Get Up Close & Personal With the Life of Anne Frank in Fr. Ken Ekdahl’s “Dearest Kitty”

In this unique take on the life of celebrated diarist Anne Frank, Fr. Ken Ekdahl shares his Christian perspective in the book, “Dearest Kitty: Anne Frank: Then and Now.” A one-of-a-kind non-fiction book, the story’s idea was inspired by a fateful meeting between Ken Ekdahl and a mysterious man in Amsterdam.

While on tour in Amsterdam, Holland, Ken and his friend, Mike Burke, stopped by to dine across the street from the Anne Frank Foundation (Fonds) Annex gift shop when an enigmatic elderly gentleman approached their table and sat down with them. During the conversation, Ken and his friend were intrigued by their unexpected visitor, who started talking about the site and the foundation. When the man stood up to leave, took their receipts, and handed them his card, things took a surprising and wonderful turn for the author when they read what was written on the card: Otto H. Frank, father of Anne Frank.

With Ken Ekdahl’s background – entering the Pope St. John XXIII National Seminary in Weston, Massachusetts, in the fall of 1986 and being ordained on May 18, 1991, for the Diocese of Trenton – the book “Dearest Kitty” touched on the narrative of Anne Frank from a religious outlook.

Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank was a Jewish girl who consistently documented her life in a diary while she and her family hid away in an attic during the Nazi persecution. The discovery and publication of her diary in 1947 under “The Diary of a Young Girl” gave this albeit ordinary girl a posthumous recognition that echoed through the years to come.

Many kinds of literature talk about Anne Frank’s life, and Fr. Ken Ekdahl’s book stood out as a unique and wonderful take on the life of a young girl and her diary.

Find out more about the life of Anne Frank from the perspective of Fr. Ken Ekdahl. Order a copy of the book now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

“Dearest Kitty: Anne Frank: Then and Now”
Author | Ken Ekdahl
Published date | 06/08/22
Publisher | Xulon Press
Book Genre | Non-Fiction; (Anne Frank; The Holocaust; World War II; Literature; History)

Author Bio

Kenneth Ekdahl, born in East Orange, New Jersey, has also lived in California, Florida, Georgia, and Rome, Italy, while traveling and living in many other places. The author, an alumnus of Mount St. Mary’s University, also attended the Loyola University of Rome. In September of 1969, Ken was employed by CNA Insurance in New York City and later moved to AIG in New York and Los Angeles as an Accident and Health Senior Underwriter. In the fall of 1986, after much prayer and guidance, Ken entered Pope St. John XXIII Seminary in Weston, Massachusetts, and was ordained on May 18, 1991, for the Diocese of Trenton.

The author has written several plays, poetries, songs, and stories, including a mini Christmas album. “Dearest Kitty” is Ken’s first non-fiction book.

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