In her diary Anne comes to the conclusion that actually there are two Annes: a cheerful clown and a serious writer. The second Anne only speaks out in her diary and never lets herself be seen in company. Anne’s diary clearly shows how much she developed in the Secret Annexe, how she dealt with the constant anxiety and with her anger, where she found comfort, and what gave her joy. After the war, her father Otto Frank said he was surprised by the depth of Anne’s thought. This was a side of his daughter he did not know at all. This book provides an accurate picture of Anne’s life and shows how she changed from a girl who dreamt of a Hollywood career to a serious writer with a sharp pen.
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The Anne Frank Foundation (Dutch: Anne Frank Stichting) is a foundation in the Netherlands originally established to maintain the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. This foundation also advocates the fight against antisemitism and racism and publishes the Dutch annual Monitor Racisme en Extreem-rechts (Racism and Extreme Right Monitor), in which the activities of present-day racists and extreme rightists are studied. Outside the Netherlands, the Anne Frank Foundation organizes expositions and information on Anne Frank. The Anne Frank Stichting was founded on 3 May 1957 to prevent the tearing down of the house in Amsterdam in which Anne Frank was hidden since 1942 during the German occupation of the Netherlands in the Second World War. In 1960 the Anne Frank Huis became a museum. The director of the foundation was Hans Westra, who retired in 2011 and was followed by Ronald Leopold.
