ICYMI: Anne Frank Memorial Ceremony Held In Huntington

HUNTINGTON, NY — The Town of Huntington's 11th Annual Anne Frank Memorial Ceremony was held on June 22 at Huntington Town Hall.

"We must counter the voices that seek to divide us and fight ignorance with education, which is why the Town honors the memory of Anne Frank every year and, through her voice, all those voices silenced through the Holocaust," Supervisor Ed Smith said via news release. "The iron wedding dress sculpture in the Anne Frank Memorial Garden appears vulnerable yet it has withstood the elements, and even acts of vandalism; its endurance represents the strength and fearlessness with which we must fight evil, ignorance and hate.”

The Anne Frank Memorial Garden, unveiled by the Town in June 2010 at Arboretum Park, symbolically captures the journey of Anne Frank’s life. It features a circular pathway that surrounds a garden, which leads to the sculpture of a young girl’s dress.

"The Memorial Garden serves as a tribute to Anne’s legacy of wisdom and genuine belief in the goodness of mankind and human nature, despite the ugliness of war and discrimination," the town stated.

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