Anne Frank’s childhood friend and stepsister, Eva Schloss, will share her wartime experiences and discuss the publishing of Frank’s diary on Wed., Nov. 5 at 7: 30 p.m. at P.S. 89’s theater, located at 201 Warren St.
Schloss, a Holocaust survivor, met Frank as a child while both families were in Holland after Germany invaded Austria in 1938. After the time of Anne’s famed diary account of her time hiding from the Nazis, both girls ended up at the Auschwitz concentration camp. After the war, Schloss’ mother married Anne’s father, Otto Frank.
Tickets for the event organized by Chabad of Battery Park City are $36 in advance and $45 at the door. Student tickets are $18 and Holocaust survivors gain entrance free of charge. Go to www.ChabadBPC.com/historicevening for more information.