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Anne Frank Her life, the diary, and the Secret Annex

Get informed on the work of Anne Frank. Browse through our news and read our blog.

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How Anne Improved as a Writer

Over the two years from when she first started keeping a diary, Anne Frank sharpened her natural skills- and made sure the updated version showcased that growth. In addition to the entries she edited for

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Anne’s Favorite Places To Write

With 500 square feet of space, there were only so many spots in the Secret Annex where Anne Frank could find some peace and quiet to be alone with her thoughts. Sometimes, she’d go upstairs

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Analysis of Her Handwriting Reveals

She was loyal honest and ambitious says an expert after an analysis of Anne’s penmanship. Anne Frank said so much with her words but the way she wrote them tells us even more. Expert handwriting

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Questions of Authenticity

At the height of the diary’s popularity-as The Diary of a Young Girl film arrived in theaters-Holocaust deniers came out in opposition, going as far as to dispute its very authenticity. In 1959, Otto Frank

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The Secret Escape Plan

As life grew more dangerous for Dutch Jews during the German occupation, Otto Frank put a plan in motion to save his family from the Nazis. In early 1941, he began converting an unutilized annex

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When Trouble Started for the Jews

At dawn on May 10, 1940, German paratroopers descended on the shores of Rotterdam, 50 miles away from Amsterdam, as part of an orchestrated invasion of the Netherlands. For five long days, Dutch troops armed

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