A second print run of 15, copies was issued, followed within days by a third of 45, copies. Before long, print run after print run sold out in rapid succession and millions of Americans read the book. Meyer Levin turned into a fervent advocate of the book and insisted on the production of a play and a film based on the diary. He even wrote a script, but that was rejected by Otto Frank. This caused a lot of bitterness between them and they eventually ended up in court.
Much has been written about this case and the role that Meyer Levin played in the American publication, not only by Meyer Levin himself, in The Obsession , but also by later researchers. They wrote the script in little under two years. Before the opening performance, Otto Frank wished the cast every success; he himself could not and did not want to see the play.
The idea of seeing his family on stage was too much for him. The final Broadway performance took place on 22 June After performances, the play started on a tour of other US cities. The play was staged in many other countries as well, including the Netherlands. In Germany, the play made a deep impression, and more than 2 million people came to see it. The ceremony at the US Capitol, featuring a candle-lighting and names reading, is happening now.
Join us right now to watch a live interview with a survivor, followed by a question-and-answer session. The Museum's commemoration ceremony, including remarks by the German ambassador and a Holocaust survivor, is happening now.
Location: VT. Response: There is no other story on Earth like Anne's journal. It's an unfinished story, finished only by history- not Anne's words. Anne would have loved to see her work published. Anne has inspired many - like me - to be thankful for the world we have. I think she was a wonderful person who truly understood life. It's impressive how Anne was able to stay strong throughout hiding. She was one of the wisest people, who could see the good in everyone.
I wish Anne could be here today because she would continue to be a great role model for everyone all over the world. Location: Cupertino. Response: The story of Anne Frank is one that makes me thankful for the changes we have made today.
This kind of thing could have very well happened to me if history was different and we hadn't learned from our mistakes. Somehow, even through the bad, Anne still managed to be happy.
This is inspiring to me and makes me think that I should be more grateful for what I have and find more happiness in my life. I am privileged to live freely, unlike Anne. Location: U. Response: Anne Frank's diary was moving and very inspiring piece of literature.
I am amazed at how Anne was able to live in the Secret Annex for 2 years without any fresh air and her best friends. Also, Anne's opinions about her family and the world in general in her diary are so honest and true that I can really get an understanding of how Anne was like.
Many of her beliefs, such as believing that everybody in the world is good at heart, are similar to mine. I wish she was still alive so that I can meet her and see what else we have in common.
It saddens me that Anne died at such a young age in a concentration camp, but I commend her for being brave and having courage under oppression. Location: Vatican City, Italy. It was completely eye-opening to see what it must have been like, living in the constant fear of a fate worse than death that would only lead to death. The gripping tale was wonderfully illustrated in the play, and by the end of the book, I was hoping that from some terrible historical mistake, that Anne and the rest of the Annex somehow survived the wrath of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
The struggle of the Franks and the Van Daans Pels was also very emotional, to see stress and fear eating away at the very heart of the people in the Annex. The bright light in the book was Mr. It has been translated into more than 60 languages — from Albanian to Welsh — including Farsi, Arabic, Sinhalese and Esperanto. In it was added to the Unesco Memory of the World Register. Children from all around the world continue to write letters to Anne as if she were their friend.
She has remained irrevocably the eternal child. She was the second and youngest child of an assimilated Jewish family. Her sister, Margot Betti Frank, who was three years older than Anne, also wrote a diary — although it has never been found. Margot was the more studious sister. Anne, while intelligent, was often distracted by talking to her friends during school.
Anne chose her own diary — an autograph book bound with white and red checked cloth, and closed with a small lock — as a present for her 13th birthday. This birthday, on Friday 12 June , was the last before she and her family went into hiding. Anne also enjoyed a party with a strawberry pie and a room decorated with flowers. The Franks were soon joined by four other Jews: Hermann and Auguste van Pels with their son Peter the boy Anne was to fall in love with , and for a time, Fritz Pfeffer, a German dentist.
The entrance to the annex was concealed behind a moveable bookcase.
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