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Who is Anne Frank?Who is Anne Frank?

• Anne Frank was an ordinary German Jewish girl. Anne Frank was an ordinary German Jewish girl. She enjoyed playing with her toys, riding her She enjoyed playing with her toys, riding her bike and going to the seaside.bike and going to the seaside.

• When she was 13 she was in hiding with her When she was 13 she was in hiding with her family mum, dad and big sister Margot.family mum, dad and big sister Margot.

• She was well known for her diary this is why She was well known for her diary this is why Anne Frank is so famous. She wrote loads of Anne Frank is so famous. She wrote loads of things in her diary all about war time, when she things in her diary all about war time, when she died it was her father that found the diary she died it was her father that found the diary she had been writing.had been writing.

• Anne Frank was born in 1929 and died of typhus Anne Frank was born in 1929 and died of typhus in 1945in 1945

What happned to the Jews?What happned to the Jews?

• Hitler wanted to create what he saw as the Hitler wanted to create what he saw as the perfect German, this meant anyone who perfect German, this meant anyone who did not fit in to this perfect image was did not fit in to this perfect image was persecuted (treated badly) or killed. Hitler persecuted (treated badly) or killed. Hitler persecuted German citizens who were persecuted German citizens who were Jewish, Gypsies or otherwise undesirables.Jewish, Gypsies or otherwise undesirables.

• By the end of war six million people were By the end of war six million people were killed because they where seen differently killed because they where seen differently in Hitlers eyes.in Hitlers eyes.

Anne Frank Diary Anne Frank Diary

• ““Jews were required to wear a yellow Jews were required to wear a yellow star, Jews were forbidden to use star, Jews were forbidden to use trams they were also required to turn trams they were also required to turn in their bicycles and were not to in their bicycles and were not to watch any entertainment or go to watch any entertainment or go to sports centres and so on”sports centres and so on”

• This was part of Anne’s DiaryThis was part of Anne’s Diary

Each Year on January 27Each Year on January 27thth the world marks holocaust memorial the world marks holocaust memorial day. HMD has been held in the UK since 2001 and the day. HMD has been held in the UK since 2001 and the united states declared this is an international event in united states declared this is an international event in November 2005. 27November 2005. 27thth January was chosen as the date for January was chosen as the date for HMD because it was on this date in 1945 that the largest HMD because it was on this date in 1945 that the largest Nazi killing camp Auschwitz Birkenau was liberated. Nazi killing camp Auschwitz Birkenau was liberated.

HMD is about remebering the victims and those whose lives HMD is about remebering the victims and those whose lives have been changed beyond recognation by Nazi have been changed beyond recognation by Nazi persucution and subsequent genocides in Cambodia, persucution and subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bonsia and the atrocities today in Dafur. HMD Rwanda, Bonsia and the atrocities today in Dafur. HMD provides us with an opportunity to honour the survivors but provides us with an opportunity to honour the survivors but its also a chance to look into our own lives and its also a chance to look into our own lives and communities today. Genocide doesn't happen overnight it’s communities today. Genocide doesn't happen overnight it’s a gradual process which begins with the differences a gradual process which begins with the differences between us that are not celebrated but used as a reason to between us that are not celebrated but used as a reason to exclude or marginalise. By learning from the lessons of the exclude or marginalise. By learning from the lessons of the past we can create a better safer future.past we can create a better safer future.

Each year the theme for HMD which provides a focal point and Each year the theme for HMD which provides a focal point and a shared message for the hundreds of events which take a shared message for the hundreds of events which take place around the UK. The theme for HMD 2011 is Untold place around the UK. The theme for HMD 2011 is Untold Stories.Stories.

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• Written by Rebecca Written by Rebecca

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