Anne Frank

Kirsten Kumpf Baele speaking in front of group of eighth grade students from Clear Creek Amana in auditorium

Anne Frank Initiative welcomes over 250 Clear Creek Amana eighth graders to University of Iowa campus

Monday, June 3, 2024
The Anne Frank Initiative welcomed over 250 eighth graders from Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Middle School where they learned about Anne Frank’s story, her legacy, and her special connection to Iowa.
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200 Clear Creek Amana students visit UI campus to learn about Anne Frank

Monday, May 22, 2023
The Anne Frank Initiative, an International Programs affinity group, welcomed approximately 200 students from the Clear Creek Amana Community School District to the University of Iowa campus on Friday, May 19.
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The UI focuses on human rights education during 2023 International Day

Thursday, April 27, 2023
Over 250 middle school students from Eastern Iowa schools participated in the International Day Human Rights Conference 2023. Organized by the University of Iowa Baker Teacher Leader Center and sponsored by International Programs and the Stanley Center for Peace and Security, this year’s conference theme was Education for All.  
Kirsten Kumpf Baele with sapling

Anne Frank Initiative established at the University of Iowa

Tuesday, February 7, 2023
The mission of the Anne Frank Initiative is to investigate Anne Frank’s literary contributions and her legacy in a more contemporary context. 
Kirsten Kumpf Baele standing next to tree

Baele to host Anne Frank event

Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Kirsten Baele’s talk is entitled “Anne Frank Branching Out in Iowa – The Significance of the Sapling Project in the Hawkeye State.
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Anne Frank tree takes root at University of Iowa

Thursday, June 9, 2022
Hillel International covers the Anne Frank sapling planting at the University of Iowa.
Man putting dirt around Anne Frank tree

Iowa celebrates planting of Anne Frank tree on Pentacrest

Monday, May 2, 2022
n Friday, April 29, the University of Iowa became the 13th location in the United States to plant a sapling grown from the chestnut tree that symbolized hope for Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis during World War II.
Rabbi Hugenholtz speaking at Anne Frank Tree Planting Ceremony

Photos: Anne Frank sapling ceremony

Saturday, April 30, 2022
n Anne Frank sapling, which was propagated from the chestnut tree Anne Frank and her family saw outside their window, was planted on the Pentacrest at the University of Iowa on Friday, April 29.
Anne Frank sapling being planted on Pentacrest

A sapling from Anne Frank's beloved chestnut tree will take root in Iowa

Thursday, March 31, 2022
On this episode of Talk of Iowa (Iowa Public Radio), host Charity Nebbe talks to Kirsten Kumpf Baele of the University of Iowa and Ali Borger-Germann, who teaches at City High in Iowa City, about the life and legacy of Anne Frank and the trees that are a powerful symbol of hope and help keep her legacy alive.
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Dean's Message: The Legacy of Anne Frank

Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Dean Ganim discusses visits by consular and cultural representatives from Israel and Taiwan, and the Provost's Global Forum on the legacy of Anne Frank.
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In the news: Opinion: I teach about Anne Frank because she teaches us about ourselves

Sunday, February 27, 2022
For many, Anne Frank’s name conjures imagery of a young Jewish girl with long dark hair and twinkling eyes, a secret hiding space, and of course, a diary. 
Man touching Anne Frank sapling

UI prepares for Anne Frank tree sapling to arrive on campus

Sunday, February 13, 2022
The UI will put an iron cage and other safety precautions in place to protect the Anne Frank tree sapling arriving in April.e