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Category Archives: Anne Frank’s Legacy
German Propaganda Archive
View this collection of Nazi propaganda posters compiled by Randall Bytwerk, a professor at Calvin College, whose goal is to shed light on how Germans were persuaded to accept Hitler’s dictatorship.
Countrymen: The Untold Story of How Denmark’s Jews Escaped the Nazis—review
In contrast to Anne Frank’s experience in the Netherlands, most Jewish people in Denmark were able to escape the Nazis. Learn about why Denmark was different.
Two Perspectives: Description of the people in hiding
Read this interesting account of the eight people in hiding in the Secret Annex from the perspective of Miep Gies and compare it to Anne Frank’s account.
Anne Frank’s diary is now free to download despite copyright dispute
On January 1, 70 years after her death, Anne Frank’s diary (in the Dutch language) was available free to download, read, and distribute.
My Attempt to Free Anne Frank’s Diary
2015 marked the 70th anniversary of Anne Frank’s death. Anne’s legacy—her diary—should be available in the public domain on January 1, 2016 under Dutch law. But Dutch genealogist Yvette Hoitink explains a twist in the tale.
Alexandra Zapruder
Alexandra Zapruder speaks about the diaries written by children of the Holocaust in this podcast, Voices on Antisemitism, for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The Sapling Project
For Anne Frank, a chestnut tree growing outside her window symbolized the freedom she hoped she would one day experience again. Cuttings taken from the tree before it collapsed in 2010 have been planted throughout the world, including America.
Nelson Mandela on the Diary of Anne Frank
In this video footage broadcast in 1995, Nelson Mandela talks about how he identified with Anne Frank’s situation through reading her diary while imprisoned on Robben Island.
Mystery of Anne Frank’s informer revealed by Dutch author
A newly published book adds another suspect to the list of people who might have betrayed the Frank family.
Denmark – Oral History: Niels Bamberger
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, has compiled interviews with survivors who escaped from the German invasion of Denmark. Listen to Niels Bamberger’s description of life in his town in Denmark after the Nazi invasion in 1940.
Japanese American Internment During World War II
While Jewish people were being forced into concentration camps in Europe, thousands of Japanese Americans were fired from their jobs, arrested, and forcibly relocated to internment camps in the United States. Read about why these American citizens suffered this treatment during World War II.
Amid Tensions, a New Portrayal of Anne Frank
Although the story of Anne Frank has been told in a movie and two plays, a fresh version of her story was recently written and performed on stage in Amsterdam. The new play covers some of Anne’s life before the war and after the discovery of the Secret Annex.
Deep Survival: Anne Frank’s Extraordinary Act of Survival
In 2009, Anne Frank would have been 80 years old. Read about why her life in hiding can be called an inspiring true story of survival under extreme and terrifying circumstances.
My Life in France, 1939 – 1945
Although Anne Frank lived in hiding during World War II, many people hid their identities but lived in the open. Discover how one family struggled to live in occupied France.
Anne Frank at 85: What would she have become had she lived?
This year, Anne Frank would have been 85 years old. Though her short life still reverberates through the world, it’s hard not to wonder what it would have been like if she had lived longer. This article looks at some of the ways Anne Frank affected the world around her, and offers some ideas about the woman she may have become.
Holocaust Remembrance Day Grows Roots: Anne Frank & the Sapling Project
Anne Frank saw the chestnut tree that stood outside of her window as a symbol of beauty, despite the ugliness that pervaded the world around it. Read about how the Anne Frank Center USA’s Sapling Project is giving new life to this special tree and all it stands for.
My Stepsister Anne Frank
Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s stepsister, recounts her time at Auschwitz and the importance of learning from history.
Anne Frank’s marbles to go on display in Rotterdam
Before Anne Frank’s family went into hiding, she asked a friend to keep some of her belongings until she returned. Decades later, that friend came across Anne’s marbles during a move. The marbles are now on display at Rotterdam.
Anne Frank’s Amsterdam
A new digital scrapbook combines images from World War II Amsterdam with images of modern-day Amsterdam to give viewers a unique perspective into the world of Anne Frank.