Anne Frank in the World Exhibition

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The “Anne Frank in the World” exhibit brought attention to human rights issues. Bay Area Action hosted this international exhibit at the Menlo Park Recreation Center and organized field trips for local schools to visit the exhibit, drawing over 7,000 students and 10,000 visitors overall.

Events

Cornelis Suijk, director of the Anne Frank Center in New York, travelled to California for the exhibit opening; he spoke at a meeting at BAA headquarters, and at a reception for the exhibit opening in early October 1990.

Anne Frank Center Director Cornelis Suijk and Menlo Park Exhibit Coordinator Rebekah Finer at the opening reception in October 1994. Credit: Mark Bult / Bay Area Action Archives

Video: Cornelis Suijk discusses his imprisonment for helping hide Jews during the Holocaust, and how he ended up being asked by Otto Frank to help run the Anne Frank House. He also talks about the messages conveyed by an exhibit about Anne Frank showing at the Idaho Historical Museum in 1995. Credit: Dialogue / Idaho Public Television / PBS