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Sam Cam praises work of UK Anne Frank charity

July 10, 2014 14:46
Samantha Cameron with trust chair Daniel Mendoza, Gillian Walnes, Esther Olusanya and Elissa Stoddart

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Barry Toberman,

Barry Toberman

1 min read

In the week before Anne Frank Trust UK leaders present their submission to the Prime Minister's Holocaust Commission, the trust was praised as an "amazing charity" by Samantha Cameron at a 10 Downing Street reception.

Mrs Cameron told 120 trust supporters that she admired its efforts to encourage people to take a stand against prejudice in all its forms - adding that Anne Frank's story remained inspirational.

The event marked both the recent 85th anniversary of Anne Frank's birth and the upcoming 70th anniversary of the arrest of the Frank family.

Guests included senior staff from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and young Anne Frank ambassadors who spread the message of tolerance in their schools and communities. Among the speakers was Joan Deslandes, head of ethnically diverse Kingsford Community School in Beckton, east London, who explained the immense impact Anne Frank's diary had made on pupils.

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