In February, Anne's best friend Jacqueline Sanders-van Maarsen died aged 96. Jacqueline met Anne at school in Amsterdam in 1941, after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands.

But beginning in 1986, van Maarsen began lecturing on the Holocaust and hate, and writing about her friendship with Frank. The Anne Frank House announced that van Maarsen died on Feb. 13, at age 96.

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The best friend of Jewish diarist Anne Frank has died aged 96. Jacqueline Sanders-van Maarsen met Anne at school in Amsterdam in 1941, after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands. Their friendship ...

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Jacqueline van Maarsen, a former class mate of Anne Frank at the Jewish Lyceum, passed away last week at 96. (Photo by JERRY LAMPEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images) Become a member Support our work ...