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Anne Frank. Anne Frank Museum Amsterdam - the official Anne Frank House website. An Introductory History of the Holocaust. The Holocaust (also called Ha-Shoah in Hebrew) refers to the period from January 30, 1933 - when Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany - to May 8, 1945, when the war in Europe officially ended.

An Introductory History of the Holocaust

During this time, Jews in Europe were subjected to progressively harsher persecution that ultimately led to the murder of 6,000,000 Jews (1.5 million of these being children) and the destruction of 5,000 Jewish communities. These deaths represented two-thirds of European Jewry and one-third of all world Jewry. The Jews who died were not casualties of the fighting that ravaged Europe during World War II. Rather, they were the victims of Germany's deliberate and systematic attempt to annihilate the entire Jewish population of Europe, a plan Hitler called the “Final Solution” (Endlosung). Background Propaganda: “The Jews Are Our Misfortune” A major tool of the Nazis' propaganda assault was the weekly Nazi newspaper Der Stürmer (The Attacker).

The Jews Are Isolated from Society The “Final Solution” The Diary of Anne Frank. Anyone tempted to grumble about restrictions under the coronavirus pandemic would do well to be reminded of the conditions under which Jews were forced into hiding from the Nazis during World War II.

The Diary of Anne Frank

Perhaps the most famous account concerns that of 13-year-old Anne Frank, who was locked with her family in a cold, cramped Amsterdam attic for two long years before being dragged off to the concentration camps where only Otto, her beloved father, survived. Amid all the tensions of sharing meagre food and facilities between three families, they were subjected to the constant fear of being discovered, having to creep around in their stockinged feet while being jolted in fright by every knock and creak.

Anne spent much of her time writing her diary – a gift from her father – recording all her hopes and fears along with the daily arguments arising from some difficult relationships including the annoying behaviour of Peter, an older boy with whom she gradually fell in love. Betrayed by a thief! Holocaust Martyrs Forest – Anne Frank Memorial - KKL JNF – Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund. KKL-JNF, together with World B'nai Brith, began planting the Martyrs Forest, which extends on both sides of Kesalon River in the Jerusalem Hills, in 1951.

Holocaust Martyrs Forest – Anne Frank Memorial - KKL JNF – Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael – Jewish National Fund

The forest is a silent, powerful and natural memorial to the millions of Jews who perished in the Holocaust. In the forest stand six million trees – one for every Jew who was killed – a living, breathing memorial to the people whose lives were brutally cut short. At its heart stands the famed "Scrolls of Fire" memorial created by the well-known sculptor Nathan Rapaport chronicling the events of the Holocaust in Europe and the revival of the State of Israel. Anne Frank Memorial at the Martyrs Forest. Photo: Yossi Zamir, KKL-JNF Jerusalem This beautiful forest is carpeted with colorful wildflowers according to season and provides shady tranquility in summer. In the forest stands a memorial to Anne Frank, who perhaps more than anyone else, represents the horrors of the Holocaust for many people. Photo: KKL-JNF Photo Archive.