We All Wore Stars: Memories of Anne Frank from Her Classmates

In 1941, Theo Coster was a student at the Amsterdam Jewish Lyceum, in a class of Jewish children that the Nazis had segregated from the rest of the Dutch population. Among Theo's fellow students was a young Anne Frank. In this remarkable group portrait, Coster and five of his fellow classmates gather their personal stories and memories of Anne. Theo Coster; Translated by Marjolijn de Jager The Birth of an Idea * Part I: Off to a new school - age twelve * Part II: Going underground - age fourteen * Prisoners for exchange * Nanette's clock * Arrested * Reunion at Merwedeplein * Going underground * Anne Frank's admirers * Inside and outside school * The German invasion * Escaped from German hands * The first electric potter in the Netherlands * Hiding in the forest * A copied letter * Visiting the Anne Frank House * Westerbork * Expunging memories * Part III: After the war - age seventeen * An unexpected reunion * A future in Israel * The queen's permission * In a glass coffin * In love in London * A grim message * Levels of suffering * The importance of blonde hair * Epilogue * The film