Anne Frank: A History for Today

Overview

Anne Frank: A History for Today is now on at the Auckland Museum. It tells the touching story of a young Jewish girl's experience of life under Nazi occupation.

Anne Frank was one of more than one million Jewish children that lost their lives as a result of the Holocaust. She is known around the world thanks to the publication of her diary, written while in hiding from Nazi persecution. The exhibition draws on material from her famous diary and offers more than 200 images of the Frank family which tell Anne's story.

German occupation of the Netherlands in 1940 meant life was no longer safe for the Frank family and they were eventually forced into hiding. The Frank family along with four other Jews, took refuge in a secret annex and remained there for over two years, living in cramped conditions and in constant fear of being discovered. In August of 1944, they were found and arrested. Only Otto Frank, Anne's father, survived the war and in 1947 he was able to make his daughter's dreams of becoming a successful writer a reality. He had her diary translated and published so that Anne's story could finally be shared with the world.

Anne Frank: A History for Today, put together by Amsterdam's Anne Frank Museum, is showing for a limited time only. The touring exhibition moves offshore next month so this is your last chance to see it in New Zealand. Best go before it does.