Almost 80 years after her tragic death in concentration camp Bergen-Belsen, Anne Frank still figures prominently in the public domain. Over the years, her diary and her life story have been the subject of an expansive output of adaptations and engagements, giving her an iconic status. While there is an unabated interest in Anne Frank, new generations connect to her on their own terms and within their own, rapidly changing, media landscape. It poses a challenge to us to open up to their worlds and to find new ways to tell the story of Anne Frank.

"Walkers in the City" documents how roving, imaginative Jewish New Yorkers, entranced by the medium of photography, transformed everyday sights into rousing, joyous, and poignant moments of time, creating visual poetry out of the fabric of social life.

Join the Magnes for a special lecture via Zoom with Professor Eran Kaplan as he explores the impact of the 1967 Six Day War on Israel in this insightful program in conjunction with the current exhibition, "Cities and Wars. Roman Vishniac in Berlin and Jerusalem 1947/1967."