On July 18, 1945, Otto Frank found out what had happened to his children.
The Final, Heartbreaking Truth For months after the war ended, Otto Frank clung to a desperate hope that his daughters, Anne and Margot, had survived. On July 18, 1945, that…
“It’s a wonder I haven’t abandoned all my ideals, they seem absurd and impractical.”
The Unwavering Ideal In a world consumed by chaos, suffering, and death, Anne Frank, a teenager in hiding, chose to cling to an extraordinary ideal: her belief that "people are…
“She was always on the go, and always brought a whole community of children with her wherever she was.”
The Girl Who Was Never Still In his memory of his daughter, Otto Frank paints a vivid picture of a girl who was constantly in motion, both physically and intellectually.…
Anne wrote her last entry in her diary on August 1 in 1944.
Anne Frank's last diary entry on August 1, 1944, is a powerful moment of self-realization. She wrote that she felt misunderstood, as the adults in the Annex only saw her…
In August 1941 the parents of Jewish pupils received a letter from Amsterdam City Council.
The New School In August 1941, the Jewish community in Amsterdam received a chilling new order from the Nazis: all Jewish schoolchildren would be required to attend separate schools after…
During the summer of 1938, Anne stayed at Het Kinderhuisje, in Laren for ten days.
The Summer of Laren In the summer of 1938, a young Anne Frank spent ten days at Het Kinderhuisje in Laren, a home for children on short or long-term stays.…
Early on Tuesday morning, 8 August 1944, the people from the Secret Annex are told to get ready for transport.
The Illusion of Freedom The morning of August 8, 1944, marked the end of the Frank family's life in hiding. In the early hours, they were taken from the Secret…
Johannes Kleiman and Victor Kugler were arrested together with the eight people in hiding.
The Betrayal and the Hope The raid on the Secret Annex on August 4, 1944, not only led to the arrest of the eight people in hiding but also their…
On the night of September 2, 1944, one of the OD (Ordedienst), accompanied by a German official, entered the punishment barracks in Westerbork.
The Night the Names Were Called On the night of September 2, 1944, the air in the Westerbork transit camp was heavy with dread. In the punishment barracks, an OD…
“Suddenly I heard someone call my name. I looked round.”
The Bold Introduction In the fall of 1941, Jacqueline van Maarsen was walking home from the Jewish Lyceum in Amsterdam when she was approached by a stranger. This girl, "short,…
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