Anne Frank's 13th‑birthday diary gift remembered
On June 12, 1942, 13-year-old Anne Frank received a red-and-white autograph book in Amsterdam and began using it as a personal diary. She recorded daily life and fears while hiding from Nazi persecution, entries that were later published as The Diary of a Young Girl and include the line Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl. Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt and died in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in early 1945. Her diary remains a primary firsthand testimony of Jewish life under Nazi rule and a literary record of a young person confronting oppression.
12 June 1929 | A German Jewish girl, Anne Frank, was born in Frankfurt. In 1942, on her 13th birthday, she received an empty diary. She perished in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. 'Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character & goodness.' (A.Frank)
MK Copley7The Nazis ransacked the Attic looking for valuables & thought there was none. They left behind the most valuable item - Anne's diary. Through her diary, Anne got her wish to go on living even after her death.
Kitty Murphy2As a child, I read The Diary of Anne Frank and was so moved by her words of hope and despair. As an adult, I had the opportunity to visit the Anne Frank Museum and was unprepared for the overwhelming sadness I felt. As a society, how can we let this keep happening 80+ years later? 😭😭😭
