What a recently discovered pendant reveals about Anne Frank’s story
Caryn Rivadeneira | Feb 10, 2018
Yoram Haimi, Israel Antiquities Authority (Pendant) and Leeimage/AFP (Anne Frank)
This little triangle treasure tells a big, human story.
My family and I love indulging in shows about archaeological excavations or mysterious trinkets tucked away in museum cases or high on bookshelves in stately old homes. I love little treasures that tell big stories — and one of my favorites is the mystery surrounding Anne Frank’s supposed matching pendant.
The pendant was found just last year in the dirt below a pre-gas chamber undressing area at a Nazi extermination camp. The pendant is shaped like a triangle with Mazel Tov written in Hebrew on one side and the Hebrew letter for God and three tiny Stars of David on the other. It is thought to have belonged to 14-year-old Karoline Cohn, and happens to match one belonging to Anne Frank.
https://aleteia.org/2018/02/10/what-a-recently-discovered-pendant-reveals-about-anne-franks-story/
