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National World War II
Museum announces special programming for grand finale of
Anne Frank exhibition
Speakers include Holocaust survivors and rescuers,
renowned historians
and leaders from the religious community
NEW ORLEANS – March 13,
2007: With only a short time left before the popular
exhibition Anne Frank: A History for Today comes
to an end on March 25, the National World War II Museum
is continuing to present a slate of programming that is
as emotional and thought provoking as the exhibition
itself. These programs are free and open to the public.
On Sunday, March 18, the Museum has scheduled a special
encore presentation of the program Hidden Children, a
panel made up of Jewish Holocaust survivors who were
hidden away during WWII and sympathizers who helped
other Jewish children to hide. They will talk about
their experiences and take questions from the audience.
The original presentation of the program drew a standing
room only crowd. Hidden Children will take place in the
Museum’s Louisiana Memorial Pavilion from 1:00 – 2:30
pm.
A very special event has been scheduled for the evening
of March 21. The National World War II Museum and the
UNO Eisenhower Center are honored to present renowned
historian and author Dr. Gerhard Weinberg who will
discuss Anne Frank & The World Today: The Broader Public
Issues of the Holocaust at 6:30 pm. Weinberg was the
keynote speaker for the Museum’s acclaimed International
Conference on WWII in November of 2006 and is the author
of numerous books and articles including The Foreign
Policy of Hitler's Germany, A World at Arms: A Global
History of World War II and Visions of Victory: The
Hopes of Eight World War II Leaders . Dr. Weinberg’s
lecture will be followed by a book signing.
On the final day of the exhibition, March 25, the Museum
will present a very important program: Anne Frank:
Lessons in Diversity and Tolerance – A Community
Gathering to Explore Her Legacy. From 2:00 – 4:00
pm, a panel of religious leaders from different faiths
will come together to speak on the need for tolerance in
today’s society. The Very Rev. Dr. Val A. McInnes, O.P.;
Imam Rafeeq Nu’Man, and Rabbi Andrew Busch will
participate with New Orleans City Councilmember-at-Large
Arnie Fielkow as Moderator. The Museum has also invited
children from the congregations to read relevant
passages from The Diary of Anne Frank.
The public is invited to attend these programs free of
charge, space permitting. The exhibition Anne Frank: A
History for Today is free with Museum admission. Museum
members are admitted free at all times. For information
regarding group visits for schools, churches and
synagogues, reunion groups and other organizations,
please call 504.527.6012, ext. 222.
For more information on these and other programs and
exhibits at the National World War II Museum, visit
www.nationalww2museum.org or call 504-527-6012 x
229.
Anne Frank: A History for Today, was developed by the
Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and sponsored in North
America by the Anne Frank Center USA. This exhibition
was made possible through the generous support of Mr.
and Mrs. Alan Franco, The Lupin Foundation, Jewish
Endowment Foundation of Louisiana, Jewish Federation of
Greater New Orleans, James Carter, Capital One, the
Heymann Foundation and the New Orleans Holocaust
Memorial Project.
The National World War II Museum has been designated by
Congress as the country’s official World War II Museum.
It interprets the American Experience during World War
II years and celebrates the American Spirit, the
teamwork, optimism, courage and sacrifice of the men and
women who won World War II, and promotes the exploration
and expression of these values by future generations.
The National WWII Museum has completed the first phases
of a visionary $300 million expansion that, when
complete, will create a six-acre campus of exhibition
pavilions, an advanced format theater, USO -style venue,
and a research and conference center in downtown New
Orleans.
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