Photographs, illustrations, and maps accompany historical essays, and diary excerpts, providing an insight to Anne Frank and the massive upheaval that tore apart her world.

Item is a booklet provided to Allied forces entering Germany in order to familiarise them with the people and customs of Germany. Includes common phrases, lists of dos and don’ts as well as characterisations of the German people.

Call for the provinces of North Holland, South Holland and Utrecht to register for labor deployment.

Item is a receipt issued to “Rodz. Rosenberg” for a prepayment of two hundred and fifty Dutch guilders to the International Refugee Organisation for immigration to Canada.

Car pennant made from grey fabric with embroidered Luftwaffe insignia of reichsadler eagle with swastika

The VHEC produces a highly regarded, professionally designed magazine, Zachor (Remember), twice a year. This publication communicates with VHEC members and the wider public about the Centre’s programs, events and current issues related to human rights, social justice and Holocaust education.

"[A]n illustrated biography about Anne Frank and her world." — Back cover

Item is a photograph of Amalia and Simon Spiekhout, her foster brother while in hiding in Leeuwarden.

Postcard with black-and-white photograph of the view of Haringvliet inlet. Addressed to recipient in Halle, Germany with Dutch postage. Message is written in German.

Information bulletin published in Groningen, Netherlands by the combined illegal Groninger Press.

Item is a notice of registration from the American Consulate in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Anne Frank: A Legacy for Our Time offers a video presentation in two parts: The Story of Anne Frank and The Lesson of Anne Frank . The first part recounts the events in the life of Anne Frank, describing how Jews and other groups were treated by the Nazis. The second part explains why it is important to reject and fight all forms of discrimination.

Printed document on letterhead with coat of arms and typed and handwritten annotations. Written from the perspective of the Dutch people to the Canadian Army 1st Division.

A twelve-year-old Jewish girl from the Netherlands manages to live through the horrors that befall her family following the Nazi occupation in 1940.

Item is a ration card allowing the holder to buy food staples like potatoes, butter, bread, milk and meat, from October 1 to November 25, 1944. Because they were in hiding, Sorensen’s family didn’t officially exist and couldn’t obtain ration cards without help from their hosts.

"After spending three years hiding from the Nazis, a Jewish family is reunited and begins the job of rebuilding their country and family." —Title page verso

Card issued by the Preparatory Commission for the International Refugee Organization belonging to Bedrich Eisinger qualifying him for refugee status.

Rectangular brown or dark olive rubberized fabric pouch. Flap with two metal snaps. Two loops sewn onto back. Fabric has become very stiff and is cracking in some places.

A young Jewish girl living in Holland tells of her experiences during the Nazi occupation, her years in hiding, and the aftershock when the war finally ends.