Anne Frank House
To save the building on the Prinsengracht from demolition, the Anne Frank House was founded on May 3, 1957. Three years later, the museum opened its doors. Besides managing the museum, the Anne Frank House develops educational products and activities.
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The Anne Frank House, a valued EUROCLIO partner, is more than a museum. In the past they published for instance two graphic novels: one about the Holocaust and one about The Family Secret. The graphic about the Holocaust tells the story of Esther, a Jewish girl, that survived the Second World War, but her parents do not. Esther goes in search of what exactly happened to her parents. The other graphic tells the gripping story of the Van Dort family in wartime. Both graphics are meant for young people from 12 to 15 years old (click here for more information).
A third graphic is planned to be added in the future, meant for the same age. ‘Friendship’ will be the name, a comic about young people in today’s society. It plans to show how social mechanisms operate, including stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination. The way you see others is connected to your own self-esteem, and is linked to questions of identity and the formation of groups. The consequences of bullying, prejudice, and discrimination need to be made clear to show that excluding people isn't acceptable.
During two days (12 and 13 January) a team of international experts gave advice about the scenario and the synopsis of the graphic novel. It will take around 1-2 years to finish it. Huub Kurstjens (the Netherlands) represented EUROCLIO. There was also time to show what EUROCLIO stands for and what kind of the project ‘Historiana’ is.
On 20-21 of October the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, the European Commission and the Anne Frank House together have organised a Conference on the Holocaust and Human Rights Education in Amsterdam. The Conference aimed to bring together memorial sites/museums and teachers, Holocaust and human rights education practitioners and explore the relevance of bringing the fields of human rights and the Holocaust education closer together. The meeting targeted on a maximum of sharing experience and exchanging knowledge, and therefore followed very innovative paterns. Only two speeches were allowed. The first one by Professor Monique Eckmann, from the University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland in Geneva addressed commonalities and differences in approaches between education about the holocaust and human rights education. Professor Herman Van Goethem shared the basic principles for the creation of a new Belgium Memorial, Museum and Documentation Centre on Holocaust and human rights in Kazerne Dossin, Mechelen, the place were Jews in Belgium were brought together during World War II before their deportation to the extermination camps
