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Reflection and Renewal
at the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial
By Mike Gullickson
PHOTOS COURTESY OF WASSMUTH PEACE CENTER
Opened in 2002, the Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial in downtown Boise, Idaho is an educational park inspired by
Anne Frank’s faith in humanity. The Memorial was presented as a gift to the city by the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights.
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