🔖 Part of The Anne Frank Diary Series
Last Updated: Nov. 9, 2025
On Monday, June 15, 1942, Anne Frank wrote about the birthday celebration she had the previous day. She shared how she and her school friends enjoyed a small party on Sunday afternoon, complete with a screening of The Lighthouse Keeper featuring Rin Tin-Tin, which everyone found entertaining.
Anne also gave readers a playful glimpse into her budding crushes, while her mother wondered whom she might marry one day, Anne confidently mentions Peter Wessel, showing both humor and charm in her diary.
On Monday, June 15, 1942, Anne Frank wrote about the birthday celebration she had the previous day. She shared how she and her school friends enjoyed a small party on Sunday afternoon, complete with a screening of The Lighthouse Keeper featuring Rin Tin-Tin, which everyone found entertaining.
Anne also gave readers a playful glimpse into her budding crushes, while her mother wondered whom she might marry one day, Anne confidently mentions Peter Wessel, showing both humor and charm in her diary.
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| One of the Anne Frank's Diary Pages |
The entry highlights the friendships that mattered most to Anne at the time. Lies Goosens and Sanne Houtman had been longtime friends, while she was getting to know Jopie de Waal at the Jewish Secondary School, who was quickly becoming her closest friend. Through these moments, we see how Anne valued friendship and companionship in her everyday life.
Even in these ordinary teenage experiences, birthday parties, school, and playful reflections on love, Anne’s lively personality and curiosity shine through, providing a humanizing glimpse of life in 1942 Amsterdam.
Even in these ordinary teenage experiences, birthday parties, school, and playful reflections on love, Anne’s lively personality and curiosity shine through, providing a humanizing glimpse of life in 1942 Amsterdam.
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🔗 The Anne Frank Story Series:
• Part 1: The Discovery of Anne Frank's Diary
• Part 2: Anne Frank’s 13th Birthday – June 12, 1942
• Part 3: Anne Frank’s Birthday Party and Friends – June 15, 1942
• Part 4: “Paper Is More Patient Than Man” – June 20, 1942
• Part 5:
• Part 6:
• Part 7:
• Part 8:
• Part 9:
• Part 10:
• Part 2: Anne Frank’s 13th Birthday – June 12, 1942
• Part 3: Anne Frank’s Birthday Party and Friends – June 15, 1942
• Part 4: “Paper Is More Patient Than Man” – June 20, 1942
• Part 5:
• Part 6:
• Part 7:
• Part 8:
• Part 9:
• Part 10:
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