D.L. Stewart: Face it, friends, your lives are boring Sep 1, 2009
Not exactly the Diary of Anne Frank, but I suppose writing these things gives a stay-at-home mother something to look forward to until it's time to uncork the chardonnay. In addition to sending messages, some people are sending photos. (Florida Today)
Best Cheap Travel Destinations Aug 31, 2009
Amsterdam have beautiful lakes and interesting museums, including the famed Anne Frank House. Hotels start at $17, and you can get a meal for $2. (Suite101.com)
Big-Name Celebrities To Appear On Jewish Kids Show Aug 27, 2009
"I think it's really important to educate children in a fun way and a not too confusing way," said the 24-year-old musical star, who is Jewish and is named after teenage Holocaust victim Anne Frank. "Shalom Sesame" was first produced in 1986, selling more than 1 million copies on video and DVD. The new incarnation will tackle more issues of diversity for Jewish children and be accompanied by an interactive Web site and other outreach materials. (KIRO TV, WA)
Remembering Anne Frank Aug 22, 2009
1 / 2 Image caption: Buddy Elias stands with the stone he has laid at the Anne Frank Square (swissinfo ... Had Anne Frank, who would have been 80 this year, survived the Holocaust, her Swiss cousin has no doubt that she would have become a writer or human rights activist ... Birsfelden, the Basel suburb where he lived, has just unveiled an Anne Frank square. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Sentinel Lunchtime Blog (Movies): Rewriting the history books Aug 20, 2009
Disney recently a remake of The Diary of Anne Frank, though Mamet seems like an odd choice after writing clever R-rated films like Glengarry Glen Ross, Wag the Dog and State of Main. . (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Upcoming movies: Awesome or awful? Aug 19, 2009
So by the time I get around to deriding the news that irascible man's-man playwright and screenwriter Mamet has been hired to write and direct a version of "The Diary of Anne Frank," not just one but two parody excerpts have already been scribbled by my competitors. Neither is pitch-perfect -- Mamet's voice is so distinctive that mocking it is quite difficult -- but I think the version is closer, and much funnier, than the attempt. (Salon)
Mamet, Disney team on Frank tale Aug 12, 2009
Disney has acquired the rights to film a new version of The Diary of Anne Frank ... Braunsberg is best known for producing Being There, and he spent a year gathering the rights from the Anne Frank Estate, and the estates of Hackett and Goodrich. (Variety)
'Anne Frank' remains powerful document Aug 11, 2009
Remembering 'The Diary of Anne Frank' - CNN.com ... Remembering 'The Diary of Anne Frank ... Film "The Diary of Anne Frank" is 50 this year. (CNN)
SHELF LIFE - Top picks await for every kind of reader Aug 4, 2009
Join Those Literary Kids, for Teens Only entering grades 7-12, Saturday at 3 p.m. to talk about The Diary of Anne Frank. Name. (Missoulian, MT)
Get Rid of August Aug 4, 2009
August is when the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, when Anne Frank was arrested, when the first income tax was collected, when Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe died. Wings and Jefferson Airplane were formed in August. (Slate)
‘Clara’s War’ tells of a Jewish girl surviving the Holocaust in Poland Jul 29, 2009
Clara s War, a true account of a Jewish family hidden in Poland during World War II, has neither the charm of Anne Frank s diary, nor the gravitas of Elie Wiesel s novels, nor the penetrating prose of Primo Levi s memoirs. But it is a book that must be read. (Boston Globe)
A Holocaust survivor's childhood book comes home Jul 25, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 Edition. I loved the way the writer (Magruder) presented the story in its entirety. (Malibu Times, CA)
Obscenity, Belly Laughs and a Sacre... Jul 23, 2009
"As a secular humanist I find it simultaneously tragic and absurd to witness so much unspeakable anguish caused by religious wars in the Middle East being fought over deities in whose existence I disbelieve." Krassner takes everyone to task, Muslims and editors, for the escalation of these cartoon wars, describing a retaliating Muslim cartoon showing Anne Frank in bed with Hitler. He describes the loopy disconnects caused by our rapidly accelerating technological change, as in the story of his... (Suite101.com)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Jul 20, 2009
A fire has destroyed a barracks in Holland where Anne Frank worked before her deportation to the Nazi concentration camp where she died during the Second World War, local officials said. Australia is in shock following the brutal murder of a family of five, including two children, as they slept peacefully in their beds in the suburbs of Sydney. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Doctors: Demjanjuk Fit To Be Tried Jul 4, 2009
How old was Anne Frank, She was just a teenager. That is the point of this. (CBS News -- US)
Art museums new East Wing is a celebration of firsts Jul 3, 2009
This unsettling painting lies adjacent to a portrait of Anne Frank by Keith Mayerson. The image of a vibrant and fully alive Anne accentuates the iconic figure s life rather than her cruel death at the hands of the Nazis. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Column: The gift of time spent in Brookline's Runkle School Jun 30, 2009
Anne Frank worried that in her introduction, she was 13 when she wrote one diary passage, and 15 when she wrote another. Genghis Khan forcefully referred to himself as God s punishment. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Guard Killed In Holocaust Museum Shooting Jun 16, 2009
The New York Times describes the play as "a fictional dialogue between Anne Frank, whose diary recounted her days in hiding during the Holocaust, and Emmett Till, a black teenager killed by white racists in 1955.". According to a relative, von Brunn attended Washington University in St. Louis and is an artist. (CBS News)
Why the Jews? Jun 16, 2009
One posting read: The same blinded people that believe that the Germans intentionally killed Jews also believe the myth of the Anne Frank Diary. Marginalized Western anti-Semites and Holocaust deniers have gained influence in unexpected places. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Anne Frank museum to display actual diaries Jun 16, 2009
Str / ReutersThe Anne Frank House museum says it has reached an agreement with the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation which allows the museum to now permanently exhibit Frank's diaries and other writings as part of activities commemorating the 80th anniversary of her birth ... AMSTERDAM - The Anne Frank House museum says it will put the teenage Holocaust victim's diaries and other writings on permanent display to commemorate what would have been her 80th birthday ... The museum says it... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Youth Day: Be the change Jun 16, 2009
In the words of Anne Frank: "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.". Do you know of any volunteer programmes. (iAfrica.com)
Destinations Jun 16, 2009
ReutersThe Anne Frank House museum says it will put the teenage Holocaust victim's diaries and other writings on permanent display to commemorate what would have been her 80th birthday. She was born June 12, 1929. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Restored Torah at Conservative Synagogue May 29, 2009
The ceremony last week also commemorated the 80th anniversary of the birth of Anne Frank. Teens from the synagogue participated in a moving tribute to Anne Frank, designed by congregant Art Gang, featuring Jack Polak, Chairman Emeritus of the Anne Frank Center USA, and his wife Ena, both Holocaust survivors ... "The Anne Frank program was the perfect introduction to the dedication of the shoah scroll," said Jon Fraade. (Westport Minuteman, CT)
The Big Picture May 27, 2009
But scattered among the pieces are tiles created by the students honoring their female heroes - including Harriet Tubman, Anne Frank and Beyonc. "The goal is really to bring out their voice," Norris says, "and to have it seen by the rest of the city. And you get these embedded jewels tucked away.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Holocaust survivor speaks at middle school May 27, 2009
Lisa Lynch, an English teacher, said students study the history of the war and read literature from the period, such as the Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, at the same time. She said bringing a survivor in is a worthy supplement to the curriculum. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
West Orange students hear Holocaust story first-hand May 21, 2009
She would later find out that a little girl named Anne Frank was at the same camp at the same time. Sharing her story. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Enjoy Amsterdam on a budget May 9, 2009
The Anne Frank House conserves the concealed attic apartment where the teenage diarist hid with her family from the Nazis for two years before they were caught. Here s a tip: Avoid the crowds and look for those days when the museums are open in the evenings. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
* World News Quick Take May 7, 2009
Others include a document with names of people transported to death camps including Anne Frank and Gestapo records on Konrad Adenauer, West Germanys first postwar chancellor, the International Tracing Service (ITS) said. The list is of the 1,200 workers that Schindler managed to have transferred to a factory in Bruennlitz X Brnenec in the present day Czech Republic X from another factory he owned near the Plaszow concentration camp. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Gallagher: Brutal lessons about death come to life May 5, 2009
She explained to parents, grandparents and other guests what she and her classmates learned in addition to the literature of people like Anne Frank and the brutal, numbing facts of a systematic elimination of innocent people. "We learned that people need to stand up for those who need help," she said. (Sioux City Journal)
REQUIRED READING Apr 28, 2009
While Dutch resistance hid Anne Frank in Amsterdam during the Holocaust, another Jewish teenager, Clara Kramer, was hidden in Zolkiew, Poland, by (oddly) the worst anti-Semite in town. Like Frank, Kramer kept a diary. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Rick Steves: What's new in Europe for 2009 Apr 19, 2009
Throughout the year, visitors line up to see Amsterdam's three top sights: the Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum (with Rembrandts, Vermeers and more), and the compelling Anne Frank House. The lines at the sights are generally for buying tickets rather than getting in. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Amanda Palmer returns to Lexington High School for drama Apr 16, 2009
The play is about Jewish diarist and Holocaust casualty Anne Frank. Palmer credited Lexington High School staff including Bogart and music teacher Jeffrey Leonard for developing her creative impulses. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Holocaust survivor shares story through books, pictures Apr 1, 2009
Faber was liberated from the concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen in Germany, where Nazis murdered an estimated 50,000 people (including, most notably, Anne Frank) during World War II.. There aren t many, but much of what happened to David Faber can be told through pictures. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Tribute to Women - Celebrating Women's History Month Mar 29, 2009
Here is an example of this activity as outlined for the life of Anne Frank, a famous young woman in history. 2. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Race for justice Mar 24, 2009
Simon Wiesenthal, who founded the Jewish Historical Documentation Centre in Austria in 1947, and contributed to the capture of Eichmann, also helped track down Franz Murer "the Butcher of Vilnius"; Erich Rajakowitsch, responsible for transporting Dutch Jews to the death camps; Franz Stangl, the commandant of the Treblinka and Sobibor death camps; Karl Silberbauer, the gestapo officer who arrested Anne Frank, and many others. A generation younger, Serge and Beate Klarsfeld pursued Nazis and... (BBC News -- Europe)
Students bring history to life Mar 21, 2009
Among those depicted in special appearances were Egyptian queen Cleopatra, Founding Father George Washington, cellist Yo Yo Ma, baseball slugger Babe Ruth, Holocaust diarist Anne Frank, sharpshooter Annie Oakley, chemist Marie Curie, theoretical physicist Albert Einstein and many others. Students in classes taught by Christy Schloss and Beth Martin researched the history-makers, composed a short biographical sketch and wore costumes that reflected their subjects during the second annual Wax... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Northern Europe cruises for less than $300 Mar 19, 2009
Spend two full days biking the quiet streets, visiting the Van Gogh museum and Anne Frank house, or taking a boat ride in the maze of peaceful canals. After spending the last day at sea, the final disembarkation port is Oslo, Norway, where the ship will pass by some stunning scenery like the Oslo Fjord. (MSNBC -- Travel)
A real Dutch treat: Holiday on a houseboat Mar 5, 2009
50 (18 euros) for a 24-hour ticket and drops you at some of the Dutch capital's major attractions, including the famed Rijksmuseum and the Anne Frank House. Side trips: Stick with your water wonderland theme and hop a train to the harbor town of Enkhuizen, a world maritime center during the heyday of the Dutch East India Company in the 1800s. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Pursued By Memories Mar 4, 2009
Even their memories are not strictly their own, haunted as they are by sharp shards of survivor's guilt, wishful dreaming and images of Anne Frank. But the worst of their problems is the degree to which their Holocaust experiences have been internalized - and mixed up with four decades of pop cultural confusion - by the very problematic, obese, mentally disturbed adult daughter they've tried to leave behind in Brooklyn. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Irving tries to enter Israeli market Mar 4, 2009
" Ms Lev told Irving she did not see a market for his writing in Israel. Academics who needed to know about his interpretation of history would go to the original writing in English, she said. The average reader would not want to spend time and money on his books. She went on to tell him that her firm - The Deborah Harris Agency - represented authors such as Primo Levi and Eli Wiesel, the Anne Frank House publishing arm and other memoirs and diaries dealing with the Holocaust. "I informed him... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Survivor: Holocaust lessons could deter more atrocities Feb 24, 2009
Lazan was in the Bergen-Belsen camp at the same time as Anne Frank, whose diary about life in hiding from the Nazis introduced generations of schoolchildren to the Holocaust. Lazan said she did not recall meeting Frank personally, although it is possible the two saw each other. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Holocaust survivor to visit Sullivan schools, Little Theatre on Feb. 23 Feb 20, 2009
My story is one that Anne Frank might have told had she lived, said Lazan. She was in Westerbork where I was. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Amsterdam Encounter Makes Good Holi... Feb 16, 2009
With its architecture, canals, laid-back attitude, and major attractions like the Van Gogh Museum and Anne Frank House, there is nowhere in the world quite like it ... Ten of Amsterdam's visitor attractions are given more space at the front of the book, and these include the city's real highlights including the Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank's House, and the Red Light District. (Suite101.com)
Bank plan 'failed' - Clarke Feb 15, 2009
" The expected losses at HBOS were 1.6bn more than it predicted in November. Much of the blame has been laid at a 7bn write-down at its corporate division, which is heavily exposed to the hard-hit housing and commercial property sectors. Lloyds chief executive Eric Daniels insisted the company's longer term prospects were brighter. Bookmark with: Print Sponsor THE UK ECONOMY ECONOMIC INDICATORS ANALYSIS AND FEATURES PAST RATE DECISIONS THE SQUEEZE ILLUSTRATED IN DEPTH RELATED INTERNET LINKS... (BBC News -- UK)
History lesson Feb 15, 2009
Anne Frank guardian reaches 100. Octuplets PR team 'death threats. (BBC News -- Europe)
Terracotta army's new UK formation Feb 15, 2009
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More calls to axe C4 child show Feb 15, 2009
Page last updated at 16:34 GMT, Saturday, 14 February 2009. Channel 4 said the children's welfare was its priority. (BBC News -- UK)
Anne Frank 'Helper' marks 100th birthday Feb 15, 2009
AMSTERDAM - Anne Frank called them the Helpers ... He published it in 1947, and it was released in English in 1952 as "The Diary of a Young Girl." Retitled "The Diary of Anne Frank," it was the first book about the Holocaust to win popular appeal, and has sold tens of millions of copies in dozens of languages. (Boston Globe)
Last of Anne Frank's 'helpers' set to turn 100 Feb 13, 2009
AP fileAnne Frank, seen in animage fromApril 1941, died of typhus in a German concentration camp ... AMSTERDAM - Anne Frank called them the Helpers ... He published it in 1947, and it was released in English in 1952 as "The Diary of a Young Girl." Retitled "The Diary of Anne Frank," it was the first book about the Holocaust to win popular appeal, and has sold tens of millions of copies in dozens of languages. (MSNBC -- International)
'Diary of Anne Frank' Rescuer Celebrates 100th... Feb 13, 2009
Diary of Anne Frank' Rescuer Celebrates 100th Birthday ... 1998: Miep Gies displays a copy of her book 'Anne Frank Remembered' at her apartment in Amsterdam, Netherlands ... AMSTERDAM Anne Frank called them the Helpers. (Fox News)
Find peace on the trails Feb 13, 2009
Diarist Anne Frank once wrote that the best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
ElderHostel combines learning with travel Feb 8, 2009
What set it apart was hearing lectures from an array of expert speakers: a prominent Israeli archaeologist, a leading Christian clergyman from Jerusalem, a Palestinian, a retired Israel Defense Forces commander, a former Israeli intelligence officer, an Ethiopian refugee, a longtime kibbutz resident, an artist specializing in Jewish mysticism and a holocaust survivor who was a childhood friend of Anne Frank. These discussions ranged far beyond anything we could have arranged on our own. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Alex Berenson's 'The Silent Man' Feb 8, 2009
Richard Lourie's most recent novel, "A Hatred for Tulips," has been issued in paperback as "Joop: A Novel of Anne Frank.". . (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
