December 2017 Newsletter

December 2017 Newsletter
On This Day: December
This monthly educational series provides summaries of events in Anne Frank's life and the Holocaust as the anniversaries fall on the current calendar.

Learn about the events of December 1938.

Learn about the events of December 1943.

Incite, Resist, Document: Weighing the Power of Words 2018 Days of Remembrance Theme Announced

The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust is charged with hosting an annual observance in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
The theme for the 2018 Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Georgia encourages reflection upon the moral questions raised while examining this period of history and what it means to be a responsible citizen. The words we use, when we speak, when we write, post or tweet, have a lasting impact.
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Distinguished Educator of 2018

2018 Creative Arts Student Contest

The Distinguished Educator award is presented to a full-time Georgia educator of grades 512.
Official presentation of the award will take place in April 2018 at the State Capitol Winner receives plaque, statewide recognition, and a $500 stipend for educational materials
Application Deadline: March 13, 2018.
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Students in Georgia of grades 6-12 are invited to enter.
Entries must follow Requirements and Guidelines All winners are recognized at the State Capitol First place winners receive an iPad mini
Entry Deadline: March 6, 2018
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Events
A Survivor's Story: Ben Walker
Sunday, December 10 - Hiawassee, GA
A Survivor's Story: Robert Ratonyi
Wednesday, February 28 Milledgeville, GA
Exhibit Holiday Closings
December 25-26, 31

News
Anne Frank House new owner of Anne Frank's former home
The Frank family lived in the apartment at Merwedeplein 37 II from December 1933 until July 1942. Anne first wrote in her diary, which she was given for her thirteenth birthday on 12 June 1942, in the apartment. Three weeks later the family went into hiding. Read more.
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