article_snippet: Elias' death Monday brought back memories for Anne Frank.
article_snippet: I could tell instantly that Elias' was related to Anne.
article_snippet: Elias' told me that it wasn't just Anne who loved to write; everyone in Anne Frank's Family did.
article_snippet: Elias' told me Elias' was lucky that Anne Frank's Family had remained in neutral Switzerland when World War II broke out.
article_snippet: Elias' died peacefully at Elias' home in Basel, Switzerland, at 90, said an announcement posted on the website of Anne Frank Fonds, the foundation that Elias' headed.
article_snippet: Anne Frank called him Bernd, short for Bernhard, Elias formal name.
article_snippet: " Anne never did get to do that," Elias said.
article_snippet: That was the last sign of life I had with " Anne," Elias told me.
article_snippet: By the time Elias read her words, Elias had not seen " Anne in many years.
article_snippet: " Anne," Elias said, "was always good at hiding.
article_snippet: Otto Frank kept alive Otto Frank daughter's legacy until Otto Frank died in 1980 and passed on that role to Elias.  
highlights_snippet: Anne Frank was extremely close to Anne Frank first cousin Buddy Elias .
  
highlights_snippet: Elias' became the preserver of Anne's legacy after Anne father, Otto Frank, died in 1980 .