Website of the Week

The Secret Annex Online: Discover Anne Frank's hiding space -
 http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Home/

This is of course an intriguing and well documented piece of history. Somehow I have yet to read Anne Frank's diary, but I stumbled upon this site and now I'm sure I'll get to the diary soon.

This website is a very nice virtual tool. Here are some of the features and highlights.

• Navigate through a virtual 3D model of the actual hiding space and listen to details about the rooms and items found in the rooms. Look for icons for additional details and easy navigation around the secret annex. 
• View a 3D layout of the house and the dimensions of the rooms. Navigate directly to rooms of interest. It's almost unbelievable that these people spent 2 years in this space! 
• View pictures and short bios of the occupants and helpers. 
• Watch a series of short videos about the eventual arrests, the fate of the people involved, Otto Frank's return after the war, etc. Very interesting! 

Review by Nate Martin, SWC Librarian