Anne Frank statue in Idaho, the only monument to the massacre in the country, officials say, the swastika symbol was vandalized this week by a sticker. Boise Mayor Lauren McLean told an online news conference with community leaders on Thursday that authorities were investigating the vandalism at the Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial. “The carnage at the Anne Frank Memorial is reprehensible,” McLean said. “It’s a crime on many levels. It’s really horrible. I condemn it.” “We will do everything we can to protect residents and keep who we really are as a community, it welcomes everyone, and continues to reckon with its past, and we know we can do better,” McLean said. The Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Monument was built as a physical statement of our shared values. One of those values includes standing up to face hatred. The Wasmud Center for Human Rights presented Wednesday, December 9, 2020, the Wasmud Center for Human Rights built the monument in 1995, and posted a photo on Facebook on Wednesday showing the swastika with the message “We are everywhere” at the memorial a day earlier. The incident took place a few days before Hanukkah and Human Rights Day, both of which are observed around the world. This monument is one of the few places in the world where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been permanently and publicly displayed. Dan Prinsing, managing director of the center, said he wanted to echo the meaning of the monument to the state and the nation. “We are proud to be home,” he said. “This is the only Anne Frank monument in the United States. It has been recognized as’ one of the few places in the world and a base of international ‘conscience’ with the ‘Global Declaration of Human Rights’. It is now a challenge to live up to that statement.” Prinsing noted the emergence of support. Locals began to decorate the statue with flowers and messages of support. “The stickers on the monument said they were ‘everywhere’. Well, what reminded us yesterday was that love is everywhere, please everywhere.” Tonight is the statue of Anne Frank! Tell me this is Boise! Hate does not win. Presented by the Wasmud Center for Human Rights on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 This monument was inspired by Frank, whose famous WWII diary is considered one of the most important works of the 20th century. .
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