The inaugural ceremony of “Anne Frank - A History for Today” exhibition which took place today started with a brief introduction about the exhibition, Mr. Menahem Kanafi spoke said a few words at the event after which a student read from The Diary of Anne Frank.
The exhibition is now open for viewing and will be open from 10 am to 5 pm from Wednesday, February 11 until Sunday, February 15 for schools and the general public at the Bangalore International School, Geddalahalli, Hennur, Bagalur Road, Kothanur Post, Bangalore 560 077. Apart from the exhibition, the project also includes a teacher-training workshop tomorrow February 11, conducted by personnel from Anne Frank House, Amsterdam and PeaceWorks, Calcutta, as part of the Anne Frank project in India.
The workshop consists of:
· Innovative ideas for teaching of the story of Anne Frank, the Holocaust and Human Rights.
· Presentation of an arts based human rights teacher resource developed by PeaceWorks as part of the Anne Frank project in India.
Quote from Director of the Asian Bureau and Deputy Head of the Asia and Pacific Division, Chaim Choshen
“Nowhere in the world is such a cruel belief more absurd philosophy to grasp than here in India were religious tolerances has flourished, withstood obstacles and triumphed. Here in India –and indeed even here in Bangalore—Jews were always received with the same respect all minorities received in India. As the Indian story tells us—minorities joining India were considered here as sugar added to chai—it doesn’t make the cup overflow—it just melts and sweetens the existing drink.”
Quote from Consul General, Menahem Kanafi
“Anne Frank was a Jewish girl, killed solely because she was Jewish. It is incumbent upon us to preserve the memory of her name and her life, in order to learn from her and insure that such events will never occur again – to the Jews, or to any other people on Earth.”