Frank, Anne -- Diary (1943-01-13) [tr. Massotty (1995)]

Dave — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 05:52:17 +0000

Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return from shopping to find their houses sealed, their families gone.

[Buiten is het verschrikkelijk. Dag en nacht worden die arme mensen weggesleept, met niets anders bij zich dan een rugzak en wat geld. Deze bezittingen worden hun onderweg ook nog ontnomen. De gezinnen worden uit elkaar gerukt, gesplitst in mannen, vrouwen en kinderen. Kinderen, die van school naar huis komen, vinden hun ouders niet meer. Vrouwen, die boodschappen doen, vinden bij haar thuiskomst haar huis verzegeld, haar familie verdwenen.]

Anne Frank (1929–1945) German-Dutch Jewish diarist
Diary (1943-01-13) [tr. Massotty (1995)]

(Source (Dutch)). Another translation:

It is terrible outside. Day and night mor of those poor miserable people are being dragged off, with nothing but a rucksack and a little money. On the way they are deprived even of these possessions. Families are torn apart, the men, women, and children all being separated. Children coming home from school find their parents have disappeared. Woemn return from shopping to find their homes shut up and their families gone.
[tr. Mooyaart-Doubleday (1951)]

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Frank, Anne -- Diary (1943-01-13) [tr. Massotty (1995)]