Idaho Anne
Frank Human Rights MemorialThe Idaho Anne Frank Human
Rights Memorial is a world-class educational park inspired by Anne
Frank's faith in
humanity. It was
built to promote respect for human dignity and diversity.
The Human Rights Memorial was designed and constructed
to engage our highest ethical and spiritual values. It reminds us of the terrible costs
of failing to act when action is required.
It speaks to the very finest within all people. Among many
other things, the Memorial recognizes the struggles of a
child who, though persecuted by the Nazi regime, chose to trust in the human spirit.
The Human Rights Memorial traces its beginnings to 1995
when concerned citizens brought the internationally-recognized
"Anne Frank and the World Exhibit" to Idaho for
a one-month stay. It was an enormous success, attracting
more than 46,000 visitors—nearly 5% of Idaho's total population.
The Human Rights Memorial contains over
60
quotes that were selected from among approximately 2,000
that were submitted. These quotes were drawn from leaders
and human rights figures throughout history, representing
almost every region of the world.
The design also features blossoming trees and flowers from
around the world, benches and stainless steel images of
human rights leaders, including Cesar Chavez and Polly Bemis.
Citizens from throughout
Idaho and the country contributed $1.8 million to build the
Human Rights Memorial. Idaho school children raised the
funds to build the bronze statue of Anne Frank located in
the "Attic" of the Memorial. The Human Rights Memorial is a
living, vibrant interactive classroom for Idaho's school
children
and it inspires people of all ages to contemplate the moral
implications of their actions and the scope of their civic
responsibilities.
Located in the heart of Boise's cultural district, at the
intersection of the Boise Greenbelt and 8th Street, the
Human Rights Memorial is nestled between the Log Cabin Literary
Center and the Boise Public Library, across the street from
the Idaho Historical Museum and the Boise Art Museum.
Directions
to The Memorial. |
 **Please
email:
memorial@idaho-humanrights.org to schedule a personal
tour with a trained docent! "May
this memorial stand as a tribute to her memory, as a
warning to any who would
dare trespass upon the freedom of others, and as an inspiration
to all whose lives are devoted to love, respect, understanding,
peace, and good will among the totality and diversity of
the human family. May this memorial inspire each of us
to contemplate the moral implications of our civic responsibilities."
—Rev. Nancy S. Taylor
Founding Member of the Center Board
of Directors
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