Anne in her diary, 30 September 1942
A Birthday in Hiding On September 30, 1942, the Secret Annex was filled with a rare sense of celebration. It was Auguste van Pels-Röttgen’s birthday, and despite their confinement, the…
A Birthday in Hiding On September 30, 1942, the Secret Annex was filled with a rare sense of celebration. It was Auguste van Pels-Röttgen’s birthday, and despite their confinement, the…
A Goodbye Written in Secret On September 25, 1942, in the quiet of the Secret Annex, Anne Frank penned a letter to her best friend, Jacqueline van Maarsen. It was…
The Small Tabernacle on Merwedeplein Before the world knew them as figures of history, they were simply families celebrating a holiday. In a quiet, touching memory, Hannah Pick-Goslar recalls how…
The Girl Who Wanted to Be a Star "This is a photograph of me as I wish I looked all the time. Then I might still have a chance of…
The Last Goodbye In late October 1944, the Nazi doctors at Auschwitz-Birkenau performed a new "selection." This time, they chose prisoners who were deemed strong enough for forced labor in…
A New Hell On November 3, 1944, a train from Auschwitz-Birkenau brought its exhausted passengers to the end of one nightmare and the beginning of another. The train stopped near…
The Answer to a Question The journey to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp was a brutal one, but for a moment, the first few days were deceptively peaceful. The prisoners, exhausted…
A Friendship Forged in a Changing World Hannah Elisabeth (Hanneli) Goslar was born on November 12, 1928, in Berlin. Her life began there, but the rise of the Nazi party…
A suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials announced. LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued a new executive directive intended…
ARLINGTON, TX — The NFL has seen its share of historic moments, but few have blended sports and national grief the way this morning did. Legendary Cowboys owner Jerry Jones stunned the football…