... of the events (Nixdorf, 2003. pg 247). Themes popular throughout this era were the depiction of Jews in hiding and Jews as successful, accomplished individuals who were unfairly persecuted. The Diary of Anne Frank, which was made in 1959 was one of the more popular films of its time. The film attempted to re-tell the true story of a Dutch, Jewish girl's years ... much older, a choice which was popular with American audiences, but sacrificed the point that even the young were not spared. A poignant feature of the literary version of Anne Frank's Diary centred around the point that Anne's...

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... hauntingly real Schindler's List to Mark Herman's heart-wrenching The Boy with the Striped Pajamas. I have read Night, Elie Wiesel's harrowing memoir of his experience as a prisoner of Auschwitz, and Anne Frank's diary chronicling her fears and her dreams while praying to escape the wrath of Nazism. All these accounts of the Holocaust brought me one step closer to understanding the events that ... happening during war time, and their plans for survival. The most popular exhibit, which is now permanent at MOT, is the Anne Frank exhibition, which perfectly captures Wiesenthal's vision of a...

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