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New photos of Anne Frank’s sister released
Pictures show Margot, who would have turned 94 on Sunday, before she went into hiding
February 14, 2020 09:50
Pictures show Margot, who would have turned 94 on Sunday, before she went into hiding
February 14, 2020 09:50New images of Anne Frank’s sister enjoying life as a teenager in Amsterdam have been released by the Anne Frank Museum in time for what would have been her 94th birthday.
Margot Frank was a member of the Society for the Promotion of Water Sports among Young People, and is pictured in the summer of 1941 rowing with the club, before Jews were banned from rowing and other public sports.
The rowers went to the Girls’ Lyceum and used the facilities of the club, located near the Berlage Bridge in Amsterdam.
Not long after the photos were taken Roos van Gelder, their coach who was also Jewish, was no longer allowed to coach the girls. His nephew, Paul Mesinga, donated the photos to the museum.
