Author: The Anne Frank House
ISBN: 0-330-39382-0
Genre: Historical - Non Fiction.
Pages: 143
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Macmillan
"A photographic history that sets Anne Frank's personal story against the backdrop of Hitler's rise to power, the invasion and occupation of Holland, the extermination of the Jews, and final Allied victory. There are poignant photographs from archives all over Europe, and this visual history not only documents the evil that destroyed Anne Frank's world, but also reveals how racism is thriving today - and poses a great challenge. How do we deal with out own, often only half-admitted prejudices?"
I've wanted to read about Anne Frank for a long time now. Having never read her Diary (It's still something I want to do) I found this book that contained pictures and information of Jews and the world that Anne Frank lived in. It is a fascinating book with some detailed pictures, some of which are disturbing. For instance a photo of a Jewish man kneeling before his murdered friends, just before he is executed by German soldiers. The look on his face as he knows his fate is so sad. I was wondering 'what must he be thinking?' It makes you ask 'How could this have happened?'
This book gave me an insight into what I wanted to know about WW2 and the holocaust, and about Anne's family. The sadness I felt as I read this book and viewed the photo's was strong. This history is one that should never be forgotten. I would really like to see this taught in schools more, not just about the Jewish people but the war as a whole. Sadly it isn't taught in schools and it should be as we must never forget the devastation war brings and how people suffered and continue to suffer in modern day war.
The book goes through how WW2 started and the effect it had on people. The terrible treatment of the Jews, other religious communities, homosexuals, politicians etc. How some people hid and how others were caught and sent to their deaths at the Concentration camps. We are told that Anne's Mother, Edith died on 6th January 1945 in a camp from starvation. Both Anne and her sister Margot died of Typhoid in March 1945 just weeks before their camp was liberated.
During the end of this book, it goes into modern day racism and how it has carried on into today's world. Which is pretty sad really, you'd think we'd all learn by now in our modern world.
A very informative book. 10/10
ISBN: 0-330-39382-0
Genre: Historical - Non Fiction.
Pages: 143
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Macmillan
"A photographic history that sets Anne Frank's personal story against the backdrop of Hitler's rise to power, the invasion and occupation of Holland, the extermination of the Jews, and final Allied victory. There are poignant photographs from archives all over Europe, and this visual history not only documents the evil that destroyed Anne Frank's world, but also reveals how racism is thriving today - and poses a great challenge. How do we deal with out own, often only half-admitted prejudices?"
I've wanted to read about Anne Frank for a long time now. Having never read her Diary (It's still something I want to do) I found this book that contained pictures and information of Jews and the world that Anne Frank lived in. It is a fascinating book with some detailed pictures, some of which are disturbing. For instance a photo of a Jewish man kneeling before his murdered friends, just before he is executed by German soldiers. The look on his face as he knows his fate is so sad. I was wondering 'what must he be thinking?' It makes you ask 'How could this have happened?'
This book gave me an insight into what I wanted to know about WW2 and the holocaust, and about Anne's family. The sadness I felt as I read this book and viewed the photo's was strong. This history is one that should never be forgotten. I would really like to see this taught in schools more, not just about the Jewish people but the war as a whole. Sadly it isn't taught in schools and it should be as we must never forget the devastation war brings and how people suffered and continue to suffer in modern day war.
The book goes through how WW2 started and the effect it had on people. The terrible treatment of the Jews, other religious communities, homosexuals, politicians etc. How some people hid and how others were caught and sent to their deaths at the Concentration camps. We are told that Anne's Mother, Edith died on 6th January 1945 in a camp from starvation. Both Anne and her sister Margot died of Typhoid in March 1945 just weeks before their camp was liberated.
During the end of this book, it goes into modern day racism and how it has carried on into today's world. Which is pretty sad really, you'd think we'd all learn by now in our modern world.
A very informative book. 10/10
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I really want to add this one to my list.
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