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NeilN -- Thanks so much for reaching out! Yes you're right, I work at the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect. We've been trying to get a clean, accurate Wiki entry for our organization, which has gone through some changes in recent months. Unfortunately, because we've been outspoken about the current administration in the US, we have been receiving various attacks on our organization and our members -- and it seems our Wiki page is one of the ways people are taking aim at us.

Below is the full entry as it was just before you messaged me, with one new footnote as noted; the entry has already been changed substantially since then as you can see. Would you please proofread this and be sure it reads objectively? Once you do, I can upload the edited copy. Then, is there some protection for organizations that are being targeted on Wikipedia like this?

Any assistance you can provide will be much appreciated!

Thank you! TooManyBoxes (talk) 20:21, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect

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Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, the independent U.S. national organization among Anne Frank organizations worldwide, addresses civil and human rights across America.[1]

Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect aims to fight hatred of refugees and immigrants, as well as antisemitism, sexism, racism, Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia, bias against the differently abled and any other hate that runs counter to the American promise of freedom .[1] The organization has been vocal in its opposition to the civil and human rights policies of President Trump.[2][3][4] The organization opposes President Trump's executive orders to ban Muslim refugees and to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border,[5] pointing out that Anne Frank and her family were refugees to whom the United States had refused entry.[6]

Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect is headquartered in New York City, and opened an additional office in Los Angeles in 2017. The organization conducts educational programs and community organizing across the entire United States.[1]

The organization's executive director is Steven Goldstein, a civil rights leader whose work has been the subject of two motion pictures, the 2007 Oscar-winning documentary Freeheld, and the 2015 full-length feature film of the same name.[7] Goldstein became executive director of the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect in 2016.[8]

Contents

•1 History •2 Expanded Mission •3 2017 Holocaust Remembrance Day •4 References •5 External links

History

Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect was founded in 1959 as the American Committee of the Anne Frank Foundation, with Anne's father Otto Frank among its founders.[9] The organization had been the American affiliate of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. In 1977, the organization became an independent organization, the Anne Frank Center, independent of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, and remaining independent of the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel, Switzerland.[10] The organization, with its own Board of Directors, remains independent of the two European organizations to this day. In 2016, the organization changed its name from the Anne Frank Center to the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect to reflect its increased emphasis on civil and human rights.[11]

Expanded Mission

In 2016, when the organization renamed itself the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect to reflect its expanded civil and human rights missions, the organization closed its small public gallery in lower Manhattan, which attracted mainly New York visitors.[12] The organization replaced the gallery with an expansion of community-based programs across the United States.[13]

Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect, though not part of the Anne Frank House or the Anne Frank Fonds, works with the House on traveling exhibitions that cover Anne's life and legacy.[14] The House creates the exhibits, after which the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect schedules them across the U.S. and provides teachers and related programming for an American audience.[15] Programs by the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect often incorporate contemporary social justice issues.[16]

2017 Holocaust Remembrance Day

In accordance with its mission to fight against prejudice, the organization's executive director, Steven Goldstein, responded to the Trump Administration's failure to mention the Jewish people in an important citation about the Holocaust.[17]

The President's sudden acknowledgment is a Band-Aid on the cancer of anti-Semitism that has infected his own administration. Trump's statement today is a pathetic asterisk of condescension after weeks in which he and his staff have committed grotesque acts and omissions reflecting anti-Semitism, yet day after day have refused to apologize and correct the record. Make no mistake: The anti-Semitism coming out of this administration is the worst we have ever seen from any administration. The White House repeatedly refused to mention Jews in its Holocaust remembrance, and had the audacity to take offense when the world pointed out the ramifications of Holocaust denial.

References

1. • Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect: About the Center [1], accessed on January 31, 2017. • • Landler, Mark (2017-01-11). "Trump Under Fire for Invoking Nazis in Criticism of U.S. Intelligence". The New York Times. • • Taylor, Adam (2017-01-26). "A charity set up by Anne Frank's father has become a fierce critic of Trump's plans for refugees". The Washington Post. • • Bennett, Brian (2017-01-27). "Trump signs order to temporarily shut nation's door to most refugees and start 'extreme vetting'". Los Angeles Times. • • Abbey-Lambertz, Kate (2017-01-25). "Anne Frank Center: Trump 'Is Driving Our Nation Off A Moral Cliff'". The Huffington Post. • • Kristof, Nicholas (2016-08-25). "Anne Frank Today is a Syrian Girl". The New York Times. • • King, Loren (2015-10-08). "For Ellen Page, 'Freeheld' 'Freeheld' film was an emancipation". Boston Globe. BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01. • • Sales, Ben (2016-06-14). "New head of Anne Frank Center wants a rights agenda as aggressive as he is". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. • • NEW FOOTNOTE -- https://www.clintonfoundation.org/press-releases/president-clinton-dedicates-anne-frank-tree-installation-clinton-presidential-center • • "About the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect". annefrank.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17. • • Respect, Anne Frank Center for Mutual. "The Anne Frank Center USA renames itself the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect and names civil rights leader Steven Goldstein as new Executive Director". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17. • • "Traveling Exhibits". annefrank.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17. • • "Traveling Exhibits". annefrank.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17. • • "Traveling Exhibits". annefrank.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17. • • "Traveling Exhibits". annefrank.com. Retrieved 2017-04-17. • • Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect: Traveling Exhibits [2], accessed on January 31, 2017. • Krieg, Gregory (2017-02-21). "Anne Frank Center: Anti-Semitism has 'infected' Trump administration". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

Thank you both for your input and effort here. We notice a few further erroneous edits have been made and we're hoping either of you (or another editor) can help us correct the record.

The four errors and our suggested corrections are listed below. We would very much appreciate your input.

Thank you.

1. In the opening paragraph: "The Center is neither a Jewish organization nor a Holocaust organization[6]" and, under History: "It not a Jewish organization, or a registered Holocaust organization.[6]"

These statements are inaccurate. Peter Rapaport, our Board chair, told The Atlantic our organization works not just on issues involving Antisemitism and the Holocaust, but also that we also work on other issues, such as opposing a ban on Muslim refugees. This makes us no different, as a Jewish organization, from the Anti-Defamation League. The Atlantic misunderstood Peter as somehow saying we are not a Jewish organization, and The Forward reprinted the Atlantic's misunderstanding.

We are proudly a Jewish organization. Indeed, this is what our website says:

As a Jewish voice for social justice, Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect is dedicated to Tikkun Olam, repairing the world. For us, that means advocating on behalf of all communities, Jewish and non-Jewish alike. We fight hatred of refugees and immigrants, Antisemitism, sexism, racism, Islamophobia, homophobia, transphobia, bias against the differently abled and any other hate that runs counter to American promise of freedom. http://annefrank.com/about-the-center/

Also, the Center is an active member of the Association of Holocaust Organizations[footnote: http://www.ahoinfo.org/membersdirectory.html]

2. In the opening paragraphs: "It is headquartered in New York City and its executive director is political activist Steven Goldstein,[3][6] known for his advocacy of LGBT rights as founder of Garden State Equality."

"Political activist" is inaccurate; Mr. Goldstein is a "civil rights activist," as per his Wikipedia page. If another source is needed, here are a few news articles citing him as such: http://www.salon.com/2017/02/11/theres-anti-semitism-in-the-white-house-what-made-the-anne-frank-center-get-political-on-twitter/ https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Wounded-WarriorLocal/236851 http://www.out.com/michael-musto/2015/10/09/real-life-steven-goldstein-has-problem-freeheld

3. In Connection with Anne Frank and Otto Frank: "According to the Center, it originated as an affiliate of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and that it is not affiliated with either the House or the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel, Switzerland.[5]"

Also inaccurate. It should read: ""According to the Center, it originated as an affiliate of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and is now independent from the House, although their traveling exhibits are largely provided by the House.[footnotes: http://annefrank.com/about-the-center/, http://annefrank.com/traveling/]. They are affiliated with, but independent from, the Anne Frank Fonds in Basel, Switzerland.[5]"

4. In Connection with Anne Frank and Otto Frank

Explanation for the edit: Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect has located original documents in its archives proving Otto Frank was the founding President of the organization in 1959, and remained involved with the organization when in 1977 it became independent of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. The organization has posted photographs of the original documents on its website at www.annefrank.com/history and these Wikipedia edits reflect the organization’s discovery.

Text – the source for all of this is www.annefrank.com/history (includes documentation)

Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect began in 1959 as the Anne Frank Foundation, Inc. in New York City. The Anne Frank Foundation in New York City was the American “friends” organization designed to raise money for the Anne Frank House, Anne’s hiding place in Amsterdam during Nazi occupation that opened as a museum on May 3, 1960. Otto Frank, Anne’s father, was founding President of the Anne Frank Foundation, Inc. at 12 East 94th Street in New York City. The founding Vice Presidents of the Anne Frank Foundation included Myer Mermin and Max Grossman. In April 2017, the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect posted photographs of original documents from 1959, which the organization newly discovered in its archives, showing that Otto Frank was the founding President of the Anne Frank Foundation based in New York City.

In 1977, the organization spun off from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam into an independent U.S. organization with its own Board of Directors, called the Anne Frank Center. The American signatories of this Board resolution for independence included Myer Mermin and Max Grossman, Otto Frank’s Vice Presidents upon the organization’s 1959 founding.

In April 2017, the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect posted the 1977 Board resolution. The Center also posted an additional document from 1977 showing that Otto Frank was involved with the newly independent American organization, now led by his longtime colleagues Mermin and Grossman, by helping the organization to raise funds.

In 2016, the Anne Frank Center expanded its name to Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect to reflect its expanded work in civil and human rights.

TooManyBoxes (talk) 16:30, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

This is an issue for the talk page of the article in question. Primefac (talk) 23:12, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Re: Your offered changes to Anne Frank Center page

I will look through your offered text and make edits to the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect page where appropriate to improve the page, but not remove the criticism that is included currently to reflect alternate view points. If you have any refutation of the Atlantic article's claim that your organization was not started by Otto Frank in 1959, or any other claim you believe to be false, I would add that information as well. SilverLocust (talk) 1:25, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

• Looking in, I see nothing of immediate concern and, as long as you note our connection, that's all there is to it here. As for your last comment, more or less, we weigh organization and company differently because what it can involve. SwisterTwister talk 03:28, 25 April 2017 (UTC)

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