Category Archives: Anne Frank’s Legacy

How Anne Frank’s Diary Changed the World

See pages from Anne Frank’s diary with explanatory notes in this excerpt from the book 100 Documents That Changed the World.

Here’s Why Teens Keep Diaries

Anne Frank’s reasons for keeping a diary might not be all that different from your own. Read some of the many ways teenagers today use diaries.

German Parliament Votes To Recognize Mass Killing Of Armenians As Genocide

In June of 2016, Germany officially declared that the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a century ago was genocide. Read this article to find out more about the controversy surrounding this decision.

Anne Frank’s Message is Still Important Today

An opinion writer ponders why Anne Frank’s words still resonate with teenagers today.

Anne Frank was captured 70 years ago today. But what if she had escaped the Nazis?

Although she died in a concentration camp when she was 15, Anne Frank’s thoughts and feelings are alive and influence many writers today. Learn about the contemporary play and the novels that are part of Anne’s legacy.

Israel donates hundreds of Anne Frank books to Tokyo libraries after vandalism

After over 300 copies of Anne Frank’s diary and related books were vandalized in Japan, Israel and the Japanese Jewish community reached out to replace the books.

Anne Frank: 10 beautiful quotes from The Diary of a Young Girl

This article appeared in January on Holocaust Memorial Day 2015, whose theme was “keep the memory alive.” Every time someone reads Anne Frank’s diary, that is what happens. What is your favorite quote from Anne Frank’s diary?

Does “Never again!” mean anything if we do nothing about China’s concentration camps?

World War II may be far in the past, but for the Uighur people of China, disturbing echoes of the Holocaust are happening right now.

The Holocaust Memorial Museum Digitizes Over 200 Diaries

The Holocaust Memorial Museum seeks to digitize over 200 diaries from victims of the Holocaust to help fight growing Holocaust denial and to shed light on firsthand accounts.

Instagram Story Aims to Engage New Generation With Holocaust

An Instagram account was produced almost like a short film and intends to bring awareness and remembrance of the experience of Jews in the Holocaust to a younger generation.

See Jewish Life Before the Holocaust Through a Newly Released Digital Archive

Russian-born Jew Roman Vishniac’s prints and negatives depicting Jewish life before the Holocaust are published for the first time in an online photo database. The hope is to gather information from the public, such as dates, locations, and identification of people from that time.

Proudly Bearing Elders’ Scars, Their Skin Says ‘Never Forget’

Descendants of Holocaust survivors remember and honor their loved ones in many different ways. Read how some are trying to keep these events fresh in the minds of those who did not live through the times.

The Diary of Anne Frank Introduction

Why is Anne Frank’s diary so popular, over 7 decades after it was written? What makes it different from other books written during or about the Holocaust? It turns out it’s a lot more than just a diary.

Anne Frank’s Stepsister Meets Teenagers from Swastika Photo

Anne Frank’s stepsister speaks to worldwide ignorance in response to teenagers’ hateful display.

The Holocaust Train That Led Jews to Freedom Instead of Death

In the waning days of World War II, a group of prisoners from Bergen-Belsen did something that seemed unthinkable: They boarded a train to leave the camp.

Holocaust and memory: An alarming new study shows growing ignorance

If it’s true that those who forget the past are doomed to repeat its mistakes, then young Americans may have a big problem.

Fear in Chemnitz

Read about the startling recent rise in neo-Nazi sentiment in one German city.

Holocaust Survivor: Without Music, “I Wouldn’t Be Alive”

In this video clip from the nightly news, a 90-year-old Holocaust survivor takes the stage to share the music he played for fellow concentration camp prisoners.