The chestnut tree | Anne Frank House - Anne Frank Stichting
In the period of over two years (6 July 1942 to 4 August 1944) that Anne Frank spent in hiding in the Secret Annex, nature and her longing for freedom played an ever greater role. Through a window in the attic that was not blacked out, Anne could see the sky, birds and the chestnut tree.
Anne Frank tree - Wikipedia
The Anne Frank tree (Dutch: Anne Frankboom [1] or, incorrectly, Anne Frank boom [2]) was a horse-chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) in the city center of Amsterdam that was featured in Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl.
The story of hope behind Anne Frank’s tree — and how it lives on
Oct 14, 2016 · It grew from one of the last chestnuts culled from Anne Frank’s tree in Amsterdam. Eva Schloss knew Anne before the second world war. She survived, but Anne did not. Afterwards, Anne’s...
Holocaust Center for Humanity - Anne Frank Tree
During the two years she spent in the Secret Annex, the solace Anne found in her chestnut tree provided a powerful contrast to the Holocaust unfolding beyond her attic window. And as war narrowed in on Anne and her family, her tree became a vivid reminder that a …
The Sapling Project - Anne Frank LA
Anne Frank wrote about her beloved chestnut tree in three separate diary entries in 1944, marking the changing of the seasons as she and others hid from the Nazis.
The Tree | International Programs - The University of Iowa
One of the oldest chestnuts in Amsterdam, it collapsed in 2010; it was believed to be 170 years old. Seeds from the tree were germinated and saplings have been donated to schools named after Anne Frank all over the world, as well as to other organizations that share Anne’s humanitarian message.
Fate of Anne Frank's Chestnut Tree in Doubt - NPR
Nov 27, 2007 · The hundred-plus-year-old chestnut tree that stands just outside of the Amsterdam building where Anne Frank once lived has been granted a reprieve; it had been slated to be cut down...
Anne Frank Tree - Holocaust & Genocide Studies at Sonoma State
The Anne Frank Sapling Project came to life in 2009, when the Anne Frank Center USA awarded 11 sites a sapling derived from the nearly 200-year-old horse chestnut tree that towered behind the Secret Annex, where Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis from 1942-44.
Anne Frank Tree at the Capitol - Architect of the Capitol
Jul 21, 2014 · One of Anne's few connections to the outside world while hiding in the secret annex was a nearby white chestnut tree which she could see from the attic window. The tree survived the war before being weakened by disease and succumbing to a windstorm in 2010.
Anne Frank’s Tree in New York Soil - The New York Times Web …
Apr 16, 2009 · A sapling from the horse chestnut tree on which Anne Frank gazed longingly may take root in New York City.