Many American students first experience German totalitarianism through the eyes of Anne Frank, whose "Diary of a Young Girl" portrays life in hiding from the Nazis in occupied Amsterdam, Netherlands. Anne Frank died in March 1945 at the German concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen. Here are pictures of her historic home, located at 263 Prinsengracht, and now a museum. If visiting Amsterdam, the Anne Frank House is accessible by public transportation and is open daily except Christmas, New Year's day, and Yom Kippur.
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original diary of Anne Frank |
the way the building containing the Frank's hiding place appeared in 1940 |
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The Bookcase which concealed the entrance to the Franks' hiding place |
With bookcase opened, hidden stairway to the hiding place is revealed |
Contemporary view of the Anne Frank house
c. 1995
All photographs here supplied by student Jennifer Kay (2001), a resident of the U.K.. Prof. Bowen
extends his thanks to Ms. Kay.