The diary of Anne Frank in the class

In 2005, the Anne Frank House collected a number of chestnuts from the tree that Anne Frank wrote about in her diary. A while ago the saplings that grew from these were spread across a number of Anne Frank Schools in Europe. In November, ten of these saplings will be shipped to New York.
The Anne […]

On Sunday 15 February 2009, Miep Gies reached the venerable age of one hundred. She celebrated her birthday quietly with family and friends. Miep is in reasonably good health, and remains deeply involved in keeping alive the memory of Anne Frank and spreading the message of her story. She still receives letters from all over […]

Amsterdam has been designated as UNESCO World Book Capital, and will bear the title from 23 April 2008 to 22 April 2009. Three literary icons have been selected who tell a story of Amsterdam as a World Book Capital past and present: the philosopher Spinoza, internationally acclaimed children’s author Annie M.G. Schmidt, and the young […]

18-year old Nadya Gorodeskaya from Russia won the Anne Frank photo contest ‘Sources of Inspiration’. With her portrait of the Russian man Ivan she expressed the theme ‘happiness’.
About her photo Nadya says: “Ivan is a very kind and cheerful old man. His whole life he has lived in a small village and he is very […]

The film about Erin Gruwell’s project will be released in Dutch theatres 8 March 2007. The director of the film, Richard LaGravenese, will attend a special screening of the film ‘Freedom Writers’.
The film tells the story of Erin Gruwell. As a young and idealistic teacher, she starts working in a Californian school. Interracial tensions define […]

On 25 June 2007 it will be 60 years since the diary of Anne Frank was published for the first time. In the course of time it has grown to become a source of inspiration for both young and old. On http://www.annefranktree.com/ you can see poems and drawings by people who feel inspired by Anne […]

How do you see the world? With the photo contest ‘Sources of Inspiration’ 2007 the Anne Frank House invites young people from all over the world to visualize themes such as freedom, goodness, giving, courage, happiness, humanity and usefulness… Anne Frank wrote about these things in her diary. Entries can be sent in up to […]