The heart-rending story of Anne Frank has touched many millions of lives across the world.

While the 13-year-old hid in an Amsterdam attic from her Nazi persecutors, she wrote down a daily log of her thoughts, hopes and fears for the future.

These diaries, covering her two-year confinement with eight others, have become a poignant message against the horrors of racism and intolerance, having since been translated into 50 different languages.

A presentation examining the life and thoughts of the tragic Jewish teenager - who was killed alongside most of her family after their hiding place was betrayed - has become the most visited touring exhibition ever in the UK.

And thousands more are set to experience Anne's message as it comes to Bradford's Life Force centre in April in what has been described as a major coup for the city.

Life Force was started in Forster Square with a £2.2 million lottery grant from the Millennium Commission. It aims to explore different faiths and cultures and to promote harmony between them.

Kenneth Fabian, chairman of Bradford's Jewish Reform community, said: "The exhibition is deeply moving. While it tells Anne Frank's story, it also reminds us that indifference can lead to racism, intolerance and prejudice."

He added: "Life Force itself was established in a move to promote understanding and harmony between cultures, and the exhibition reflects that desire."

"Anne Frank wrote in her diary 'I still believe, in spite of everything, people are truly good at heart'. I would urge anyone who wishes to understand the horror of the past century to visit the exhibition."

Hayley Lomas, general manager at Life Force, described the securing of the exhibition as a "great benefit for Life Force and a great benefit for Bradford".

She said: "This is a very powerful exhibition designed to encourage people to think about prejudice and intolerance in society.

"When Tony Blair saw it in Southwark Cathedral in 1997 he said: 'We must never forget what the result of intolerance and racial bigotry can be'".

She added: "It will be a stimulating resource for education purposes and for faith groups."

The touring exhibition, which has already attracted almost two million spectators in UK, is expected to go a long way in boosting Life Force's own visitor numbers. Concerns were raised shortly after the centre's opening in July last year after only half of its predicted visitors had passed through the turnstiles.

The centre also appealed for people interested in training as volunteer guides and stewards to contact Ms Lomas on (01274) 224540 or 229012.