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| Anne Frank Tree RIP; (circa 1850-2006) | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 26 2006, 03:11 AM (462 Views) | |
| mozart8mytoe | Nov 26 2006, 03:11 AM Post #1 |
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The Amsterdam City Council has reluctantly agreed to cut down the Anne Frank Tree, possibly the oldest chestnut tree in Amsterdam. The tree has been plagued with fungi, moths and soil damage for years. They now believe that almost half of the wood is rotten. Experts were brought in and a good deal of money was spent, but this tree is terminal. The tree is named after Anne Frank because of its prominent discriptions in her diary. Some of her most poignant entries describe nature in general and the chestnut tree in particular. She took a great deal of comfort from watching the tree outside of her tiny window and it has become and important part of Anne Frankhuis. It even has its own interactive website. Anne Frank Tree |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Nov 26 2006, 03:13 AM Post #2 |
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Interesting link. That's sad, but as George said, All Things Must Pass. I'm glad I got to see the tree before it got cut down and I'm sure that pieces of it will be preserved for history. |
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| mozart8mytoe | Nov 26 2006, 03:32 AM Post #3 |
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The current plan is to plant part of the old tree to grow a new one. It is good that there will someday be another tree there since that space really looks best with a tree, but it will not be the same tree. |
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| Deleted User | Nov 26 2006, 12:52 PM Post #4 |
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I wish I had a chance to see it there. I have wanted to go there for quite some time. |
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| Beatlesluver | Nov 26 2006, 01:45 PM Post #5 |
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I have been to the Anne Frank Museum (about 11 years ago) and found it interesting. I cant remember the tree even though I've been to Holland so many times (I'm half Dutch). Its nice they tried to preserve the tree for so long anyway. |
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| maccascruff | Nov 27 2006, 12:52 AM Post #6 |
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I'm glad I got to see the tree. I love going to Amsterdam and always visit the Anne Frank House when I'm there. When I climb the steps going up to the annex, I can hear in my mind the marching of the Nazis in the Dam and I've seen the tree. I have sat and just contemplated what happened to Anne and may like her in the Dam. |
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| Merry | Nov 28 2006, 03:59 PM Post #7 |
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What a beautiful website, and so sad and inspiring at the same time! I read Anne's diary when I was a child and her life touched me deeply, I've always felt a "kinship" with her somehow. I hate to hear that her tree has to come down, but if they can create a new one from the original, then it won't be entirely lost. Thank you for sharing this with us, Ms. Mozart! Merry |
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| mozart8mytoe | Nov 29 2006, 04:19 AM Post #8 |
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When I was much younger I went through a period of self pity (as I am sure most of us do) until I read her diary. It is so beautifully written and of course the story and tragic outcome make it very difficult to feel sorry for one's self. She is a perfect example that no matter how bad you might have it, someone somewhere is guaranteed to have it worse. And the best part of all is the positive attitude she had, no matter how f*cked up her life had become. |
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| maccascruff | Nov 30 2006, 02:44 AM Post #9 |
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Anne is definitely this. She always saw the bright side of things. |
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| Deleted User | Dec 1 2006, 11:00 PM Post #10 |
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Thanks for that. I put my name on a leave. |
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| maccascruff | Dec 2 2006, 12:16 AM Post #11 |
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I just did the same thing. |
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| mozart8mytoe | Dec 4 2006, 10:30 AM Post #12 |
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![]() Anne Frank at Madame Tussauds. Presidents John F Kennedy and George W Bush, together at last. ![]() Notice the finger pointing at the back of Kennedy's head. The conspiracy thickens. |
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| Reverend Dave | Dec 6 2006, 02:05 AM Post #13 |
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Now I wish I'd gone to Amsterdam a few years ago when I had the chance. Those wax figures are incredibly lifelike. |
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| Hound Dog | Dec 9 2006, 06:34 AM Post #14 |
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and scarry!! |
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| Deleted User | Dec 9 2006, 07:14 AM Post #15 |
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Anne was lately vote one of the biggest Dutch icons . I'm very proud of her. I have seen lots of film and documaents of her diary. She is a real saint in mine eyes and she deserves also that title. I recommed everyone who visit Amsterdam, please also visit her house who is a museum. |
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| mozart8mytoe | Dec 9 2006, 07:42 AM Post #16 |
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Aside from the whole idea that canonization would likely detract from her own religion (for which she was murdered), I would agree with that. |
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| JanaW | Dec 9 2006, 08:06 AM Post #17 |
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I have always used Anne Frank to set an example for my children and now my grandchildren. Young people can make a difference in the world. She came from a world and time so filled with despair, but through it all she was a beacon that shown so brightly, that even today 60+ years later, she lights up our lives. God Bless You little Anne. |
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| JeffLynnesBeard | Dec 9 2006, 09:41 AM Post #18 |
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I was profoundly touched when I visited the Anne Frank House when we spent a couple of days in Amsterdam earlier this year. I'd never read Anne's diary in full before, only excerpts at school, so I bought the unabridged book at the museum shop and read it from start to finish on the journey home. I'm not ashamed to admit that the tears kept on welling in my eyes. The way they lived for years, the fact that she was such an ordinary (albeit incisive & intelligent) teenage girl, the pointlessness of her and her people's persecution and the the utter tragedy of her death, so close to the war's end and her emancipation... if there is anyone on this board who hasn't read Anne Frank's Diary - well, it's essential reading. |
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| ogoble | Dec 10 2006, 04:25 AM Post #19 |
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Interesting link. RIP AF Tree. I've read her book a couple of times in my life. She was your average girl growing up in extra-ordinary times and experienced more hardship than anyone should ever experience. It would be nice to see her tree live on, but no one or no thing can live forever...only memories. So long Kitty
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| mozart8mytoe | Dec 12 2006, 07:41 AM Post #20 |
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Everyone should read her diary. It should be required reading in schools. But I would encourage people to read the most extensive version they can find. Many editions are so heavily edited (especially Otto Frank's version) that you never get the full story. Some versions are amazingly watered down. This is a story that needs to be told in graphic detail. The Nederlands Institute for War Documentation recently printed an edition that include's Anne's original manuscript with her own edits as well as different translations. This is a story too important and too well written to suffer a Disney treatment. |
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| Deleted User | Dec 12 2006, 07:59 PM Post #21 |
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That is correct news. Thank you for posting this. |
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| Deleted User | Dec 18 2006, 02:59 AM Post #22 |
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The book should be required reading. It is a story of hope under the most dire conditions. If one doesn't tear up reading it they are not human. RIP Anne, your family, and your tree. |
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| Reverend Dave | Dec 18 2006, 05:11 AM Post #23 |
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When I first read her diary I cried like a baby, which was pretty embarrassing for a macho 12 year old boy. Now I don't see how you couldn't cry. |
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