Heroic Tapestries: Anne Frank

19 thoughts on “Heroic Tapestries: Anne Frank”

1. Anneliese Marie Frank was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in 1929 into an assimilated Jewish family.

2. We know Ann Frank from her diary. Her diary is about the life of a teenager full of curiosity. It is also about hope and love.

3. “Our many Jewish friends and acquaintances are being taken away in droves” (Anne Frank, October 9, 1942).

4. How could the past inform the present, so that people could be welcomed home?

   • Perhaps if people read how refugees (such as Einstein) have historically made our country a better place, then they would welcome them.

5. Anne was exceptionally hopeful. Her diary is a symbol of hope against injustice and cruelty.

6. It’s mind-boggling how the Nazis could kill millions of people, including those as young and harmless as Anne Frank.

7. It illustrates her outgoing and inspiring spirit that has changed the lives of many.

8. This tapestry illustrates Anne’s personality through her diary entries and photos; Anne Frank was very hopeful and vibrant during a time of great fear and horror.

9. “You find yourself through adversity. The things that hurt us more today makes us stronger tomorrow.” – Ronald Paul Pratt

10. “You find yourself through adversity. The things that hurt us most today makes us stronger tomorrow.” – Ronald Paul Pratt

11. Even through the darkest times, one must find the way to keep on going. Anne Frank is Inspiring.

12. Truly inspiring that throughout her hardships, she turned to writing to get her through it.

13. “I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never been able to confide in anyone, and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support.” Those words were written in the firs

14. How might Anne’s hopefulness during her imprisonment in the attic of her home be a message of hope for other children trapped in the violence of war?

15. I remember the first time I visited Anne Frank’s house in Amsterdam. It’s such a significant place of history, but it is disguised as a common building among other buildings within the city.

    • I had one day in that city. I had to choose between Anne Frank’s house and the Van Gogh museum. I went to Anne Frank’s house because I promised myself that I would go see Van Gogh paintings when they were in a traveling exhibition in the U.S. I took my son to the MoMA to see “Starry Night.” I never regret actually going to see Anne Frank’s house. The size and scope of their dwelling has never left me.

      • It’s amazing that two of you have seen her house. I can imagine that it was a very emotional experience.

16. I can recall reading Anne’s diary for the first time, at a young age, and being able to relate to her on so many levels, and that made the horrors of the Holocaust so much less abstract at that age.