“... the tree lived in the free air and represented to Anne a living symbol of hope and freedom.”
- Sharon Douglas, CEO of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect
“Peer-to-peer teaching is an excellent model for educating teenagers.... The value of human rights and compassion for all are themes that are discussed in university classrooms today.”
- Gail Rosenthal, Director of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Education Center, Stockton University, NJ
"How can this happen, of all places, in a classroom where students were learning how to combat hate? The lessons of the Holocaust were coming alive right there in room 1214. Since that fateful day, the fourth period students have become a symbol of all Anne Frank stood for – loss of innocence coupled with unfailing optimism. They are more committed than ever to spread the message – hate is never okay! And like the Holocaust survivors we met online and in person, resiliency of the human spirit prevails."
- Ivy Schamis, Majory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, FL
2018 Spirit of Anne Frank
Teacher-of-the-Year
News Stories
Anne Frank Center Welcomes Scholarly Addition
The relevance of Anne Frank's diary in 2020 (Sunday Extra, Australian Public Radio)
In the time of coronavirus, the world looks to Anne Frank (The Forward)
How to teach the lessons of the Holocaust in the school classroom (Heritage Florida)
Florida Holocaust Museum Exhibit Tells the Tragic Tale of Anne Frank (Osprey Observer)
‘Never forget': Survivors want Holocaust education for younger generations (Tuscon Sentinel)
Bill promotes genocide history in schools (East Valley Tribune)
Anne Frank exhibit to be displayed at Reynolds Performance Hall (University of Central Arkansas)
"The Diary of Anne Frank" is coming to Theatre South Playhouse (Broadway World)
Fresh look at Anne Frank aims to hit home with today’s youth (Jewish Press of Pinellas County)
Hope through hard times: Sumter County Museum hosts performance orating written letters from Anne Frank, MLK (The Sumter ITEM)
Hear the first-hand, harrowing story of a death camp survivor (Mountain Democrat)
Letters from Anne Frank and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Performance (LongIsland.com)
New bill proposes mandatory Holocaust education in all Arizona school districts (Arizona Jewish Post)
SMU Theatre's "Diary of Anne Frank" performance "phenomenal" (The Daily Campus)
Clarkston Melody Maker Wins Scholarship (Oakland Country Prosper)
Venice man to receive award inspired by his babysitter: Anne Frank (Palm Beach Post)
Anne Frank remembered by classmates on 90th birthday (DPA International)
Anne Frank tree planted at UN headquarters (Global News)
Jackson County plays significant role in Anne Frank celebration at United Nations (The Tribune)
UN marks what would have been Anne Frank's 90th birthday (Washington Post)
Why books for Anne Frank are more important than ever (Nancy Churnin)
Harvard students apologize for publishing image of Anne Frank's face on bikini-clad woman (USA Today)
Rising anti-Semitic hatred is changing Jewish life across the United States (USA Today)
Embracing Our Differences Partners with the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect (Scene Sarasota)
Two shows on Anne Frank to open at UA Pulaski Tech (Arkansas Times)
Little girl lost: Two exhibits at Pulaski Tech remember Anne Frank, the young diarist and Holocaust victim (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
'You live on': Conneaut library to host Anne Frank exhibit (Star Beacon)
York College Grad's Anne Frank Story is Personal (Our York Media)
As memory of Holocaust fades, genocide education more critical (Oregon Jewish Life)
Open Stage Presents The Good At Heart Celebration & Awards March 17th (Broadway World)
Anne Frank Center pilots peer guide training program encouraging youth empowerment (Jewish Voice)
Peer training program on Anne Frank exhibit begins at Stockton (Press of Atlantic City)
Actors remember Anne Frank, MLK Jr. (Sandusky Register)
Denkin and Williams: Celebrating Anne Frank and Dr. King (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
A tale of two change-makers (Your Observer)
Upcoming Events At Long Island's Cinema Arts Centre (WSSHU Public Radio)
2018
Wellesley College Choir to hold memorial concert (Wellesley Townsman)
Facebook criticized for taking down Anne Frank Center post promoting Holocaust Education (The Telegraph)
Facebook apologizes to Anne Frank Center (Yahoo Finance)
Facebook sorry for deleting Holocaust Education Post (Gizmodo)
Facebook Apparently Censors Anne Frank Center’s Post Promoting Holocaust Education (Law & Crime)
VR experience re-creates the Anne Frank House as it looked during WWII (Digital Trends)
Anne Frank's Message is Still Important Today (Teen Vogue)
Parkland Teacher Wins Anne Frank Center Honor (NY Jewish Week)
Stoneman Douglas teacher receives Spirit of Anne Frank award (Florida Jewish Journal)
Op-ed: We Need to Rethink How to Teach the Holocaust (UConn Today)
Anne Frank Traveling Exhibit at Commons Event Center (Bangor Daily News)
Novin, now on NJ Holocaust commission, seeks 2nd & 3rd gen speakers (Jewish Community Voice)
"Obviously, Jeff Mangum was very moved when he read the diary. He threaded Anne's story throughout the album. In a lot of ways, she was an ordinary 13-year-old writing about ordinary teenage things.... bringing that to new generations is a wonderful thing."
'In the Aeroplane Over the Sea,' the second album by Neutral Milk Hotel, was released in February, 1998.
“Yes, I was beaten… unconscious when I was walking down that bridge but I’m still here and I’m going to continue to speak out and speak up. Pray for our country, pray for the Constitution.”
- Congressman John Lewis
2017 Anne Frank Award recipient
Anne Frank’s story promotes diversity in Norwich (The Day)
Idaho Unites To Repair Vandalized Anne Frank Memorial (Forward)
Anne Frank exhibit carries a strong message for today (Detroit News)
Legacy of Anne Frank lives on at Terrebone Main Library (Daily Comet)
Anne Frank exhibit at Otis Library to offer powerful lesson (Norwich Bulletin)
2017
From Desperation to Inspiration: The 70th Anniversary of the Anne Frank Diary at the United Nations (UN Web TV)
Boise turns ‘tragedy into triumph’ following Anne Frank Memorial vandalism (Idaho Statesman)
In New York, Civil Rights Icon John Lewis Urges People to Get Into ‘Necessary Trouble’ (Observer)
Anne Frank tree dedicated at Liberty Park near World Trade Center (AM New York)
Chhange brings Anne Frank exhibit to central NJ for first time (Asbury Park Press)
Elkhart Community Schools host Anne Frank exhibit (South Bend Tribune)
Press Releases
Anne Frank Center Welcomes Scholarly Addition
Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect decries complicit violence
Anne Frank Center response to COVID-19
Anne Frank Sapling Planted at United Nations to Educate and Inspire Future Generations
Christchurch, Pittsburgh, and Charleston Religious Leaders Join to Address Acts of Terrorism
After Knowing Anne Frank as a Child, a Lifetime of Humanitarian Service
Author Jack J. Hersch Honored at 23rd Annual Spirit of Anne Frank Awards for Death March Escape
Four Inspiring Community Projects from Spirit of Anne Frank Student Scholarship Winners
Pittsburgh entrepreneur joins Anne Frank Center board
Anne Frank exhibit promotes cultural awareness in Zionsville
Immigration, Social Media and Teachable Moments - Deleted Tweet
Gillian Walnes Perry Joins Anne Frank Center USA
As Memory of Holocaust Fades, Genocide Education Becomes Increasingly Critical
"Nearly a quarter of American millennials say they’ve never heard of the Holocaust.... About half of all adults in the U.S., millennial or otherwise, are unable to name even one of the more than 40,000 concentration camps and ghettos from one of the darkest times in global history."
AFC Pilots Peer Guide Training Program Encouraging Youth Empowerment - Stockton, NJ
Confronting hate through performance education - Sarasota, FL
Confronting hate through performance education - Wynnewood, PA
Lack of mandated Holocaust and Genocide Education a national scandal
The Anne Frank Center responds to the Pittsburgh massacre
"Hatred still pits neighbor against neighbor.... Parents still struggle to shield our children from the horrors of evil.... Occasional words are not enough. We need consistency in leadership and a commitment to civility in every town, every classroom and every capitol building throughout the country."
"Holocaust denial is dehumanizing and attacks people based on religious affiliation. It is hate speech.... We simply want you to abide by your own policy of not allowing hate speech on Facebook, and to own up to your moral responsibility to support a fact-based account of history."
USA premier of Virtual Reality tour of Secret Annex
Facebook's Double Standard on Hate Speech
Anne Frank Center celebrates champions of human rights at annual awards gala.
Anne Frank Center celebrates empowerment and Amy Poehler's Smart Girls at Annual Gala Awards
Anne Frank Center Confronts Hate Crimes with new approach to holocaust education and parkland teacher honored at Spirit of Anne Frank Awards
"Program expansion for 2018 seeks to bring more traveling exhibits to traditionally underserved schools across the country, and to implement enhanced docent-led tours, student workshops, and interaction with Holocaust survivors, World War II veterans, and others with first-hand experience of human rights abuses."
Spirit of Anne Frank Awards Scholarship Winners: A Living Example of Anne Frank's Legacy
Video: "Remember Us"
Watch this heart-wrenching documentary about the Hidden Children of the Holocaust, featuring AFC board member Evi Blaikie (1 hr 37 mins)
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