An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

Anne Frank

1 book referenced

Books by Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

Referenced in 3 episodes

352: Amsterdam: Kings, Canals, and Coffee Houses (Part 2)

July 20, 2023

Context:

Referenced when discussing how 'the survival of Anne Frank's diary gives a human face to' the horror of what happened to Jews in Amsterdam during the Nazi occupation. The diary is mentioned as personalizing the tragedy in a way unique to Amsterdam.

323: History's Greatest Dogs

April 20, 2023

Context:

Mentioned in reference to Anne Frank writing in her diary that she longed to have a dog like Rin Tin Tin

292: The Shadow of the Holocaust

January 05, 2023

Context:

Mentioned when Tom suggests Jonathan Freedland's book might rank alongside 'Anne Frank's diary and Primo Levi's book as a record of what it was like to be human amid all that suffering'