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595 readsThe Anne Frank House

This house is where Anne Frank hid, along with her family, during part of World War Two – the Holocaust. Anne was born in 1929 in Frankfurt, Germany, but when she was 13, she had to go into hiding along in a building in Amsterdam where her entire family had to live in a single room. (Just try to imagine – your mother, father, and siblings sleeping and eating in one room, and being constantly together!) The entrance to her hideout was covered by a revolving closet. It was very dark, and its windows were painted black so that it would not be exposed.

In 1943, however, after one of their Dutch neighbors informed on them, the Germans found out about the Frank family’s hiding place. The German police burst into the apartment, and Anne and her sister were sent to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where they became severely ill and died a year later. Anne’s father Otto was the last surviving member of the family. He received a diary in which Anne had recorded all that had happened to her during her final years. He called this diary “the back house”, or “ the secret annex”, and decided to publish it. (If you are ten or older, this book comes highly recommended. It is available in any bookstore or library).

If you visit Anne’s hiding place, you can see Anne’s room, her bed, and real historical items from back then. You can see the revolving closet, and climb the very steps that Anne used to climb. You can also watch a film about Anne’s life, and learn all about the Holocaust. You will experience an incredible feeling while at the Anne Frank house – an emotional feeling that will arise in you as you examine the exhibits. You can tell us all about your experiences later…

Picture taken from Wikipedia.

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