in Amsterdam. Though they were classmates at the Jewish…
Where Freedom Met Genius: Anne Frank’s First School and Why She Loved It.
The School That Suited Anne On April 9, 1934, Anne Frank began her formal education at a local Montessori school on Niersstraat, close to her home. This school would be…
Beyond the Diary: The Poem Anne Frank Wrote to a Schoolmate.
Please, Mary, Think of Me! In a beautiful, tender moment of childhood friendship, Anne Frank wrote a poem for her school friend, Mary Bos, in a friendship book on March…