In the Netherlands, in 1942, a young girl went into hiding with her family because people wanted to imprison them. They wanted to avoid being taken against their will to camps where human life had no value--where people were murdered, not because of something they had done, but because of who they were. They were Jews.
From time to time our world goes mad and people misunderstand people because they're different. Some people hate that way all the time. In every form, this is prejudice, this is bigotry, this is racism, this is hatred. Call it what you may: this is intolerance.
In Forget Me Not, a young boy filled with this kind of hatred--a neo-Nazi who hates Jews--suddenly finds himself face-to-face with the consequences of his beliefs. Barriers of time fall away and he meets and comes to terms with one of the victims, Anne Frank, a young girl from the Netherlands.
This is a deeply moving story that students will remember. Videos from this series--In Search of the Heroes--have a reputation for reaching students on a personal level, conveying the feelings as well as the integrity of their actions.
Forget Me Not
is a springboard to launch a whole study into dealing with man's inhumanity to man. It can be used to start a section on Anne Frank or on any of a number of related historical and social topics. The objective of this material is to teach students about the destructiveness of racial and ethnic intolerance. Teaching ideas and historical background included in this guide are available to supplement your study.