Anne Frank, 80 Years After the Liberation of Auschwitz, Emerges in a New Light

A new show at the Center of Jewish History recreates the annex where she hid from the Nazis — and wrote one of the best-selling books of all time.

Center for Jewish History/John Halpern
Recreation of Anne Frank's annex, 'Anne Frank: The Exhibition,' Center for Jewish History, 2025. Center for Jewish History/John Halpern

In a cramped room hidden behind a bookshelf in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, 13-year-old Anne Frank sat at her desk, pen in hand. Outside, the streets echoed with the sounds of aerial battles, mass deportations, and bombings. Her diary would become one of the world’s most famous and best-selling books. 

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