About the Class

Anne Frank: Her Life, Her Diary, and Beyond

Anne Frank’s story is told within the broader context of the Holocaust to help students understand the bigger picture of the Nazi regime’s campaign to eradicate Jews, and others who they thought were less than human, from Europe.

The classes can vary significantly in length, ranging from a single 60-minute program to an extensive five-class series. Naturally, the shorter the class, the fewer topics that will be covered in that limited time frame. However, in the longer presentations, a more comprehensive range of subjects will be explored and discussed in greater detail. Such as:

  • Brief history of European antisemitism

  • Brief history of the Frank family

  • The Nazis take over Germany & the Franks move to the Netherlands

  • Life in hiding

  • Life in the camps

  • The fate of everyone who hid

  • Publication of the Diary

  • Production of the play and movie

  • Saving the hiding place at 263 Prinsengracht

  • Denying the Diary

  • Who Betrayed the People Hiding at 263 Prinsengracht?

  • Anne Frank: From ordinary teenager to icon