1st Anniversary Celebration at Anne Frank Memorial Garden

Help celebrate the first anniversary of the Anne Frank Memorial Garden at noon on Sunday, June 12, at Arboretum Park in Melville.

The Anne Frank Memorial Garden was built as a tribute to the words of wisdom and insight from Anne Frank, who died as a young teenager during World War II. Her diary, written while she was in hiding, continues to inspire generations of people to believe in the goodness of mankind and human nature, despite the ugliness of war and discrimination.

The anniversary celebration will also commemorate what would have been Anne Frank's 82nd birthday.

The anniversary celebration program will feature remarks from Rabbi Ian Silverman of the East Northport Jewish Center; local Holocaust specialist and author Dr. Jud Newborn; artist Thea Lanzisero, who created the sculpture featured in the memorial garden; local Holocaust survivors Morty Miller and Natalie Goenenn; and Rev. Dr. Luonne Rouse of the United Methodist Church.

Those at the anniversary celebration are invited to walk through the garden following the program. Light refreshments will be available, courtesy of Hummel-Hummel Bakery of East Northport.

For more information or directions to the Anne Frank Memorial Garden, please call Megan Lavery in the office of the Town Council at (631) 351-3018.