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The Anne Frank tree was a horse-chestnut tree in the city center of Amsterdam that was featured in Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl.

The Anne Frank Tree: Taking Root in Iowa

"I look up at the blue sky and the bare chestnut tree, on whose branches little raindrops shine, appearing like silver, and at the seagulls and other birds as they glide on the wind. As long as this exists…and I may live to see it, this sunshine, these cloudless skies, while this lasts I cannot be unhappy."
Anne Frank, February 1944

News and Announcements

Outstanding Outreach and Public Engagement Award for Prof. Kirsten Kumpf Baele

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

The Department of German congratulates Prof. Kirsten Kumpf Baele on receiving one of three awards for Outstanding Outreach and Public Engagement from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for 2021-22. We are pleased that the College has recognized Prof. Kumpf Baele’s exemplary efforts to involve high school and college students as well as nationally and internationally recognized scholars in engaging with Anne Frank and her legacy in Spring 2022 during the Provost’s Global Forum and the Anne Frank Sapling planting.

Race, Ethnicity, Language, and Culture: Advocating for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Academy

Thursday, October 6, 2022

A symposium organized by the Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (DWLLC) at the University of Iowa, supported by an International Programs Major Projects Grant. Following protests against racialized police violence, citizens, activists, artists, and academic communities across the globe have renewed efforts to reflect on and respond to issues of race, ethnicity, and discrimination. The Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures has joined these efforts.

Film screening of "The Cantor of Swabia", Wednesday, April 27.

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Public screening, followed by discussion with Director Sabine Gölz. Wednesday, April 27, 2022 from 6:00-8:30pm in 1010 BCSB.

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