Today we talk with Diana Serhal, a graduate assistant for the Anne Frank Center (AFC) at the University of South Carolina. Diana worked at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and moved to Columbia, SC, to develop the AFC here. We discuss Anne's life, the Franks' journey as refugees, and the power of an individual story to communicate important history.

The Anne Frank Center at UofSC is the first and only permanent partner site in North America to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. The other permanent sites are in Berlin, Germany and Buenos Aires, Argentina. You can learn more about the AFC, including how to set up a tour, here: https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/education/partnerships_outreach/anne_frank/index.php You might even have Diana as your tour guide!

To learn more about the Anne Frank House, the Secret Annex, and the lives of the Frank family, check out their website here: https://www.annefrank.org/en/

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