April 23, 2008
Anne Frank greeting card found
A card sent by diarist Anne Frank to a friend in 1937 was found in a Dutch antiques store near Amsterdam.From Bloomberg.com. The Anne Frank Foundation press release, in Dutch, is here -- with a picture of the card.Anne Frank, who wrote her diary while in hiding during World War II, sent the card to Sanne Ledermann while visiting her grandmother in Germany
I see that some headline writers have referred to this as a "Christmas card", but the German greeting is for much luck in the New Year, with no overtly Christian references.
Posted by David on April 23, 2008 12:19 PM
Does anyone else find it odd that the signature and the handwriting in the note doesn't match?
Posted by: on April 23, 2008 7:35 PM
Not really. Anne Frank was only 8; the signature has the look of a child's, whereas the address is written in a more sure and mature hand. I'd expect the card was addressed by her grandmother. Not unusual for parents to let their kids write and sign cards, but to address them themselves to make sure they get there!
Posted by: David on April 25, 2008 12:29 PM
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