(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Two Chicago girls have advanced to an international competition with a project that tells the story of Anne Frank, who died in the Holocaust.
Kaelyn Dahquist and Hannah Pollack, eighth-grade students at Catherine Cook School in Old Town, worked to recreate Frank's desk and tell her story through diary entries.
“It was really important because it documented the Holocaust’s effects on the lives of individuals and families, and it allowed people to see their experience — years later — around the world,” Kaelyn said.
Hannah's mother Laura Pollack told WBBM their family descended from Holocaust survivors.
“So that, too, brings it home,” Pollack said. “I feel grateful that both Kaelyn and Hannah feel very connected to this story.”
Hannah is one of the few Jewish students at her school, and felt that, especially in these times, the voice of Anne Frank needed to be heard.
Kaelyn and Hannah’s work will be showcased at the International History Fair Finals, which takes place at the University of Maryland.
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