Our image of the week is of Anne Frank, who was born on June 12, 1929.
Most of us know Anne Frank, the girl who hid with her family from the Nazis in Amsterdam for two years in an attic during World War II. Ultimately she was betrayed and sent to a concentration camp where she died. She is one of the better-known of the approximately six million victims of the Holocaust. Anne’s diary, The Diary of a Young Girl, was published after the war – and that in large part explains why she is so well known.
Anne is the image of the week in recognition that she was born on June 12 1929 – she would have been 85 today. Our image shows a smiling Anne standing against a wall with her shadow in the background. A warm but also incredibly poignant photo.
You can read an article from the blog entitled ‘The Face of Anne Frank and the Holocaust’ by clicking here.
Image source: http://www.annefrank.org/en/Anne-Frank/All-people/Anne-Frank
