August 4th, 1944, Anne Frank was taken from the secret Annex, betrayed by an unknown informant. Her diary, left behind, will no longer tell of the hopes, dreams, frustrations, and momentary happiness of a young girl in hiding. One can only imagine the terror, drudgery, and hardship that must follow Anne, leading to her death of Typhus in March of 1945 in Bergen Belson.
When I told a friend about the bitter anniversary this day is, she replied, "Well it makes my problems seem pretty small". And so it does for so many of us, doesn't it?
The bread crumbs that Anne left us are so powerful.... yet where they ended tells us such a horrific tale.
From this day on, I vow to remember August 4th as a day of tragedy. And hope to inspire kids to listen to her tale from the diary and beyond.
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