Welcome to the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust and Anne Frank in the World e-newsletter. Updates on upcoming events, program, and opportunities right to your inbox! Here is what is new:
Executive Director of Holocaust Commission on Governor's delegation to Israel
The Georgia Commission on the Holocaust’s Executive Director, Sally N. Levine, returned on June 27 from a 5-day mission to Israel with Governor Nathan Deal and a delegation of state of Georgia officials and business leaders. The delegation visited Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Herzliya and Atlanta’s sister city of Ra’anana.
The delegation’s itinerary included visits to various holy sites, the Israel museum, Israel Aircraft Industries, Hadassah Medical Center and Yad Vashem. Governor Deal participated in a wreath laying ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance and Mrs. Deal read the poem “Birdsong†at the Children’s Memorial at Yad Vashem. Click here to learn more.
Exhibit Closed: July 4th
The Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 exhibit will be closed on July 4th in observance of Independence Day. The exhibit will re-open at noon according to regular hours on Saturday, July 5th.
With My Own Eyes: Holocaust. Genocide. Today
Free showing! Sunday Matinee: July 20, 1pm
The Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center has produced a 20-minute educational documentary. This video weaves the testimonies and artifacts of local Holocaust survivors with contemporary issues of bullying, bystanders, and world genocides. The goal of the documentary is to introduce the viewer to the Holocaust and to connect this history to our world today. For grades 7 and up. Visit the exhibit Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 for a free showing of this short film. Click here for details...
On display! New exhibit features Holocaust survivors who began new lives in Georgia
The new exhibit will be on display this summer in Sandy Springs at Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945.The exhibit tells the stories of seven Holocaust survivors who left Europe and began new lives in Georgia. Click here to learn more.
Now available! The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank in Spanish
When visitors to the Anne Frank in the World exhibit make a minimum donation of $15 they can receive a copy of Anne Frank's diary in Spanish as a gift. Visit the exhibit to learn more.
Free tours! 2014 Summer Camps Program
This summer the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust will be providing free special tours and activities for campers grades 5th and above at the Anne Frank in the World: 1929-1945 exhibit in Sandy Springs. Click here to read more...
