“The Anne Frank Story”



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| |STATE OF WISCONSIN, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS |

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| |30 West Mifflin Street, P.O. Box 7843, Madison, WI 53707-7843 |

| |PHONE: (608) 266-1311 1-800-947-8387 (WIS VETS) |

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| Jim Doyle, Governor | E-MAIL: Headquarters@dva.state.wi.us |

|John A. Scocos, Secretary |FAX: (608) 264-7616 |

Attention Newsroom: Media Advisory

January 5, 2004 Contact: Andrew Schuster 608-267-1797

For Immediate Release or Kathleen Scholl 608-267-3582

“The Anne Frank Story” on Display at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum

(MADISON)— She was just 15 years old when she died at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, but the legacy of Anne Frank lives on in the hearts and minds of millions. A photographic exhibit documenting World War II through Anne’s life, time in hiding, and ultimately her death under the Nazi regime, will be on display at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum from January 18 to February 14, 2004. Its visit to Madison is sponsored by the Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, with additional funds from the Madison Community Foundation, the Overture Foundation, and Pleasant Company’s Fund for Children.

“The Anne Frank Story” is circulated by the Anne Frank Center USA in New York. The exhibit includes photographs and excerpts from Anne’s now-famous diary, kept while her family lived in hiding. It is a powerful exhibition of World War II through the eyes of a child.

Several free public programs will accompany the exhibit, including discussions with Holocaust survivors, a presentation by a woman who assisted Jewish refugees, and lectures by several experts on the rise of the Nazi regime, and the ultimate liberation of Europe made possible by the victory of Allied military forces. A full list of programs follows this news advisory.

The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is a free public educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs and is located at 30 W. Mifflin St., across the street from the State Capitol. The museum is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (year round) and Sundays (April through September) from noon to 4 p.m. The museum’s research center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and by appointment. For more information contact Laura Kocum, at 608-264-7663, or go to .

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Thursday, January 15, 2004

“Remembering the Holocaust” Teacher In-service

8:15 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.

Teachers and library staff will benefit, as seven Holocaust experts present new ways to teach the Holocaust. This in-service will highlight “The Diary of Anne Frank” and other literary works, guidelines from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and hands–on activities to foster learning.

$65.00 Registration Fee

Registrations required

Contact Katie Leedle at 608-261-0541 for more information

Sunday, January 18, 2004

Exhibit Opening

1 to 4 p.m.

View the Wisconsin Veterans Museum’s newest exhibit: “The Anne Frank Story.” Photographs and diary excerpts profile the life of Anne Frank from her birth through her time in hiding, ending ultimately with her death in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. The exhibit examines World War II, and describes the growth of the Nazi regime in Germany, the invasion of the Netherlands, and life under Nazi rule.

2 p.m.

Experience living history, as Madison actor Alan Hart presents a powerful portrayal of Holocaust survivor and Madison civic leader Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky. This vignette is written completely in the Rabbi’s own words by local director Callen Harty.

2:30 p.m.

Gain new understanding of the Holocaust through the eyes of a survivor. Aaron Elster remembers hiding in Poland. Elster was nine years old when the Nazis rounded up the Jews in his hometown. Hidden in an attic for two years, he was one of two Jews from a community of six thousand to survive the Nazi occupation. Elster will share his harrowing experience in this eye-opening program.

Tuesday, January 20, 2004

Film showing

“Anne Frank Remembered”

Noon

See the only known film footage of Anne Frank in “Anne Frank Remembered.” Combining personal testimony, never-before-seen photos and family letters, and rare archival footage, this film presents Anne Frank as an ordinary life under extraordinary circumstances.

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Thursday, January 22, 2004

Professor Gregory Wegner

Author of Anti-Semitism and Schooling Under the Third Reich

“Anti-Semitism and the Nazi Perspectives on the Educated Person”

Lecture and Book Signing

7 p.m.

Discover the role of schools and educational facilities in Nazi propaganda. Professor Wegner, of the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse, explores the Nazi regime’s efforts to instill anti-Semitic values among German youth. Combining religious and economic anti-Semitic stereotypes with Nazi “science” and race biology, the Nazi regime altered the thinking of a young generation. Propaganda images from school texts, children’s literature, and curriculum guides from the 1930s are also included to emphasize the powerful role of image in learning.

Thursday, January 29, 2004

Professor Jay Hatheway

Author of In Perfect Formation

“The Rise of the Nazi Party from 1933 to 1938”

7 p.m.

Trace the rise of the Nazi party in the years preceding World War Two. Professor Hatheway, of Edgewood College, will examine the Nazi party’s activities to consolidate and solidify their power base. He will discuss Hitler’s assumption of the Chancellorship and Kristallnact (Night of Broken Glass), the systemized destruction and looting of Jewish businesses and holy buildings.

Tuesday, February 3, 2004

“The Courage to Care” Film Showing

Noon

Encounter the bravery of individuals who helped protect Jews from the Third Reich’s genocidal programs in France, Holland, and Poland. “The Courage to Care” raises questions about what motivated rescuers to assist victims in Nazi-occupied Europe, and the moral and ethical dilemmas that non-Jews confronted when deciding to engage in rescue work.

Tuesday, February 3, 2004

Marion Pritchard

“Rescue and Resistance During the Holocaust”

7 p.m.

Hear a first-hand story of brave resistance to the Nazi regime. Dutch woman Marion Pritchard provided shelter for a Jewish man and his children for three years during World War II, and organized shelter for many more. She will share her experiences hiding refugees, evading authorities and even killing a Nazi soldier to protect Jewish children.

Thursday, February 12, 2004

Professor Ruth Schwertfeger

Author of Women of Theresienstadt

“Hitler’s Model Ghetto and French Internment Camps”

7 p.m.

Uncover stories from the concentration camp at Terezin, Czechoslovakia, the model for Hitler’s ghettos. Professor Schwertfeger will describe life within Theresienstadt’s walls through the eyes of the women who were interred there. She will also contrast the model ghetto and the internment camps of France, where inmates were stigmatized on two levels: as Germans and as Jews.

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“The Anne Frank Story”

January 18 – February 14, 2004

All Programs hosted in the 2nd Floor Education Center

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