Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial

Anne Frank is depicted looking out of her family's hiding place, famous diary in hand, having drawn an invisible curtain. The flowers were left in homage after the vandalism of May 2017
The first plaque of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in monumental form was the first item subjected to vandalism

The Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial is a .81 acres (0.33 ha) cenotaph complex and educational park in Boise, Idaho near the Boise Public Library and the Greenbelt the centerpiece of which is a statue of Anne Frank; it is jointly maintained by the Wassmuth Center for Human rights and the Boise Department of Parks and Recreation, and is the only human rights memorial in the U.S.[1] Designed by Idaho Falls architect Kurt Karst, a sapling of the Anne Frank Tree and quotations from some sixty notables and unknowns (including poets, activists, politicians and diplomats, those who survived the Holocaust, and those who did not) are prominent installations.[2] It also features one of the few installations where the full text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is on permanent public display. The park been recognized and accepted by the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience.[3]

The site is not only serves as a convenient staging area for rallies, marches, and protests (and more generally as a contemplative spot), it is where the Boise Police Department takes their newly commissioned officers before field training.[4]

Vandalism

In early May 2017 the plaque featuring the beginning of the complete Universal Declaration of Human Rights was vandalized with antisemitic graffiti in red marker; more generally two different areas of the site were also defaced over the next few days with racist slurs against blacks and Jews causing $20,000 in damage, due in part to the botched initial attempts at repair.[5][6]The vandalism, the first since the memorial's dedication in 2002, is being investigated as a potential hate crime, and numerous donations for repair have poured in.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Webb, Anna (2017-06-01). "Bieter urges crowd to ‘stand up to power’ at anti-hate Anne Frank Memorial ceremony". The Idaho Statesman.
  2. ↑ "Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial".
  3. ↑ "International Coalition of Sites of Conscience". Wassmuth Center for Human Rights.
  4. ↑ Kyle, Zach (2017-05-11). "Anne Frank Memorial hit with another act of vandalism: ‘It’s a cowardly act, it’s a criminal act’".
  5. ↑ Shaver, Natalie (2017-05-12). "Woman donates $20,000 to repair Anne Frank Memorial". KTVB.
  6. ↑ Morlin, Bill (2017-05-10). "Anne Frank Memorial in Idaho Vandalized". Southern Poverty Law Center.
  7. ↑ Sowell, John (2014-05-13). "Donations pour in to repair Boise’s Anne Frank Memorial after vandalism". Idaho Statesman.
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