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Eva Schloss - Anne Frank's step sister visits Manorside 24th of March 2011
Eva was fifteen years old when she was sent to Auschwitz - the same age as her friend Anne Frank. Together with her mother she endured the daily degradation that robbed so many of their lives - including her father and brother. After the war her mother married Otto Frank, the only surviving member of the Frank family. Only after forty years was Eva able to tell her story........
Press Release
29 March 2011
Having observed Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January, Years 5 and 6 of Manorside Primary School, learnt its full significance last week when Eva Schloss, “step-sister” of Anne Frank came to speak to them. Eva, who spent some time in hiding in Holland during World War II before being betrayed and transported with her family to Auschwitz, spent a considerable time with the school children sharing her experiences.
Towards the end of the war, when Auschwitz was liberated, Eva and her mother met Anne Frank’s father, Otto, whom Eva had known when they were neighbours in pre-war Amsterdam. Eva’s mother went on to marry Otto Frank, which is why Eva is sometimes referred to as Anne Frank’s step-sister. The date that Auschwitz was liberated is the date of Holocaust Remembrance Day, although the day itself is a time to remember all victims of genocide.
The children, many of whom are refugees themselves, learnt of Eva’s commitment to tolerance and inclusion. It was only later in life that Eva decided to tell the world her story, when she realized that the hatred and intolerance that led to the death camps of the Third Reich, were still in existence. Since then Eva has told her story, together with the more familiar one of Anne Frank, to explain what can happen when communities don’t understand each other.
The teachers were overwhelmed by Eva Schloss’s visit. Miss Walker, Year 5’s teacher, commented: “The children were mesmerized for an hour. It was because Eva’s story happened to a child of their age. They imagined that like Eva’s brother they were being beaten by their fellow pupils, with teachers standing by.”
Mrs Roth has been working with Year 6 to help them understand what it might have been like to be a Jewish child in Nazi-occupied Europe was also enthusiastic. “It was wonderful to invite Eva into our classroom. It brought home to all the children much of what we’ve been studying – and they were able to ask very informed questions.”
Julia Bramson
Our Year 6 and Year 5 were enthralled listening to her personal account.
