Anne Frank's tragic story has captivated people since the end of World War II. Her diary is traditionally required reading in high school and/or college, having been translated into dozens of different languages.
Anne's diary covers about 6 months of the 2 years that she and her family were hiding in a building in Amsterdam, Holland. Anne Frank was one of millions who lost their lives in Nazi concentration camps. For the first time since she was actually there writing in it, her diary has been taken back to the building where she and her family were in hiding- now known as the Anne Frank museum.
The diary (pictured above) and about 360 loose pages are on display for people to see. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands was there for the unveiling ceremony.
I must stop writing now so I can go cry.
I have actually been to the museum in Amsterdam. Tragic does not even begin to describe the setting. For those of you who get the opportunity, go see it. It will change your outlook.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it would. I simply can't imagine what people went through during Nazi Germany. It breaks my heart to know that there are so many stories out there like Anne Frank's that will never be told because those people were lost.
ReplyDeleteIn the face of everything going on around us with the flooding and its aftermath, we should always remember to count our blessings, not let our trials and tribulations weigh us down. That's why Anne Frank is such an inspiration.
ok on a scale from Anne Frank to Osama Bin Laden how good was my hiding place? :)
ReplyDeleteIsn't it horrifying that an innocent teenager like Anne Frank had to live in fear and in hiding and ultimately lost her life when a terrorist responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocents is still breathing? IMHO, I know God has a plan for everything. This must be one of those things that we just aren't supposed to question.
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