Jun 14, 2019
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New York, NY – June 12, 2019: Dedication Ceremony of a sapling to commemorate Anne Frank’s legacy and the six million killed during the Holocaust at UN Headquarters. Photo: Lev Radin/EuropaNewswire A dedication ceremony was held today to honor the legacy of Anne Frank and the six million who were killed during the Holocaust. A sapling was planted, the offspring of a tree that grew behind the house in Amsterdam where Anne Frank and her family hid from the Nazis from 1942 to 1944. The date was selected for the fact that it would have been Anne Frank’s 90th [Read More]
Aug 29, 2015
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By Aruna Dutt, UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 29 – The power of music was invoked at a Shanghai Symphony Orchestra concert at the UN Friday night to reflect on how the world has progressed during the 70 years of the UN and to honor the victims of World War II. “We come together this evening through the power of music to reflect on the progress that the international community has made in the past 70 years,” Cristina Gallach, the Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, said before the concert. “It is also a time to reflect on the challenges ahead of [Read More]
