Anne Frank Educational Centre
The Anne Frank Youth is an educational center in Frankfurt am Main, the birthplace of Anne Frank. It is supported by the Anne Frank -Fonds in Basel. Role of the organization is to provide young people and adults a chance to engage with the history of National Socialism and its connotations to the present. Another focus of the Youth Meeting is human rights education and understanding between people of different backgrounds, social status and lifestyle.
Starting and reference point for the work form the biography and the diary of Anne Frank.
History
The idea of a Youth Centre in Frankfurt has a long history. As early as 1950 expressed Anne Frank's father Otto the desire for a meeting place in Anne Frank's name. But only through the exhibition Anne from Frankfurt. Life and life of Anne Frank Frankfurt Historical Museum in 1991 and the project Spurensuche Anne Frank in the 1993/ 1994, the reaction was specific. In 1994, the club Anne Frank Youth was founded to eV. Parallel joined the search for clues project involved teachers and parents in the bush to a Citizens' Initiative together to advocate for the establishment of a youth center. On 15 June 1997, the Anne Frank Youth was the former home of youth, not far from Anne Frank's former residence opened. 2003, the new multi -media exhibition Anne Frank was. A girl from Germany opened, which was in conjunction with the Anne Frank House ( Amsterdam) and the Anne Frank Zentrum (Berlin) developed and produced.
Exhibition
In the existing since 2003, multimedia and interactive permanent exhibition Anne Frank. A girl from Germany, young people and adults the opportunity to develop according to their own interests, the biography of Anne Frank and the history of National Socialism and to discover " layers of history." Other topics include the history of the Frank family and Jewish life in Frankfurt am Main.
Other activities
Besides the exhibition, organized by the Youth Meeting seminars, training and project days, in addition to a historical focus, how to treat, for example, the family biography of the Frank family, and current issues such as right-wing, mediation or moral courage. In addition, training for multipliers as well as interviews with witnesses and exchange programs are offered.