ABSTRACT
This contribution examines how the dramatisation of Anne Frank's diary was used as a powerful strategy to repair and restore the ties of faith, community, and heritage that the genocide had broken. By comparing two American scripts with the Dutch 1956 production, and zooming in on one scene in particular, the re-enactment of the calendar ritual Hanukkah, we can pick up on a broader debate on being Jewish in the post-war era, harking back to lengthy reflections on Jewishness in a world of persecution and of a growing awareness of the diversity in religiosity, ideology, language and culture.
