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The Resource Searching for Anne Frank : letters from Amsterdam to Iowa, by Susan Goldman Rubin in association with the Simon Wiesenthal Center-Museum of Tolerance Library and Archives

Searching for Anne Frank : letters from Amsterdam to Iowa, by Susan Goldman Rubin in association with the Simon Wiesenthal Center-Museum of Tolerance Library and Archives

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Provides a glimpse of life during World War II in both the Netherlands and the United States through the correspondence of Anne Frank and her Iowa pen pals. In the fall of 1939, ten-year-old Juanita Wagner of Danville, Iowa, picked a name from a list of pen pals provided by her teacher. She chose a girl her own age who lived in Amsterdam. The girl's name was Anne Frank. Through firsthand reports and interviews with Juanita's sister, Betty, friends of both Juanita and Anne Frank, as well as never-before-published photographs, Susan Goldman Rubin weaves the story of two girls -- one in America and one in the Netherlands -- against the backdrop of pending World War II, its brutal reality, and its aftermath. In alternating chapters, Goldman Rubin describes the lives of Juanita and Anne before the war begins, then continues to tell their stories, as well as those of their sisters, Betty and Margot, as the war progresses. Juanita, Betty, and their mother witness the war from afar, aware of its presence only through radio, film clips, rationing, and watching schoolmates and friends leave for armed service. In tragic contrast, Anne, Margot, and their parents go into hiding, are discovered, and are sent to concentration camps. Only Anne's father survives. Although the girls only had the opportunity to correspond briefly, their letters and contrasting experiences offer a poignant and timely look at lives during wartime. The existing correspondence between Anne and Margot Frank and their pen pals in Iowa is on permanent display at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, California
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
144 pages
Contents
  • Iowa, 1939-1940
  • Amsterdam, 1940
  • Iowa, 1940
  • Amsterdam, 1940-1941
  • Iowa, 1941
  • Amsterdam, September 1941-July 1942
  • Iowa, 1942-1943
  • Amsterdam, 1942
  • Amsterdam, 1942-1944
  • Iowa, 1943-1944
  • Holland and Poland, 1944-1945
  • Germany, 1944-1945
  • Iowa and Illinois, 1945
  • Amsterdam, 1945
  • Amsterdam, 1945-1956
  • California and Iowa, 1956-1957
  • Amsterdam, 1956-1986
  • California, 1959-Present
  • Epilogue
  • Postscript
  • Acknowledgments
  • References and resources
  • Illustration credits
Isbn
9780810945142
Instance
Label
Searching for Anne Frank : letters from Amsterdam to Iowa
Title
Searching for Anne Frank
Title remainder
letters from Amsterdam to Iowa
Statement of responsibility
by Susan Goldman Rubin in association with the Simon Wiesenthal Center-Museum of Tolerance Library and Archives
Creator
Contributor
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Provides a glimpse of life during World War II in both the Netherlands and the United States through the correspondence of Anne Frank and her Iowa pen pals. In the fall of 1939, ten-year-old Juanita Wagner of Danville, Iowa, picked a name from a list of pen pals provided by her teacher. She chose a girl her own age who lived in Amsterdam. The girl's name was Anne Frank. Through firsthand reports and interviews with Juanita's sister, Betty, friends of both Juanita and Anne Frank, as well as never-before-published photographs, Susan Goldman Rubin weaves the story of two girls -- one in America and one in the Netherlands -- against the backdrop of pending World War II, its brutal reality, and its aftermath. In alternating chapters, Goldman Rubin describes the lives of Juanita and Anne before the war begins, then continues to tell their stories, as well as those of their sisters, Betty and Margot, as the war progresses. Juanita, Betty, and their mother witness the war from afar, aware of its presence only through radio, film clips, rationing, and watching schoolmates and friends leave for armed service. In tragic contrast, Anne, Margot, and their parents go into hiding, are discovered, and are sent to concentration camps. Only Anne's father survives. Although the girls only had the opportunity to correspond briefly, their letters and contrasting experiences offer a poignant and timely look at lives during wartime. The existing correspondence between Anne and Margot Frank and their pen pals in Iowa is on permanent display at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, California
Biography type
collective biography
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
209789
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Rubin, Susan Goldman
Dewey number
  • 940.53/18/092
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
DS135.N6
LC item number
F73556 2003
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
  • 5
  • 8
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
000111407
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Museum of Tolerance (Simon Wiesenthal Center)
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True
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  • Frank, Anne
  • Frank, Anne
  • Wagner, Juanita
  • Heibner, Betty
  • Frank, Anne
  • Wagner, Juanita
  • Heibner, Betty
  • Frank, Anne
  • Heibner, Betty
  • Wagner, Juanita
  • Jews
  • Jewish children in the Holocaust
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • School children
  • School children
  • Jews
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • Women
  • Netherlands
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Jewish children in the Holocaust
  • Jews
  • School children
  • Iowa
  • Netherlands
Target audience
pre adolescent
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
letters from Amsterdam to Iowa
Label
Searching for Anne Frank : letters from Amsterdam to Iowa, by Susan Goldman Rubin in association with the Simon Wiesenthal Center-Museum of Tolerance Library and Archives
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-141) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Iowa, 1939-1940 -- Amsterdam, 1940 -- Iowa, 1940 -- Amsterdam, 1940-1941 -- Iowa, 1941 -- Amsterdam, September 1941-July 1942 -- Iowa, 1942-1943 -- Amsterdam, 1942 -- Amsterdam, 1942-1944 -- Iowa, 1943-1944 -- Holland and Poland, 1944-1945 -- Germany, 1944-1945 -- Iowa and Illinois, 1945 -- Amsterdam, 1945 -- Amsterdam, 1945-1956 -- California and Iowa, 1956-1957 -- Amsterdam, 1956-1986 -- California, 1959-Present -- Epilogue -- Postscript -- Acknowledgments -- References and resources -- Illustration credits
Control code
ocm52134603
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
144 pages
Isbn
9780810945142
Lccn
2003007330
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
System control number
  • (OCoLC)52134603
  • (Sirsi) a186599
Label
Searching for Anne Frank : letters from Amsterdam to Iowa, by Susan Goldman Rubin in association with the Simon Wiesenthal Center-Museum of Tolerance Library and Archives
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-141) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Iowa, 1939-1940 -- Amsterdam, 1940 -- Iowa, 1940 -- Amsterdam, 1940-1941 -- Iowa, 1941 -- Amsterdam, September 1941-July 1942 -- Iowa, 1942-1943 -- Amsterdam, 1942 -- Amsterdam, 1942-1944 -- Iowa, 1943-1944 -- Holland and Poland, 1944-1945 -- Germany, 1944-1945 -- Iowa and Illinois, 1945 -- Amsterdam, 1945 -- Amsterdam, 1945-1956 -- California and Iowa, 1956-1957 -- Amsterdam, 1956-1986 -- California, 1959-Present -- Epilogue -- Postscript -- Acknowledgments -- References and resources -- Illustration credits
Control code
ocm52134603
Dimensions
23 cm
Extent
144 pages
Isbn
9780810945142
Lccn
2003007330
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
System control number
  • (OCoLC)52134603
  • (Sirsi) a186599

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