New images of Anne Frank’s sister enjoying life as a teenager in Amsterdam have been released by the Anne Frank Museum in time for what would have been her 94th birthday.
Margot Frank was a member of the Society for the Promotion of Water Sports among Young People, and is pictured in the summer of 1941 rowing with the club, before Jews were banned from rowing and other public sports.
The rowers went to the Girls’ Lyceum and used the facilities of the club, located near the Berlage Bridge in Amsterdam.
Not long after the photos were taken Roos van Gelder, their coach who was also Jewish, was no longer allowed to coach the girls. His nephew, Paul Mesinga, donated the photos to the museum.
Margot would later go into hiding with Anne, her family and the Van Pels family, before being discovered in 1944.
They were deported to the Westerbork concentration camp, then to Auschwitz. Margot and Anne were then taken to Bergen Belsen, where both contracted Typhus and died.
Teresien da Silva, Head of Collections at the Anne Frank House, said: “Margot was a beautiful, bright, and sporty girl.
"We already had some pictures of Margot on skis, on ice skates, and on the tennis court, and now we also have photos of Margot with her rowing club.
“These new photos show a cheerful girl, enjoying herself with her crew mates. They are a delight.”
