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Leisure activities, Bep Voskuijl

Bep loved dancing, classical music and films.

Subject

Anne Frank's diary reveals that Bep loved dancing, classical music and movies.[1] Bep's children confirmed this, adding: sewing, knitting, embroidering cushions and gardening.[2] According to her daughter Anne, Bep could also cook delicious meals.[3] Her husband Cor van Wijk stated that Bep loved music and loved going to the Concertgebouw. He also said she loved reading and was interested in geography.[4] In a letter, Bep thanked Larissa Akselrod for the beautiful records she had received from her: 'besonders das Klavier Konzerto von Tsaikowski, meine lieblings Musik und die Russische Sängerin Alla Solenkova hat mein Herz gestolen'.[5]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Anne Frank, Diary Version A, 12 January 1944 and 15 March 1944, Diary Version B, 28 January 1944, in: The Collected Works, transl. from the Dutch by Susan Massorry, London [etc.]: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2019.
  2. ^ Anne Frank Stichting (AFS), Interview Teresien de Silva met Joop van Wijk, 12 augustus 2009.
  3. ^ Correspondentie met AFS, gesloten.
  4. ^ AFS, Getuigenarchief, Wijk, Cor van: Aantekeningen van interview van Dineke Stam met Cor van Wijk, 28 augustus 1994.
  5. ^ AFS, Anne Frank Collectie, Otto Frank Archief, reg. code OFA_213: Elisabeth van Wijk aan Larissa Akselrod, 25 april 1967.