In March, TBE Sisterhood organized a tour of the Anne Frank House Exhibition, at the Center for Jewish History in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. A group of 20 travelled together on the LIRR and ate lunch at the Hollywood Diner (very close to the museum) before the entry time.
The exhibit featured a re-creation of the tiny attic apartment where Anne Frank, her parents, sister, and four other Jewish inhabitants spent two years hiding to evade Nazi capture. The rooms were furnished authentically (see photo), which was a departure from the parent exhibit in Amsterdam Holland. The Frank Family, and the others hidden with them, were sent to the camps where all but one family member, Otto Frank, perished. Having survived, Anne’s father made it his life’s work to see her diary published and read throughout the world. Ironically, young Anne had always dreamed of being a famous writer.
It was a great history lesson, and went into exhaustive detail about the Nazi rise to power, and the plans, bureaucracy and systemic machinery used in their attempt to annihilate the Jews during World War II. A large part of the exhibit covers Anne Frank’s diary and mentions its theatrical and movie adaptations. The exhibit ends with a huge display showing that her famous diary has been translated into a staggering number of languages.
This exhibit runs through October 31st and it appears that there are plenty of tickets available for about $40 each. Don’t miss this historical and emotional exhibit. Go to www.annefrankexhibit.org/visit for more information on the exhibit.