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saplings in the Netherlands for three
years, Great Oaks took charge of the
HMC's tree when it arrived in March.
"It was shipped bare root — all
the soil washed off the roots — in a
cardboard mailing tube Roberts said.
Great Oaks potted the approximately
2-foot tree in a 10-gallon pot.
"We also wrapped the entire tree
in tightly woven screen to protect
the sapling from insect and animal
damage and kept it in our greenhouse
until any fear of frost damage had
passed!' he said.
Roberts' company "also had the
honor of planting the tree in its per-
manent location within the limestone
surround at the Anne Frank memorial
garden!'
For security reasons, the garden
is accessible only through the build-
ing. Protecting the garden opposite
the building are 20-25 Ketler juniper
upright shrubs, between 6-10 feet tall,
with a small fence behind them.
In the countdown to the tree dedi-
cation, the HMC introduced Anne
Frank-themed projects. First was the
American premiere of My Name is
Anne Frank: A Cantata by German
composer Volker Blumenthaler and
librettist Alexander Gruber. Presented
May 7 at Berkley High School, in
collaboration with Berkley Schools,
the performance featured solos by
Cantors Daniel Gross and Penny
Steyer.
The Anne Frank Door Project for
preteen and teen girls took place
July 25-26 at Tamarack Camps in
Ortonville. The girls decorated a door
that opened to reveal a photo of them-
selves and their handwritten answers
to select questions. The goal was to
help them confront some of the same
issues Anne Frank faced.
A $15,000 grant from the Jewish
Women's Foundation helped the HMC
create an Anne Frank curriculum
designed to guide middle and high
school educators through teaching
Anne Frank's diary as an introduction
to the Holocaust.
"We want to make sure the Anne
Frank story is contextualized within
the framework of the Holocaust!'
Goldman said. The HMC hosted all-
day curriculum seminars for teachers
from Jewish schools on July 21 and
for other educators on July 22.
Goldman said the new curricu-
lum is adaptable to parochial, public
and non-parochial private schools
and offers an opportunity to reach a
broader base of teachers outside the
literature and drama classes that typi-
cally study Anne Frank.
Funds from the DeRoy
Testamentary Foundation and
Silberstein-Boesky Family Foundation
and some community gifts were

"Our
chestnut
tree is in
full bloom.
Anne Frank,
Its covered May 13, 1944
with leaves
and is even more
beautiful than last year."

also used for the exhibit. Additional
grants from Community Foundation
of Southeast Michigan and Michigan
Humanities Council are currently
being used for educational program-
ming.
Under the exhibit title, "Looking
Out Anne Frank's Window!' visitors
can look forward to a creative writ-
ing program in October for families
and a film presentation, Anne Frank
Remembered. A post-visit workbook,
My Reflections on Anne Frank, will
help reinforce students' memories of
the Anne Frank exhibit.
Kaplan is struck by the fact that
upon reaching the sloping area of the
museum, under the southernmost of
the six illuminated skylights fronting
the facade, visitors walk up the Ramp
of the Righteous and see sunlight for
the first time on their dark journey
through the Holocaust.
"And directly in front of you is the
garden with a glimpse of Anne Frank's
tree she said.
In its peaceful setting, the little
chestnut brings a message of hope
and inspiration to museum visitors,
who will come away with their hearts
uplifted.

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Anne Frank
Tree Dedication

The public dedication of the
Viola and Garry Kappy Anne
Frank Tree Exhibit and Garden
will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
22, at the Holocaust Memorial
Center, 28123 Orchard Lake
Road, Farmington Hills. The
afternoon includes free museum
admission all day, complimenta-
ry kosher refreshments and Mimi
Kappy's interview with retired
University of Michigan Professor
Irene Butter, a survivor who
knew Anne Frank. For informa-
tion, call (248) 553-2400 or
visit www.holocaustcenter.org .

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