Life among the Gypsies - Before WWII

"Kids in Wagon" - one of 34 photos

in exhibit of Gypsy Life.

The Center is presenting through the end of 2013 a collection of black and white photographs by Jan Yoors (1922-1977), a middle-class Belgian who lived for years with a band of Romanies and documented scenes from their daily lives. 

Yoors's 34 photographs constitute one of the few first-hand representations of Romani culture, which was one of the first targets of Adolph Hitler's regime.

The Anne Frank Center will exhibit the photographs 10 am to 5 pm through Jan. 3, 2014. Access to the exhibition is included with general admission to the Center. The Center is closed on Sundays, Monday, and holidays.

Hilda van Stockum wrote a fictionalized story about Romani life in Ireland around the same time, under the title Penengro. 

WW2 | Top Books for Kids

Feb. 9, 2013–These are the top 11 books for kids on the Goodreads.com website. What do you think? To cast your vote, click on the link at the bottom of this post.

	Author	Title	Score	No. Voting	No. Book Ratings
1	Anne Frank	The Diary of a Young Girl	1,575	16	813,886
2	Anne Lowrie	Number the Stars	1,482	15	163,886
3	Markus Zusak	The Book Thief	1,476	15	273,021
4	John Boyne	The Boy in the Striped Pajamas	1,285	13	90,334
5	Mark A. Cooper	Edelweiss Pirates “Operation Einstein”	987	10	26
6	Robert Muchamore	Secret Army	683	7	551
7	Judith Kerr	When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit	680	7	2,453
8	Robert Muchamore	Grey Wolves	678	7	427
9	Robert Muchamore	The Prisoner	575	6	252
10	Hilda van Stockum	The Borrowed House	462	5	130
11	Hilda van Stockum	The Winged Watchman	400	4	322

Source: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/17000.Best_Children_s_Books_about_World_War_II_1939_1945_: