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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
The Best Birthday In a letter to her grandmother, Alice Frank, in June 1941, Anne Frank's voice is full of the simple joy and excitement of a girl who just…