The Betrayal of Anne Frank
By Rosemary Sullivan

A review by Monica West, Monica Reads

Anne Frank and I have been friends since 5th grade when I first read her diary.  It is a detailed reading about how it became a book of her two-year survival in hiding during 1943 and 1944 during World War II. 

I have read it several times over the years and that diary and Anne’s world of words are etched in my mind.  She was a young woman who dealt with a world of emotions by sharing her thoughts and dreams in a diary.  Anne was with her father, mother, sister and three other friends of the family.  They never left the annex they were hiding in for two years.   She and her family were betrayed and she died in a concentration camp as a young girl.

Why?  Because she was Jewish.

I have read “The Betrayal of Anne Frank,” which is a cold case investigation, to find out who betrayed the family when they were already in hiding for two years.  Reading this book was extremely enlightening regarding the times, and what fascism meant for every person in the World War II era.  Who betrayed Anne and her family is explained in great detail.

It is not just about betraying a Jewish family in hiding.  You will learn about the horrific cascade of events that led to the betrayal.  I will not tell you how it ends.  The ending is educational and a dire warning to every one of us living in today’s world.

Will our world descend into chaos and calamity because we have forgotten that this country was founded on the principles of fairness and equality.  This book is an eye opener.  

This book will make you think.  This book will make you want to cry.  This book will make you want to talk to the rest of the world about the precipice we all stand on. Time to think.