Ann's story is told in Howard Greenfeld's book, After the Holocaust, a historical work set in the 1930's and 1940's. It is a moving historical collection of maps, photographs and stories of real people who went through horrible situations.

We probably all know about it, either from visits with family or with school or Scout groups. It is a living-history museum where every day is an adventure and visitors can step back in time and immerse themselves in the lifestyle of 1836. It is Conner Prairie, a large farm in Fishers that re-creates life in 1836. There are three re-creations: Prairietown Village, the William Conner Estate and the

Elie Wiesel is an author and survivor of the Holocaust whose accounts of the Nazi concentration camps earned him renown, and whose efforts on behalf of other oppressed peoples earned him the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize. Craig Kielburger is the teen-age founder of Free the Children, a multinational organization dedicated to defending the rights of needy children around the world. Although these two are

Geography Location: Southeast Asia. Hong Kong is divided into four main areas - Kowloon, Hong Kong Island, The new Territories and the 236 outlying islands. Hong Kong Island is the largest and most densely populated area in the South China Sea. Total land area: 414 square miles, six times the size of Washington, D.C. Climate: tropical monsoon. Winter is chilly, windy and frequesntly cloudy. It is

How would you feel if you were related to retired Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf, commander of Desert Storm? Or if one of your ancestors shot himself in the head? Angie Schwartzkopf, 19, of Portland, Ind., found both individuals on her family tree. Y-Press went to Portland to talk to four youths who researched their families. The others were Jennifer Hunt, 12, Portland; Blake Watson, 20, Redkey; and Zac

How could one flag that bears the nation's colors be offensive to so many Americans? While some say it is a symbol of heritage, others say it is a symbol of bondage. The flying of the Confederate flag over the South Carolina Capitol in Columbia was a hot topic earlier this year. South Carolina raised the controversial flag in 1962, when its legislature voted to fly it to commemorate the centennial

B irmingham, Alabama, 1963: A city so consumed by racial injustice that black and white people cannot legally play checkers together. It is hard to imagine such a world, but for writer Diane McWhorter, then a sixth-grader growing up in Birmingham, laws like this were routine and accepted. "I wish I could tell you that all this was shocking and exceptional. But my attitudes were wholly average for