We All Wore Stars

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.In 1941, Theo Coster was a student at the Amsterdam Jewish Lyceum,1 in a class of 28 Jewish children that the Nazis had segregated from the rest of the Dutch population. Among Theo's fellow students was a young Anne Frank, whose diary would later become one of the most important documents of the Holocaust. In this remarkable group portrait, Coster and five of his fellow classmates gather their personal stories and memories of Anne. The accounts collected here do not just help us to rediscover Anne Frank. They also stand on their own as remarkable stories of ingenuity and survival during the Holocaust - from Albert Gomes de Mesquita, who hid in ten different towns across Europe - to Hannah Goslar, whoexperienced the horrors of Bergen-Belsen but also made a miraculous reconnection with Anne days before her death.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 blond hair Epilogue The filmTheo Coster, Jahrgang 1929, besuchte zusammen mit Anne Frank das Amsterdamer Jüdische Gymnasium. Er ist einer der wenigen aus der Klasse, die überlebten. Mit falschem Namen fand er auf dem Land Unterschlupf. Seit 1955 lebt er in Tel Aviv, wo er mit seiner Frau Ora eine Spielzeugfirma gründete.