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July 2015
Welcome to the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust and Anne Frank in the World e-newsletter. Updates on upcoming events, programs, and opportunities right to your inbox! Here is what is new:
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Anne Frank and other diarists from the Holocaust
July 6 marks seventy-three years since Anne Frank and her family went in to hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam.
A few weeks earlier, on June 12, 1942, Anne had received a diary for her birthday and began writing in it immediately. She wrote about her birthday party. She wrote about her friends, family, and school. She wrote about her everyday life.
The sheer number of Holocaust victims is difficult to comprehend. Emphasis on diverse personal experiences, such as that of Anne Frank, helps portray the victims as individuals instead of part of a larger number. Diaries written during the Holocaust give voices to the victims – voices that would otherwise have been lost.
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“In Her Father’s Eyes: A Slovak Childhood in the Shadow of the Holocaust” exhibit on loan
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The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust is hosting the travelling exhibition “In Her Father’s Eyes: A Slovak Childhood in the Shadow of the Holocaust”, on loan from the Kennesaw State University Museum of History and Holocaust Education, at Anne Frank in the World in Sandy Springs. The exhibit will be on display from June 9 until August 25, 2015. Admission is free. Click here for more information.
“In Her Father’s Eyes” chronicles the life of Kitty Weichherz, who was the same age as Anne Frank. She died at Sobibór concentration camp in Poland the same year the Frank family went into hiding in Amsterdam. Kitty’s story is captured in words and photographs by her father, Bela, who maintained a meticulous diary of the “mundane and profound” events of his daughter’s life.
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Sunday Matinees Schedule: June-July
Visit Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 in Sandy Springs every month for free screenings of short films and documentaries about the Holocaust, World War II, and human rights.
Affiliate Event: “Filming the Camps: From Hollywood to Nuremberg"
The Atlanta History Center is honored to be one of only two U.S. venues to host the Mémorial de la Shoah's exhibition, Filming the Camps – John Ford, Samuel Fuller, George Stevens: From Hollywood to Nuremberg. On display through November 20, 2015, the exhibit explores the experiences of five American filmmakers during and after WWII, their confrontation with Nazi atrocities, and the mark it left on them as artists. Click here for details.
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Have you visited Anne Frank in the World?
Complete a brief Visitor Survey.
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Holocaust rescuer Sir Nicholas Winton passes away at 106
Holocaust rescuer Sir Nicholas Winton has passed away. He died on the anniversary of the departure of a train in 1939 carrying the largest number of children (241) from Prague. He rescued 669 Jewish children destined for Nazi concentration camps. After the war, his efforts went virtually unknown until 1988 when his wife found a scrapbook with photos and a complete list of names. Click here to learn more.
Now accepting online donations!
Donations to support the exhibit and the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust may now be made online via PayPal. Click here for more details.
Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 Holiday Closings
The exhibit will be closed on the following holidays:
- Saturday, July 4
- Wednesday, September 23
- Thursday, November 26
- Friday, December 25
Please notes that additional dates may be added. Stay up to date with closings by visiting this webpage.
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