Comuna 13 - Belgrano in Buenos Aires in Comuna 13, Argentina — Southern South America
Anne Frank Children's Human Rights Memorial
October 1, 2024
1. Anne Frank Children's Human Rights Memorial
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires · Embajada de Israel en Argentina · Comunidad Judia de Buenos Aires 2023
Monumento a los Derechos Humanos de los Niños de Ana Frank
Anne Frank Children's Human Rights Memorial
Donación de la Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation a la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Donation by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation to the City of Buenos Aires
De los 6 millones de Judios asesinados durante el Holocausto, entre 1939 y 1945, 1.5 millones eran niños. Ana Frank fue una entre todos ellos.
Of the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, between 1939-1945, 1.5 million were children. Anne Frank was one of them.
"A pesar de todo, sigo creyendo que las personas son realmente buenas de corazón".
"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart".
Anne Frank
Los niños son las principales victimas del odio, el fanatismo y la ignorancia de los adultos.
Children are the ultimate victims of adult hatred, bigotry, and ignorance.
Erected 2024 by Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation with support from the Embassy of Israel and the Jewish Community of Buenos Aires.
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Location. 34° 32.468′ S, 58° 27.794′ W. Memorial is in Buenos Aires, in Comuna 13. It is in Comuna 13 - Belgrano. It is on Besares. The marker is in the Anne Frank Plaza. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the South Atlantic Region, South America, the Southern Cone, and the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 4 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: La Recoleta Cemetery (approx. 8.2 kilometers away); Templo de Nuestra Señora del Pilar (approx. 8.3 kilometers away); El Obelisco de Buenos Aires (approx. 10.2 kilometers away); La Librería de Avila (approx. 11.3 kilometers away).
More about this memorial. The memorial was fabricated by famed Jerusalem sculptor, Sam Philipe.
Regarding Anne Frank Children's Human Rights Memorial. Anne Frank was fifteen years old when she was murdered, a victim of hatred, bigotry and ignorance. She is the interpretive symbol of all children caught up in the cycles of societal failures.
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Photographed by Jerry Klinger, October 1, 2024
2. Anne Frank Children's Human Rights Memorial
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1. Anne Frank.
As Anne Frank's stature as both a writer and humanist has grown, she has been discussed specifically as a symbol of the Holocaust and more broadly as a representative of persecution.Hillary Clinton, in her acceptance speech for an Elie Wiesel Humanitarian Award in 1994, read from Anne Frank's diary and spoke of her "awakening us to the folly of indifference and the terrible toll it takes on our young," which Clinton related to contemporary events in Sarajevo, Somalia and Rwanda. After receiving a humanitarian award from the Anne Frank Foundation in 1994, Nelson Mandela addressed a crowd in Johannesburg, saying he had read Anne Frank's diary while in prison and "derived much encouragement from it." He likened her struggle against Nazism to his struggle against apartheid, drawing a parallel between the two philosophies: "Because these beliefs are patently(Submitted on October 1, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)false, and because they were, and will always be, challenged by the likes of Anne Frank, they are bound to fail."October 1, 20243. Anne Frank Children's Human Rights Memorial
2. Who was Anne Frank.
Anne's writing made a deep impression on Otto. He read that Anne had wanted to become a writer or a journalist and that she had intended to publish her stories about life in the Secret Annex. Friends convinced Otto to publish the diary and in June 1947, 3,000 copies of Het Achterhuis (The Secret Annex) were printed.(Submitted on October 1, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)
And that was not all: the book was later translated into around 70 languages and adapted for stage and screen. People all over the world were introduced to Anne's story and in 1960 the hiding place became a museum: the Anne Frank House. Until his death in 1980, Otto remained closely involved with the Anne Frank House and the museum: he hoped that readers of the diary would become aware of the dangers of discrimination, racism, and hatred of Jews.
3. The Anne Frank Children’s Human Rights Memorial – Buenos Aires.
Argentina has had a dark past, certainly for Jews. Argentina has also chosen a new path. People and nations can choose a different road to follow. The path that chooses hatred, bigotry, and ignorance, forcing the most innocent of all, the children of the world, to pay a terrible price, is not inevitable.(Submitted on October 6, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 446 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on October 5, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 1, 2024, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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