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June 2016
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June 12, 1939
Anne Frank celebrates her 10th birthday with friends in Amsterdam.
Nine girls line up with their arms around each other and pose for a photo in front of the apartments in Merwedeplein, a neighborhood in south Amsterdam. It is Anne Frank's 10th birthday party. Her father, Otto, snaps a photo. The Frank family has been living in Amsterdam since they emigrated from Germany in 1933. It is just three months before the start of World War II and in 11 months the Netherlands will be invaded by Nazi Germany.
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2016 Days of Remembrance in Georgia Mothers and Fathers: Stories of Love and Loss
On May 6, 2016, the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust hosted, on behalf of the State of Georgia, the Holocaust Days of Remembrance Ceremony in the State Capitol. Six candle were lit by Holocaust survivors, liberators, rescuers and members of their families in remembrance of not only the victims of the Holocaust, but the millions of others whose lives were changed forever by the Nazis and their collaborators between 1933 and 1945.
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Photo Gallery
Please click here to view the online photo gallery. These photos may be downloaded directly or shared via Facebook. Feel free to distribute them in print and online, crediting the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust.
2016 Student Contest
Please click here to view an online gallery of the winning entries, sponsored by Gary Alexander. The entries are also on display at the Anne Frank in the World exhibit in Sandy Springs.
Candle Lighting Ceremony
Please click here to access an overview of the candle lighting ceremony, including the names and titles of the participants and the bios of each candle lighter.
Awards
The 2016 Humanitarian Award was presented to Dr. Andrea Videlefsky. Please click here to learn more. Brendan Murphy of the Marist School was named Distinguished Educator of 2016. Please click here to learn more.
Events
News
Sunday Matinees: June - July
Join us for free showings of short films and documentaries about the Holocaust, World War II, and human rights.
June 5 - Survivors and Veterans Remember D-Day July 10 - Stories of Rescue
Survivor Speaker in Thomaston
Join us on Saturday, June 18, in Thomaston, Georgia, and Holocaust survivor Manuela Mendels Bornstein shares her story. Click here for event details.
Join the USHMM in uncovering how American newspapers reported about the Holocaust
Help the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum uncover what ordinary people around the country could have known about the Holocaust from reading your local newspapers in the years 19331945. Join the team of citizen historians uncovering new knowledge that will be shared with scholars, curators, and the public. Please click here to learn more.
FREE summer tours of Anne Frank exhibit
Free guided tours are available to groups containing 10-40 visitors. Guided tours are only available with an advanced reservation. Please click here to submit a tour request.
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About Us | Contact Us | Support Us The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust is a secular, nonpartisan state-agency. Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 is an exhibit by Anne Frank House and Anne Frank Center USA. It is presented in Georgia by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust and is currently hosted by the City of Sandy Springs.
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