Berndt Elias remembers his cousin Anne Frank

Anne Franks cousin Berndt Elias used to perform as a clown in ice shows. He talks about how Anne dreamt of performing in an ice show with him. She wrote about it in her diary in detail. It makes Berndt sad to know that this dream was never fulfilled. Please note: English subtitles for Berndt will appear by clicking the arrow at the right bottom corner of the video and choosing Turn on captions.

This interview with Berndt took place on 15 October 1993 in the Swiss town of Basel.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Anne Frank
• Bernd Elias
• figure skating
• Basel

[rachel7036]

thank you for sharing this...

[SusanDelgado82]

I had the opportunity, in 2000, to talk with him by email. He is such a sensitive and kind person.

[RoulinBrooks]

It's very moving to hear his story. Sometimes it can be easy to think of those years as ancient history, but with living connections like Bernd Elias we feel Anne's loss that much more deeply.