April 9, 2010
Miep Gies was one of at least four Dutch people who helped to hide the Frank family in Amsterdam during World War II. Here then, is the story in documentary form from the point of view of Miep, a young woman at the time. She was 98 when the documentary was made.
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April 8, 2010
This stark,beautifully produced, and wonderfully acted film is a must see. Go to the PBS Masterpiece Classic site for more information.
March 22, 2010
This short clip shows a fleeting image of Anne looking down from a balcony –
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March 22, 2010
It’s really a wonder that I haven’t dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet people are really good at heart. I simply can’t build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery, and death. I see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, I hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us too, I can feel the sufferings of millions and yet, if I look up into the heavens, I think that it will all come right, that this cruelty too will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again”. -Annelies Marie Frank (Anne Frank) from Diary of Anne Frank. Doubleday paperback edition, 1952
Jeff Werner writes about his visit to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, and of his impressions. I went two years ago and was amazed at how intricately the secret annex was designed, with narrow steps leading to small bedrooms and a rather surprisingly spacious living area. The thought of eight people having to live quietly in these confined quarters for over two years is overwhelming when you walk through these rooms. It must have been stifling and claustrophobic for all involved, but especially for the three teenagers who had no escape from the adults.
Cut away view of the Anne Frank House
Image of house – Art Engineering Company
History is filled with the sound of silken slippers going downstairs and wooden shoes coming up. ~Voltaire
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