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Edith Frank's English lessons

Edith Frank-Holländer learnt English not only during her secondary school days, but also afterwards.

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Amsterdam

At Viktoriaschule, the secondary school Edith attended, English was part of the regular curriculum.[1] In the Netherlands, Edith was taught English by Rosey Pool.[2] Otto Frank described Rosey Pool to Nathan Straus as an: "English lady, who lived here before the war and shortly after the war and is now living in London. I know her personally and she gave lessons to Edith and knew the children".[3]

According to Anne, Edith also learnt English through written courses while in hiding.[4]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Anne Frank Stichting (AFS), afd. Collecties, Documenten naar taxonomie, Edith Frank, Opleidingen: Mail Hans-Jürgen Serwe aan Erika Prins (AFS), 6 mei 2015.
  2. ^ AFS, Anne Frank Collectie (AFC), Otto Frank Archief (OFA), reg. code OFA_132: Otto Frank aan Vallentine Mitchell and Co., 22 november 1950.
  3. ^ AFS, AFC, reg. code OFA_154: Otto Frank aan Nathan Straus, 22 november 1950. Rosey Pool maakt later een Engelse vertaling van het dagboek die echter niet werd gebruikt wegens gebrek aan kwaliteit.
  4. ^ Anne Frank, Diary Version A, 16-19 May 1944, in: The Collected Works, transl. from the Dutch by Susan Massotty, London [etc.]: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2019.