While she lived in hiding, Auguste van Pels tried to improve her Dutch, usin this 180-page grammar book from 1931. Her name is written in pencil on the endpaper.
Book Kleine Niederländische Sprachlehre
Book on the Dutch language
‘Mrs. Van D. was trying to do everything at once: learning Dutch out of a book, stirring the soup, watching the meat, sighing and moaning about her broken rib.’
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Photograph of Margot with Rosa Holländer-Stern
Hand in hand with grandmother in Aachen
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Cotton bag
Personal property of Otto Frank
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Children’s gramophone
Gift on the occasion of Anne’s birth
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LOI course in Latin
Margot kept up with her studies in the Secret Annex
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Bobbin used to open and close the bookcase
The hidden entrance to the Secret Annex
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Traces of the people in hiding
The story of the beans that were left behind
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Margot’s photo album
Photographs from her baby and toddler years
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Margot’s rowing medal
Exercising with friends
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Yad Vashem award
Appreciation for the helpers after the war
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Principles of Botany
Anne’s last birthday present
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Photograph of Margot with Rosa Holländer-Stern
Hand in hand with grandmother in Aachen
-
Cotton bag
Personal property of Otto Frank
-
Children’s gramophone
Gift on the occasion of Anne’s birth
-
LOI course in Latin
Margot kept up with her studies in the Secret Annex
-
Bobbin used to open and close the bookcase
The hidden entrance to the Secret Annex
-
Traces of the people in hiding
The story of the beans that were left behind
-
Margot’s photo album
Photographs from her baby and toddler years
-
Margot’s rowing medal
Exercising with friends
-
Yad Vashem award
Appreciation for the helpers after the war
-
Principles of Botany
Anne’s last birthday present