For years after Anne Frank's diary was published, the identity of her 'best friend' was secret. Then Jacqueline van Maarsen owned up. Here, Maarsen writes about the Anne she knew and presents a moving account of their remarkable friendship, and also provides a revealing look...
A touching and intimate autobiography, this account recalls the author's remarkable childhood friendship with Anne Frank while attending a special school for Jewish children in Amsterdam during the late 1930s. With the story of her initial meeting and bonding with Anne Frank,...
Jacqueline van Maarsen's father was Dutch, her mother French; he was Jewish, she a Catholic. In 1938, after unremitting effort, he succeeded in registering his wife with the Jewish Council in Amsterdam. From that moment on, his two daughters were also considered to be Jewish...