Anne Frank has become one of the world's most renown Holocaust victims because of the personal record she left behind. Her diary — which intimately described the two-year period she and her family spent hiding from Nazis in a secret annex — is currently available in 66 languages and more than 40 million copies have been sold worldwide. Though she died in a concentration camp nine months after the Franks were captured and arrested, her legacy lives on and continues to inspire hope in a world of intolerance. The Florida Holocaust Museum presents two exhibits that spotlight the young heroine — Anne Frank: A History for Today and A Private Photo Album. Both focus on the life of Frank with text from Anne's journal, personal photographs of the Frank family, and a writing lab for visitors to share their own thoughts. Through Dec. 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, 55 Fifth St. S., downtown St. Petersburg, $8 general/$7 seniors and students with I.D./$4 ages 17 and younger, 727-820-0100, flholocaustmuseum.org.
This article appears in Oct 31 – Nov 6, 2007.