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Anne Frank:
A History for Today
Anne Frank: A History for Today exhibit
This spring, in partnership with the Netherlands Consulate General
in Miami, The Anne Frank Center USA will open our definitive
exhibit – Anne Frank: A History for Today, at locations in Miami, Florida.
The bilingual English/Spanish exhibit tells the powerful story of a
young Jewish girl in hiding from the Nazis during WWII through
photographs, letters, and of course Anne’s own poignant and
wonderfully candid writing in her diary. The exhibit engages viewers
in Anne’s experiences before and during the War, with the goal of
promoting an understanding of how racism, indifference, and apathy
can destroy individuals, families, and entire communities.
Major Funding Provided by
The exhibits are made possible through generous funding from the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Additional support provided by the Koubek
Center, Miami Dade College; MDC Museum of Art + Design; FIU College of Architecture
+ the Arts Miami Beach Urban Studios; Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish
Federation; the Florida Department of Education; and the Anne Frank House.
Miami
Exhibition Venues:
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Kendall:
Koubek Center, Miami Dade College
2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami, FL 33135
March 17 – April 3
Monday – Friday
10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Downtown Miami:
MDC Museum of Art + Design
Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College
600 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132
April 8 – April 26
Wednesday – Sunday
12:00 – 5:00 pm
Miami Beach:
FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios
1618 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
April 28 – May 22
Tuesday – Wednesday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm,
Thursday – Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm,
Saturday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
The exhibits are free and
open to the public.
Image credit © AFF Basel / AFS Amsterdam
The Anne Frank Center USA in partnership with the Consulate
General of the Netherlands, Miami is proud to present
Confronting Intolerance Today
photo credit: United We Dream
March 24, 2015 6:30 – 8:30 pm
The Koubek Center,
Miami Dade College,
2705 SW 3rd Street, Miami FL 33135
Free and open
to the public
RSVP to [email protected]
Valet parking $5
In conjunction with this panel, The
Anne Frank Center USA will open
its definitive exhibition Anne Frank: A
History for Today – designed to educate
visitors of all ages about the dangers of
intolerance – at the following locations
in Miami, Florida.
The Koubek Center
Miami Dade College
March 17 – April 3
Miami Beach Urban Studios
Florida International University
April 28 – May 22
About The Anne Frank
Center USA
The Anne Frank Center USA,
a partner of the Anne Frank
House, uses the diary and
spirit of Anne Frank as unique
tools to advance her legacy,
to educate young people
and communities in North
America about the dangers
of intolerance, antisemitism,
racism and discrimination, and
to inspire the next generation
to build a world based on equal
rights and mutual respect.
www.annefrank.com
212.431.7993
March 24, 2015 6:30 – 8:30 pm
The Koubek Center, Miami Dade College
As a young Jewish girl, Anne Frank was among the millions of victims of religious and ethnic
persecution at the hands of the Nazis. In 1938, her father, Otto Frank, tried unsuccessfully to
emigrate with the family to the United States. Even with the support of prominent American
businessman, Nathan Straus, without the necessary entry papers the Franks were unable to
gain passage. For the refugees who escaped Nazi Germany, America naturally represented
a beacon of hope for a better world and a new beginning. But a drastic tightening of U.S.
immigration policy, based partly on fears that some immigrants might be spies or saboteurs,
meant that transit visas, and safe passage through Europe to the United States became
increasingly impossible to obtain.
The Franks’ immigration story did not end there. On December 1, 1941, the Cuban
government issued a single visa in the name of Otto Frank. Ten days later on December 11,
Germany declared war on the United States and the Cuban visa was cancelled. Otto Frank
survived the war, but his family did not.
The Freedom Tower
Miami Dade College
April 8 – 26
44 Park Place
New York, NY 10007
A panel discussion on
immigration reform
With this history in mind, The Anne Frank Center USA will host its next Confronting
Intolerance Today program at the Koubek Center in Miami, a city rich with immigrant history
and culture. This important and timely event will examine discrimination on the basis of
nationality and citizenship, specifically addressing immigration reform and the dream of a new
world with new possibilities.
The event will feature Felipe Sousa-Rodriguez, Deputy-Managing Director of United
We Dream, who recently walked on the Trail of Dreams to draw attention to the
need for the DREAM Act and to push for an end to deportations; Maria Rodriguez,
Executive Director, Florida Immigrant Coalition, who has worked for 25 years on
behalf of low-income and migrant peoples; and Marleine Bastien, Executive Director
Fanm Ayisyen Nan Miyami (Haitian Women of Miami), who was recently named a
“Woman of the Year” by Ms. Magazine.
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www.unitedwedream.org
www.floridaimmigrant.org
www.fanm.org
This event is made possible through funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the
Netherland-America Foundation, and KLM Royal Dutch airlines, the official airline of The Anne Frank Center USA.The event is
kindly sponsored by the Consulate General of the Netherlands, Miami, and the Koubek Center, Miami Dade College.
[email protected]
www.AnneFrank.com