Dear Anne,
“I have been reading your diary and learning about your life during World War II in Nazi-occupied Holland. Your words have moved me deeply and I feel incredibly fortunate to have a glimpse into your life through your diary.
Your strength and resilience during such a difficult time are truly admirable. Despite the odds being stacked against you, you showed a strong faith in God, intelligence, courage, and a remarkable sense of humor. Your diaries are filled with your witty observations of the world around you. I can only imagine how hard it was to remain positive and hopeful during those years, and you did it with grace and poise. Your story has inspired me to be resilient in my own life and to remember to always find the funny side of things no matter what life throws my way. You are an incredible role model and I will never forget your story,” wrote Maria Dishakjian in her blog post.
“Dear Anne, when I was reading your diary, your story, I was quite shocked and amazed thinking how mature you are for your age. All these events in your life made you grow up ahead of time. I realized that we have so much in common. I learned with you and dreamed with you. I totally understand all your feeling․ I have also written about my emotions, about my experiences in my diary, because I could not trust anyone enough to tell them how I feel. Your story changed my life and made me think a lot about my situation in the family, and of course about the war in my country. Everyone, even me, can be in your situation. We all fight when the country is at war. We all are struggling in different situations. Someone’s son went to the army and the mother is suffering from melancholy. Someone is on the battlefield himself, and someone is in your situation and is hiding from evil people. Everything in this life is possible, but after reading your diary, I am now much more mentally prepared for the worse outcome, but of course, I hope with all my heart that this will never happen to me, and to my dear people,” stated Sonah Sahakyan in her letter.
“Dear Anne, yesterday I finished reading your book. It was amazing. You really wrote like a professional and your wish to become a writer came true. Also, I want to congrats to you because your book was a great success. It is translated into more than 70 languages. Isn’t it amazing? It would even be more amazing if you had seen it. You can be sure that your message has been received and now so many people know about what Jewish people went through. Besides your book helped me to learn about the war from another point of view because you know so many books can give false information. Also last month I went to Auschwitz. And while I was walking I started to wonder why humans are doing such horrible things to each other.” This is Mari Markosyan‘s letter.
“Hello Anna, my name is David, I have recently read your diary, I am from Armenia and we are almost the same age, now I am 15 years old. More than 80 years have passed, and much has changed during that time, and people and relations with nations. I live in a relatively peaceful country where people of different nationalities live together. We live quietly day after day, minding our own business, but our country is also very dependent on its neighbors, and this thought is very alarming for everyone living here. If the heads of neighboring countries decide that we are no longer needed, it will not be difficult for them to capture the capital in the first week. But despite this, so far it is relatively peaceful here.” Read David Musayelyan’s letter.
“Hello, Anna. After reading the book, I realized that even a 14-year-old girl can create something that will change people’s way of thinking more or less in the future. I am sorry that you lived such a cruel life, it is not easy to see how your own family is divided into parts. At the end of the book it was written that “what would I be like, what would I be able to become if there were no other people in the world.” I agree with you, usually, because of some people, we get wrapped up in ourselves. It is very painful, instead of some people decisions are made by other people, just like your life was decided,” wrote Zoya Begyan on her blog.
“Hi Anne, I’m writing to you about your book. I’ve read your book and I had some things to tell you about it. Firstly I thought you were really rude about your mum and Miss. Van Daan. I agree they were rude and they deserved to be punished somehow but it was not the right thing to write about them like that. I think it would’ve been better if you wrote more about wars, robberies, and crimes that Nazis did back then, by doing that you could’ve informed the younger generation more about the wars and what actually happened. But I liked how you described the life of two families and a doctor secretly living in a secret room in the factory which is hidden behind a bookcase. Though there was no escape from concentration camps the residents of the secret annex lived two full years hidden hoping for freedom,” mentioned Hayk Aidi in his story.
“Dear Anne, this is my letter to you. Your diary is very important to us and has taught us a great deal. Your story reminds us never to lose hope, even in the darkest of times. Your optimism and love of life inspire people to this day, ” noted Ani Dadayan in her letter.
“Every time there’s a disagreement or commotion in the Secret Annex, you always come back to your diary. You’ve even written once, “When I write I can shake off all my cares. My sorrow disappears, my spirits are revived!” As an inspiring writer, just like you, I also find solace in writing. I have school notebooks filled with fragments of ideas for stories, and planners with a poem on every other page. But, like you again, I also wonder if I really have talent, and worry if I’ll ever be able to write something great I worry about the same things as you, and although you may have thought they were petty concerns I`m very happy to know you. I found a real friend in you,” said Artyom Mihranyan in his letter.
“Hello Anna, Congratulations, you were able to become famous thanks to the sharpness and development of your mind. You became famous after your death, it often happens, even there is such a saying “Die so I can love you”. You went through a lot of difficulties and I hope you are at peace now. Well, that’s how people are, they always have to start a war and the innocent always have to suffer, I know it’s unfair, but that’s life. The majority understands this and wants to change everything, they are just afraid that they are few, they don’t know that they are many, and others don’t care. Because of that, it is not possible to approach anyone to fight and get results,” writes Davit Mazlumyan in a letter.
“I am writing to you today to express my admiration for your strength, courage, and wisdom. Despite the terrible circumstances you faced, you never lost hope and never stopped fighting for your dreams. Your diary is a testament to the human spirit, and it continues to inspire people to this day. I am also writing to you to apologize on behalf of humanity for the atrocities you and so many others suffered during the Holocaust. The world failed you and countless others, and the scars of that tragedy will never fully heal. But I hope that your diary serves as a reminder of the importance of never forgetting the past and never repeating the same mistakes again.” See Davit Grigoryan’s post.
“Dear Anne Frank, I hope this letter finds you well. Even though we have never met, your story has touched the hearts of millions of people around the world. Your diary, which you wrote while hiding from the Nazis during World War II, has become a powerful symbol of hope, courage, and resilience in the face of adversity. I can only imagine how difficult it must have been for you to live in hiding, never able to go outside or even speak above a whisper. And yet, through your writing, you were able to find a way to express yourself and to make sense of the world around you. Your diary is a testament to the power of the human spirit, even in the darkest of times. I want you to know that your legacy lives on, and that your story continues to inspire new generations of readers. Your courage and strength have helped to remind us of the importance of standing up for what is right, even in the face of great danger,” notes Minas Sahakyan in his letter.
“I read your diary, and I am very sorry that you had to go through this at such a young age because of your nationality and religion. Now times have changed, people are much more protected and have more rights, in most countries no one “hunts” for people of other views. You can believe in anything and anything, no one will kill you for your choice. All people are allowed to visit the theater and library, use the swimming pool, be out whenever they want, etc.
I can’t believe that people are so rude to each other just because they don’t like something there. It’s remorse you died so young. You would have to live many years and do such great things. And I’m so happy that your diary has been published, now people can feel what it was like for you, to fight for your life every day, hiding, running, and praying to live one day more.
Thanks to you I realized to never take my privileges for granted, ” stated Emma Mirzoyan in her letter to Anne Frank.
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