A conversation with Bill Zimpfer, the chair of the Southern Cayuga Anne Frank Tree Project, was a natural start in celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the Anne Frank horse chestnut tree, which is planted on the campus of Southern Cayuga Central School. One cannot understand our time with Anne Frank and her tree without knowing Bill Zimpfer — his is a unique torch lighting the story. It explained about the tree’s demise and that several saplings were going to be granted for sites in the U.S. by the Anne Frank Center USA. “As I read the article, I realized that of the sites already selected by the Anne Frank Center USA for a sapling, none were a school. This exposure to raw bigotry was a new experience for most of my students.”I asked Bill to choose three photos that would capture the Anne Frank Tree experience.

Source: New York Times June 26, 2023 08:48 UTC