An Anne Frank Forest will be planted in Israel to honor the memory of the adolescent Dutch Jewish girl who died at the hands of the Nazis and the memory of other Netherlands Jews deported to their death by the Germans during the occupation. The announcement was made by the Habimah Theatre, which will sponsor the planting, after the closing curtain of its premiere here of “The Diary of Anne Frank.” Anne’s father, who survived the Nazi holocaust which destroyed the other members of his family and who now lives in Switzerland, has been invited to attend the dedication of the forest.
On January 31, when “The Diary of Anne Frank” has its premiere in Jerusalem, ceremonies in Jerusalem and Amsterdam will mark the heroic strike of Dutch workers who died in a national protest against the deportation of Dutch Jews. President Ben Zvi will officiate at the Jerusalem ceremony, while representatives of Israel and of the Amsierdam Jewish community will place a wreath at the foot of a memorial to the murdered Dutch workers.
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