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The story is one that is envisioned by many: a relative, an old woman who has lived in the same home for a lifetime, passes away, her death prompting the inevitable task of sorting through her effects by her surviving family. But in the attic in this particular house, a treasure trove of historic importance is found. Rarely does this become an actuality, but when Helene Elias died, no one could put a price on what she left behind. Helene Elias was born Helene Frank, sister to Otto Frank, and therefore aunt to Anne Frank. Ensconced upstairs in the house she inherited from her mother, and eventually passed on to her son, Buddy Elias, Anne's cousin and childhood playmate, was the documented legacy of the Frank family: a vast collection of photos, letters, drawings, poems, and postcards preserved throughout decades -- a cache of over 6,000 documents in all. Chronicled by Buddy's wife, Gertrude, and renowned German author Mirjam Pressler, these findings weave an indelible, engaging, and endearing portrait of the family that shaped Anne Frank. They wrote to one another voluminously; recounted summer holidays, and wrote about love and hardships. They reassured one another during the terrible years and waited anxiously for news after the war had ended. Through these letters, they rejoiced in new life, and honored the memories of those they lost. Anne's family believed themselves to ordinary members of Germany's bourgeoisie. That they were wrong is part of history, and we celebrate them here with this extraordinary account. - Publisher.
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Family, Jews, Biography, Frank, anne, 1929-1945, Jews, genealogy, Netherlands, history, german occupation, 1940-1945, Jews, biography, Jews, netherlands, Victims, Holocaust victims, History, Netherlands, biography, BiogaphyPeople
Frank family, Anne Frank (1929-1945)Places
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Anne Frank's family: the extraordinary story of where she came from based on more than 6,000 newly discovered letters, documents, and photos
2012, Anchor Books
in English
- 1st Anchor Books ed.
0307739414 9780307739414
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Treasures from the attic: the extraordinary story of Anne Frank's family
2012, Phoenix
in English
0753828235 9780753828236
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Tesoros desde el ático: la extraordinaria historia de la familia de Ana Frank
2011, Vintage Español
in Spanish
- 1. ed. Vintage Espanol.
0307743462 9780307743466
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Treasures from the attic: the extraordinary story of Anne Frank's family
2011, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
0297860887 9780297860884
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Treasures from the attic: The extraordinary story of Anne Frank's family
2011, Doubleday
in English
- 1st American ed.
038553339X 9780385533393
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"Originally published in Germany as Grüsse und Küsse an alle: Die Geschichte der Familie von Anne Frank by S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, in 2009"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-404).
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