"I have only one hope: that this anti-Semitism is just a passing thing..."
Diary of Anne Frank (May 22, 1944)
Every now and then, I would head to the prison's library, where I would borrow its copy of Anne Frank's diary…
Diary of Anne Frank (May 22, 1944)
Every now and then, I would head to the prison's library, where I would borrow its copy of Anne Frank's diary…
I have read it many times, sometimes from cover to cover, but mostly in small random sections. It's one of the most well-known inspirational books in the world.
Anne, a young Jewish girl, was in hiding from the Nazis when she began keeping a diary. This was during World War II. When, on August 4, 1944, Anne and her sister Margot, and her parents Otto and Edith, were discovered along with four other residents in what they named the Secret Annex. They were all sent to a concentration camp, where only Anne's father survived.
During the war, it was common for Jews to find places to hide in order to avoid being arrested by German soldiers and ending up in a death camp. For the Frank family, some friends, who were Gentiles (non-Jews), risked their own lives to save them.
Anne wrote about all kinds of subjects while having to endure the hatred of her race. Such hatred comes in many forms. It's part of humanity's darkside. Hatred has driven nations to war, and entire civilizations to self-destruction. Throughout history, hatred has left a bloody trail.
Hatred ultimately took the lives of Anne Frank and her family. For her, hatred came in the form of anti-Semitism. And in a sad irony, shortly after Anne wrote of her hope that anti-Semitism would one day cease to exist, she and her sister and parents were captured. Only her father survived the camps.
Years later, Anne Frank's diary would be found. It was eventually published, and has now gone into many countries throughout the world.
Although Anne did not live to see the end of anti-Semitism, it will indeed come to its end one day. For as Messiah Jesus has promised, at a future time He will make a "new heaven, and a new earth" (Revelation 21:1).
The writer of the book of Revelation goes on to say, "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away" (Revelation 21:4).
Yes, the Almighty King of the universe declares, "Behold I make all things new" (Revelation 21:5). In God's kingdom, there will be no place for hatred.
D.B.
"The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank,"
The Definitive Edition. Anchor Books,
a division of Random House, Inc.
New York, ©1991
Anne, a young Jewish girl, was in hiding from the Nazis when she began keeping a diary. This was during World War II. When, on August 4, 1944, Anne and her sister Margot, and her parents Otto and Edith, were discovered along with four other residents in what they named the Secret Annex. They were all sent to a concentration camp, where only Anne's father survived.
During the war, it was common for Jews to find places to hide in order to avoid being arrested by German soldiers and ending up in a death camp. For the Frank family, some friends, who were Gentiles (non-Jews), risked their own lives to save them.
Anne wrote about all kinds of subjects while having to endure the hatred of her race. Such hatred comes in many forms. It's part of humanity's darkside. Hatred has driven nations to war, and entire civilizations to self-destruction. Throughout history, hatred has left a bloody trail.
Hatred ultimately took the lives of Anne Frank and her family. For her, hatred came in the form of anti-Semitism. And in a sad irony, shortly after Anne wrote of her hope that anti-Semitism would one day cease to exist, she and her sister and parents were captured. Only her father survived the camps.
Years later, Anne Frank's diary would be found. It was eventually published, and has now gone into many countries throughout the world.
Although Anne did not live to see the end of anti-Semitism, it will indeed come to its end one day. For as Messiah Jesus has promised, at a future time He will make a "new heaven, and a new earth" (Revelation 21:1).
The writer of the book of Revelation goes on to say, "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away" (Revelation 21:4).
Yes, the Almighty King of the universe declares, "Behold I make all things new" (Revelation 21:5). In God's kingdom, there will be no place for hatred.
D.B.
"The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank,"
The Definitive Edition. Anchor Books,
a division of Random House, Inc.
New York, ©1991
