From a famous daughter of Amsterdam who was murdered while still in her teens

From a famous daughter of Amsterdam who was murdered while still in her teens June 29, 2016

 

Anne Frank Huis in Amsterdam
Although Anne Frank was born a German in Frankfurt-am-Main, she spent most of her life in this house on Prinsengracht in Amsterdam because her family had fled Germany after the rise of Nazism in the 1930s. Moreover, because they were Jewish, they were deprived of German citizenship in 1940.  (Wikimedia Commons)

 

“I don’t want to have lived in vain like most people. I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I’ve never met. I want to go on living even after my death!”

Anne Frank (1929-1945)

 

Posted from Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 

 


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