Genocide: Worse than porn Mar 30, 2008
My experience with genocide starts with "The Diary of Anne Frank" and ends with "Hotel Rwanda." I am about as disconnected from genocide as most sheltered, liberal, privileged baby-boomer progeny. But from "Anne Frank" and "Hotel Rwanda," I have decided that systematic murder is worse than www. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Celebrity scandal and Anne Frank: the reading diary of British teenagers Mar 27, 2008
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl with a copy of Heat magazine ... Parents may be more pleased to note that Anne Frank's diary, books by Anthony Horowitz and CS Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe are also in the top 10 ... Other books on the favourites list are Anne Frank's diary at number six, Anthony Horowitz novels at eight, the CS Lewis classic at number nine and books by Louise Rennison - author of the Confessions of Georgia Nicolson series - at joint 10 with BBC Online. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
'Scottsboro' Mar 23, 2008
The author of two previous novels, "Lucy" and "The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank," Feldman is clearly inspired by real events and actual people. In "Scottsboro," she breathes new life into the real Ruby Bates, a white woman who initially testified that she was raped by the defendants but later proclaimed their innocence. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Europeanmakeovers Mar 23, 2008
Amsterdam: To avoid long lines at Amsterdam's three top sights (Anne Frank House, Rijksmuseum, and Van Gogh Museum) you can now book tickets online at (0. 50 euro surcharge but worth it), and (no extra charge for the latter two). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Anne and Emmett Mar 22, 2008
How ironic, Janet Langhart Cohen observed yesterday, that it is a black person, Barack Obama, who has been called up to the podium to answer to the deep racial divides that have existed in the United States for centuries. "Think of the irony of that. Only in America," said the playwright, author, former TV journalist and wife of former Defense Secretary William S. Cohen. (Townhall.com)
* Mia Farrow sets her sights on China Mar 19, 2008
When they were young, she took her children to meet Miep Gies, the woman who hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis. Farrow told them that they must ask themselves whether, in similar circumstances, they would be "prepared to do the thing that isn't safe." Farrow is a self-dramatist, but she is also a realist and when she offered to exchange places with the then-imprisoned Suleiman Jamous, a humanitarian coordinator in Darfur for the rebels, it was in the knowledge that, "realistically, I... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Jewish themes in comics Mar 6, 2008
The latest example of illustrated Holocaust storytelling came last year when the Anne Frank House published "The Search," the story of fictional families in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. Designed for teenagers as an educational tool, it has been widely adopted in German high schools. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
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Anne Frank comes to mind, but she was more. And this neocon Somali superstar in the Netherlands who is now activ in Washington. (International Herald Tribune)
Anne Frank musical puts a tragic story to song Mar 4, 2008
MADRID, Spain - Presenting, "Anne Frank, the Musical.". Now, before you start humming Springtime for Hitler, the producers of a new Anne Frank musical here want you to know that they are serious ... Octogenarian Buddy Elias, one of Anne Frank's last surviving relatives and head of a Swiss-based foundation that controls rights to the diary, protested the project. (AZCentral -- News)
Exhibit on Anne Frank visits Athens Mar 3, 2008
It's a personal story," she said. Educators strive to make the lessons of the Holocaust personal to students, as well. Nearly two school groups a day have planned to visit the Oconee branch during the exhibit's 12-day stay there. The commission Wygoda leads has a mission to help foster character education in Georgia's students through lessons on the World War II genocide leading to millions dying for no reason other than their race, religious beliefs, physical or mental abilities or political... (Athens Banner-Herald)
* New German generation faces Holocaust Mar 1, 2008
Thomas Heppener, director of the Anne Frank Center in Berlin, said, "There was also a lot of discussion about color.". Black-and-white, he said, is now a cliche of art and movies about the Holocaust. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
William F. Buckley, Jr., RIP Feb 29, 2008
Buckley argued, bracingly, "We can no more collaborate with him to further the common understanding than Anne Frank could have collaborated with Goebbels in a dialogue on race relations." ... Buckley argued, bracingly, "We can no more collaborate with him to further the common understanding than Anne Frank could have collaborated with Goebbels in a dialogue on race relations.". (Townhall.com)
HBO and Comcast in Partnership With the Virginia Film Office to Host Star- Studded Virginia Premiere of HBO Films Epic Miniseries Event JOHN ADAMS at Historic Byrd Theatre on Sunday, March 9 Feb 28, 2008
Directed by Emmy Award- winner Tom Hooper (HBO's "Elizabeth I" and the recent Golden Globe-winner "Longford"); Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman executive producer; Kirk Ellis (Emmy-nominated for "Into The West" and "Anne Frank: The Whole Story") writes and serves as co-executive producer with Frank Doelger (HBO's "The Gathering Storm"); David Coatsworth (HBO Films' upcoming "Grey Gardens") and Steven Shareshian ("Starter for 10") produce ... Kirk Ellis (co-executive producer, writer) received an... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Salinger of Indie Rock Feb 27, 2008
The group called itself Neutral Milk Hotel, and the record, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, is a concept album about Anne Frank in which vocals about lost Siamese twins and semen-stained mountaintops mingle with the sounds of musical saws, fuzzy tape loops, and an amateur psychedelic brass band ... One day, Mangum wandered into a bookstore and happened upon a copy of Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl ... As he told a Puncture magazine interviewer before Aeroplane's release, "I would go to... (Slate)
Is photo of boy loved by Anne Frank? Feb 25, 2008
Is photo of boy loved by Anne Frank ... UK paper: Photo is of boy loved by Anne Frank ... LONDON - A British newspaper has published what it calls the first known photograph of a boy Anne Frank fell in love with and wrote about in her famous diary. (MSNBC -- International)
Five-step check for nano safety Feb 24, 2008
Anne Frank given musical makeover. MOST READ. (Yahoo News -- Nanotechnology)
Anne Frank musical hits the right note in Spain Feb 23, 2008
Controversial Anne Frank musical hits the right note with Spanish audiences ... A controversial Spanish musical telling the story of Anne Frank has its world premiere next week in Madrid, despite protests from her only surviving relative and the foundation that protects the rights to her diary ... The Diary of Anne Frank: A Song to Life has caused upset from the outset, leading to a split between the two organisations responsible for protecting Frank's memory. (Guardian Unlimited)
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Anger Meets Comic Book On HolocaustThe Anne Frank Center in Germany hopes to use a comic book to educate young people about the Holocaust, but some have met the idea with anger and skepticism. Obama Dismisses Criticism As 'Silly Season'Responding to criticism from rival Hillary Rodham Clinton over his speeches, Barack Obama says it's a sign of the campaign's "silly season.". (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Three Tricks To Writing For Stage Feb 21, 2008
Even in a historical play in which you know the exact measurements and appearance of Anne Frank s lonely, famous annex, you should understand going in that if they want a real place, the design team knows where to find it: the internet. Instead of giving off the measurements of the annex, say, Location: The Annex. (Suite101.com)
Around Oconee: Speaking of 'Palestine' Feb 20, 2008
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Readers vote on top books Feb 20, 2008
Contemporary novels (The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini, 15th on the list) mixed it with classics (Great Expectations, Charles Dickens, 34); highbrow (The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje, 81) with popular (It, Stephen King, 86) and fact (The Diary of Anne Frank, 88) with children's fiction (The Chronicles of Narnia, CS Lewis, 46) ... The Diary of Anne Frank - Anne Frank 89. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Boston is ready to get back in the act Feb 12, 2008
(The one-act play is a fictional conversation between Anne Frank and Emmett Till. "This play reminds the world what happens when intolerance is allowed to rule the world," said Langhart. (Boston Globe)
Editor's Mailbag (Feb.4) Feb 12, 2008
Barefoot wrote on Feb 6, 2008 5:02 PM:" Also... while you are bending facts, DangDave, be aware Anne Frank was hiding and captured in AMSTERDAM. Amsterdam= not in Germany. " ... Barefoot wrote on Feb 7, 2008 6:50 AM:" Anne Frank= Amsterdam (not Germany) ". (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Paris Hilton applies herself to Harvard Feb 7, 2008
Hilton said she appeared in numerous school plays, playing the lead in "Romeo and Juliet" and "The Diary of Anne Frank." Anne Frank. "I wore a wig," she said. (Boston Globe)
Foreign aid workers to pull out after women are kidnapped Feb 2, 2008
For Anne Frank, the majestic chestnut tree she gazed on from the attic window was a source of comfort as she hid from the Nazis. For today's visitors to the elegant Amsterdam terrace house, it cuts a rather more forlorn figure. (Yahoo News -- Rap and Hip-Hop)
Community of Character Initiative reaches out to 1,000 fifth-graders Feb 2, 2008
"Parents can only give good advice or put them (children) on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands." -- Anne Frank. Music, showers of confetti and words of wisdom were among the tools used to teach more than a thousand fifth-graders from 17 Orangeburg County schools about character Friday morning. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
German children taught graphic truth about Nazis Feb 2, 2008
"Through the comic format, the subject becomes more realistic and closer to home for young people," Julia Franz, from the Anne Frank Zentrum, told the Guardian ... The Anne Frank Zentrum, which works to boost awareness and knowledge about the Holocaust, has distributed the graphic novel to schools in Berlin and North Rhein-Westphalia ... The books, which are both available in English, are the brainchild of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, a museum housed in the building where Anne hid. (Guardian Unlimited)
Anne Frank: Within and Without Jan 31, 2008
The entry titled "Critic's pick: 'Anne Frank: Within ut'," and any of the comments about it ... Critic s pick: Anne Frank: Within ut ... At home and at school, Anne Frank was a little chatterbox. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'My Enemy's Cradle' nurtures poignant wartime romance Jan 29, 2008
By Jocelyn McClurg, USA TODAY Anne Frank famously wrote: "In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart." ... And it invokes, with a bit of an ache, Anne Frank's optimistic belief in happy endings. (USA Today -- Life)
'The collection is central' Jan 28, 2008
Down the row is a group of six tiny shots of Anne Frank, photo booth-size, which credit an anonymous photographer. The sweetness of her face only makes our knowledge of her tragic demise at the hands of the Nazis more painful to recall. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Baby names for parents still searching Jan 20, 2008
Or turn to heroes of the past: Rosa Parks, John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, Anne Frank or Princess Diana. Whichever source of inspiration works for you, enjoy choosing a name for your new addition. (Montana Standard, MT)
"French Anne Frank" Diary Enthralls France Jan 12, 2008
The French media are calling Berr France's Anne Frank. Both died of typhus a month apart at Germany's Bergen-Belsen camp. (CBS News)
Columbine victim's brother inspires PHS crowd Jan 11, 2008
Craig said Rachel, 17, was inspired by the writings of Anne Frank, who died in a Nazi concentration camp. He said the two students, who killed 13 people before turning their guns on themselves, found their role model in Adolf Hitler. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Newly published diary tells of young Jewish woman's life in occupied Paris Jan 10, 2008
The French media are calling Berr "France's Anne Frank." Both died of typhus a month apart at Germany's Bergen-Belsen camp. Still, Job and others point to the differences in age and circumstances between the two. (North County Times)
Anne Frank in song … really Jan 8, 2008
Anne Frank in song really - Arts - Entertainment - smh ... Anne Frank in song really ... It might not seem the most obvious material for a song-and-dance number, but The Diary Of Anne Frank will take centre stage next month when a Spanish musical based on the most famous book about the Holocaust opens in Madrid. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Anne Frank's diary to be made into a musical Jan 8, 2008
It might not seem the most obvious material for a song-and-dance number, but the Diary of Anne Frank will take centre stage next month when a Spanish musical based on the most famous book about the Holocaust opens in Madrid ... The Anne Frank Foundation, which jealously guards the rights to the diary - it once turned down Steven Spielberg when he wanted to make a film - has given its support ... Jan Erik Dubbelman said: "This production respects the message of tolerance, within the tragedy, that... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
France finds its own Anne Frank Jan 6, 2008
Berr, already being dubbed 'France's Anne Frank', is very different from both her Dutch counterpart and Nemirovsky. Her manuscript lay untouched for 50 years before being discovered by archivists from France's Holocaust Museum. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
A Tree in Amsterdam Dec 25, 2007
-- Diary of Anne Frank. AMSTERDAM -- I climbed the narrow, steep steps to the attic of the Anne Frank House to look out the window at the tree that gave a young girl hope ... The room is claustrophobic, as are all the rooms in this famous annex that was home for eight people hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Outside the window, the ever-present winter rain pelted a tall, bare chestnut tree, but the tree is not as healthy as it was when Anne Frank drew sustenance from it. (Townhall.com)
Edwards: The Faceless & Dead Dec 18, 2007
We need to be clear, than, that Riverbends words describe experiences comparable to historys very worst tragedies - she is a latter-day Anne Frank. And these events are happening now, a few hours from London, as a result of our own governments actions. (Zmag.org)
A bookish baker's dozen Dec 7, 2007
But at the beginning of her career, while still in France, she read a manuscript submitted by a grieving father, and heard the universal appeal in the voice of Anne Frank. A wonderful picture of both Jones and the food world. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Anne Frank's Attic' re-creates life in hiding Dec 6, 2007
Anne Frank's Attic' re-creates life in hiding ... Suddenly, the middle-aged actress, storyteller and historical interpreter is a wide-eyed Anne Frank, recounting life as a teenager in Amsterdam whose hobbies included collecting movie star pinup-pictures ... Cathy Kaemmerlen performs as Anne Frank and says she wants kids to identify with the teenager. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
'Dare to dream' Dec 5, 2007
Nowlen often compared Rachel to Anne Frank, another young, idealistic woman who kept journals and was killed when she was a teenager. Nowlen quoted a study done by researchers at Harvard University, who said people who write down their goals are 10 times more likely to accomplish them than people who don't. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Vast Nazi archive opens Nov 29, 2007
Among its files, seen by The Associated Press during repeated visits to Bad Arolsen in the last year, are the list of deportees from the Netherlands to Auschwitz on which Anne Frank s name appears, the list of employees of Oskar Schindler s factory who were sheltered from death, medical records showing the number of lice on the heads of prisoners, the list of inmates evacuated by the Nazis from the Neuengamme labor camp who later died on prisoner boats mistakenly bombed by the British air force.... (Montana Standard, MT)
Natalie Portman Nov 25, 2007
She beams when talking about theatre: at 16 she was Anne Frank on Broadway and was directed by Mike Nichols in The Seagull; she enthuses about Tom Stoppard's Rock'N'Roll, which she saw in London (it has just opened in New York). And she beams, too, when talking about books: 'I really love having a book in my hand. (Guardian Unlimited)
Proud, tall - and rotting: Anne Frank's tree wins a reprieve Nov 22, 2007
A view of the 150-year-old chestnut tree from the house where Anne Frank lived in Amsterdam ... But Anne Frank's tree is sick - terminally so, according to Amsterdam city council, which wants to put it out of its misery with an axe and chainsaw ... The director of the Anne Frank Foundation is worried about the impact of a storm and the risk to the building where Anne's family hid from the Nazis for two years. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Russia restores Chechnya air link Nov 21, 2007
Anne Frank tree escapes axe again. Japan's trial run for migrant workers. (Yahoo News -- Chechnya Conflict)
Med diet 'could prevent asthma' Nov 21, 2007
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Protesters fight to save 'Anne Frank's Tree' Nov 19, 2007
com: Protesters fight to save 'Anne Frank's Tree. Protesters fight to save 'Anne Frank's Tree ... AMSTERDAM Hiding from the Nazis in a cramped Amsterdam apartment, Anne Frank often gazed at a majestic chestnut tree visible through an attic skylight her only window to the outside world and dreamed of freedom. (Globe and Mail)
Eisen: Can Grossman provide spark for Bears? Nov 17, 2007
And that's not including Pro Bowl pass rusher extraordinaire , who suffered the dreaded Lisfranc (no relation to Anne Frank) injury at unseasonably rainy Qualcomm Sunday night and is now done for the season. For anyone out there wondering how the loss of Freeney will affect the Colts defense, NFL Network information maven Adam Schefter pointed out the following on NFL Total Access Wednesday: the 55-yard -to- bomb that keyed the Patriots' fourth-quarter comeback took place when Freeney came off... (ESPN -- Football News)
Last-ditch plea to save tree that sustained Anne Frank Nov 16, 2007
Threatened the chestnut tree and the attic window, top left, at which Anne Frank sat to gaze at it ... AMSTERDAM: Activists opposed to the felling of the chestnut tree Anne Frank could see as she hid from the Nazis have won the right to a court hearing that may save it from the chop ... Threatened … the chestnut tree and the attic window, top left, at which Anne Frank sat to gaze at it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Diseased Anne Frank tree to be cut down next week Nov 14, 2007
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A diseased chestnut tree that gave solace to Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis in Amsterdam will be cut down on Nov. 21, the city council said on Tuesday ... The house where Anne Frank lived and the chestnut tree near it are seen in Amsterdam in this August 17, 2007 file photo ... "After the felling, a graft from the original tree will be put in its place. In this way the tree, which is so closely connected with the memory of Anne Frank, will live on," the Anne Frank... (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Paly teacher regrets strong words on principal Nov 6, 2007
The reenactments cover the Hannibal's invasion of ancient Rome, the Black Death, the French Revolution and the Diary of Anne Frank ... It's usually performed after "Anne Frank" in the spring on the Haymarket stage, in the round. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Protests rock Paly over 're-enactment' plays Nov 5, 2007
Last year his freshman English class went to a Anne Frank reenactment. Afterward, they had to fill out a questionare about it. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Debate over ADL stance unleashes painful memories Nov 1, 2007
Her mother's best friend was Margot Frank, the elder sister of Anne Frank, whose published diary exposed the world to the horrors of the Nazis from the point of view of a young girl. As a teenager, Hilde Goldberg went into hiding and was separated from her parents, who were later killed by the Nazis in the Auschwitz concentration camp. (Boston Globe)
Little Theatre rehearses for ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ Oct 31, 2007
The Citizens Voice - Little Theatre rehearses for ‘Diary of Anne Frank’ ... Little Theatre rehearses for Diary of Anne Frank 10/31/2007 ... Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre announces its upcoming production of the Diary of Anne Frank. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Holocaust survivor tells story for BBC program College presents play based on ‘world of Anne Frank’ Oct 27, 2007
The Times-Tribune - Holocaust survivor tells story for BBC program College presents play based on ‘world of Anne Frank’ ... Holocaust survivor tells story for BBC program College presents play based on world of Anne Frank BY LAURA LEGERESTAFF WRITER 10/27/2007 CLARKS SUMMIT Erica Herz Van Adelsberg left Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in a cattle car in 1945 ... On Thursday night, after the opening of Baptist Bible College s production of And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the... (Scranton Times, PA)
Cosby, Thomasstir things up Oct 27, 2007
You re right about the current educational system, but making this book or Anne Frank s Diary mandatory is not the answer ... Ditto with the Baldwin, or Anne Frank ... My big problem is forcing these types of solutions whether it be gender segregating in schools, mandatory laws, or message books whetheritbe Anne Frank, Bill Cosby or James Baldwin (high or low cultures) on people who are not ready to choose to read them themselves, adn would prefer another choice to fit their own individual self.... (The Palm Beach Post)
* An audience with Sir Ben Kingsley Oct 25, 2007
I had the great privilege of playing Otto Frank [in the 2001 TV film Anne Frank: The Whole Story, and my story was the little girl in the playground. She is playing with her friends and it's time for the school to close, and the little girl says: 'See that man over there. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
News in brief Oct 16, 2007
BBC to show drama based on Diary of Anne Frank. BBC1 is to make a drama based on the Diary of Anne Frank, with Ellie Kendrick in the title role. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Springtime Tulip River Cruises Oct 14, 2007
Don't miss touring the Anne Frank House. Then ships take guests through Holland s scenic canals and rivers, with stops in port towns for sightseeing and shopping for that famous Dutch cheese. (Suite101.com)
Inman students hear Holocaust survivor Oct 13, 2007
"Mine is a story Anne Frank might have told had she survived," Lazan said. "This is also a story that conveys a message of perseverance, determination, faith and, above all, hope.". (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
Review: Exit Ghost Oct 8, 2007
He also suspected that she was really Anne Frank, but that's another story. The Ghost Writer is both elegant and explosive, a small masterpiece about origins and originality, riffing on Henry James's story "The Middle Years" in order to meditate on the price that art exacts from life. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
* Pains of life amplified in 'Exit Ghost' Oct 7, 2007
It's unclear just how much of Kliman's agenda is imagined by Nathan, who after all once endowed Amy Bellette with the legendary biography of Anne Frank, and who's begun turning all his conversations with Jamie into an imaginary dialogue between an imaginary "He" and "She" - a dialogue that "was an aid to nothing, alleviated nothing, achieved nothing" and yet "seemed terribly necessary to write.". This, of course, is Nathan's habit - continually to complicate his life on paper, while continually... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Anne Frank's tree wins reprieve Oct 5, 2007
The chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II has won a reprieve from being felled ... The attic window from which Anne Frank could see the tree was the only one that had not been blacked out ... Anne Frank died in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945. (BBC News -- Europe)
Exit Ghost: Nathan Zuckerman Must Die! Oct 2, 2007
Around the mysterious figure of Amy Bellette, Zuckerman concocts a fantasy so strange it could almost be true: he imagines the beautiful young woman with the "fetching" accent to be Anne Frank, who has miraculously survived the Holocaust only to find, in America, her own version of undesired literary celebrity ... It does matter that Anne Frank's diary was written by a teenager who died in the Holocaust, and not by a twenty-six-year-old who emigrated to America and is "doing very well." And it... (New Republic)
