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Only Footage of Anne Frank Hits YouTube

Film of neighbor's wedding in 1941 was given to Holocaust victim's family in the 50s

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(Newser) – The Anne Frank House has posted the only surviving video of the young diarist and Holocaust victim on YouTube. “The footage is very moving and very unique because these are the only moving images of Anne Frank,” a museum representative tells the Guardian. The film, of an Amsterdam neighbor’s wedding, shows Anne peering down at the scene from an upstairs window. The couple gave it to Frank’s father in the 1950s after the publication of her diary.

Anne Frank in 1941.
Anne Frank in 1941.   (AP Photo)
The attic window, left, from where Anne Frank longingly looked at the chestnut tree, right.
The attic window, left, from where Anne Frank longingly looked at the chestnut tree, right.   (AP Photo)
Anne Frank poses in 1941 in this photo made available by Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, June 11, 2009.
Anne Frank poses in 1941 in this photo made available by Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, June 11, 2009.   (AP Photo/ Anne Frank House/ Frans Dupont, HO)
Anne Frank poses in 1941 in this photo made available by Anne Frank Fonds/ Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, June 11, 2009.
Anne Frank poses in 1941 in this photo made available by Anne Frank Fonds/ Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, June 11, 2009.   (AP Photo/ Anne Frank Fonds/ Anne Frank House/ Frans Dupont, HO)
Anne Frank poses in 1941 in this photo made available by Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, June 11, 2009.
Anne Frank poses in 1941 in this photo made available by Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, June 11, 2009.   (AP Photo/ Anne Frank House/ Frans Dupont, HO)
A facsimile of Anne Frank's diary displayed during a press conference at Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, June 11, 2009.
A facsimile of Anne Frank's diary displayed during a press conference at Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, June 11, 2009.   (AP Photo/ Evert Elzinga)
In this image released by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday June 25, 2007, two photographs are combined of Anne Frank and her sister Margot.
In this image released by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday June 25, 2007, two photographs are combined of Anne Frank and her sister Margot.   (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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The museum has had the footage for some time, but thought YouTube would be a good platform to show the film and the other films about her life.
- Annemarie Bekker, Anne Frank House

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s19ma6
Oct 2, 09 11:05 AM CDT
It's one thing to read about the people in history, but it's a totally different thing to see them actually in motion, even if it only 20 seconds or so, and most of it not even on her, it's still worth the watch. Reply
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Jojo
Oct 2, 09 11:07 AM CDT
Agreed s19ma6. It's kind of a wow moment. Reply
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diltsduo
Oct 2, 09 2:23 PM CDT
i know! i was just thinking the other day about how we will never see video of historics such as Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin etc. Reply
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schmidtkoff
Oct 2, 09 2:34 PM CDT
i still remember reading the diary of anne frank when i was young. i must read it again. if this is a true foto of her it is very chiling. although the foto does not bring to mind the actual conditions she endured in her diary. Reply
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jagerhans
Oct 2, 09 2:58 PM CDT
once i watched on TV an interview with an old man who talked about the battle of austerlitz , it was an old french documentary and this aged man was giving a second hand witness of the battle: when young, during a feast he heard the account of the battle from a french veteran who fought at austerlitz . it was quite amazing. Reply
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