AFI Media Coverage
200 Clear Creek Amana students visit UI campus to learn about Anne Frank
The UI focuses on human rights education during 2023 International Day
Anne Frank Initiative established at the University of Iowa
Baele to host Anne Frank event
Anne Frank tree takes root at University of Iowa
Featured Resource
Jewish Life & History in Iowa: UI Archival Collections
This University of Iowa LibGuide brings together a list of collections at the Iowa Women’s Archives (IWA) that contribute to our understanding of Jewish life and history in Iowa. It also highlights selected material from the UI Special Collections and UI Archives, including the papers and records of Jewish individuals and organizations, as well as other collections that may contain only a few items or folders relevant to the study of Jewish life. While the LibGuide is primarily focused on materials that reflect the experience of women and men who spent at least part of their lives in Iowa, it also includes content from individuals who lived and worked across the U.S. and the world.
General Resources
“Investigating Who Betrayed Anne Frank and Her Family to the Nazis,” Jon Wertheim (1/16/22)
“The Powerful Experience of Rereading Anne Frank’s Diary as a Mom,” Beth Kanter (8/12/20)
“Becoming Anne Frank,” Dara Horn (November 2018)
“How literature can teach young readers to build empathy and resilience” (audio, 2/3/22)
On this episode of Talk of Iowa (Iowa Public Radio), host Charity Nebbe speaks with Dr. Elke Heckner (Department of German, University of Iowa) about the literature of the Holocaust and the importance of reading books written about the Holocaust by those who witnessed the atrocities. Heckner teaches courses on how the Holocaust is portrayed in literature and film. She discusses the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic memoir Maus by Art Spiegelman, which chronicles the experiences of Spiegelman’s father, a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor. Other works of literature Heckner mentions are Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi, Ghetto Diary by Janusz Korczak, Night by Elie Wiesel, and Still Alive by Ruth Kluger.
What to Lea(f) In, What to Lea(f) Out: Pedagogical Opportunities of a Cultural Icon – Anne Frank’s Chestnut Tree (June 17, 2021)
This chapter, written by Kirsten Kumpf Baele, and part of the book, "The Construction and Destruction of Cultural Icons," begins with a question: had Anne Frank not referenced the horse chestnut tree that stood in the courtyard behind Prinsengracht 263, would it still have garnered the fame it has?
University of Iowa German Department Launches Major Multifaceted Anne Frank Commemoration Project
The National Museum of Language published this blog about the Anne Frank tree planting initiative at University of Iowa.
Anne Frank Sapling Workshop: Iowa Youth Writing Project
The IYWP, along with the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies and students from Dr. Kirsten Kumpf Baele's Anne Frank class, hosted a three-part workshop series for junior high students in which they welcomed the sapling through reflective reading, writing, and discussion.
University of Iowa 2022 Provost's Global Forum: Teaching Anne Frank
This multi-day event highlighted the educational value and continuing relevance of Anne Frank's story. Presenters discussed how Anne's life and legacy are taught in multiple disciplines, in K-12 education, and in museums and other media.
Videos
Reading Anne Frank: Dear Kitty - The Act of Keeping a Diary | Iowa City Public Library
Anne Frank's Story: Presented by Kirsten E. Kumpf Baele and Waltraud Maierhofer | Iowa City Foreign Relations Council
Why Anne Frank Still Matters: An Obermann Conversation
WorldCanvass: Teaching Anne Frank | University of Iowa 2022 Provost's Global Forum
Reading Anne Frank | Iowa City Public Library