A German day care will change its name after migrant parents found it challenging to explain its namesake to their children.
Despite it having operated without incident for 50 years.
That's no longer the case for Kita Anne Frank in Tangerhütte. According to The Jerusalem Post, the facility will be renamed “World Explorers.”
Andreas Brohm, Tangerhütte's mayor, has embraced the renaming as a means to celebrate the diversity of the children who go there. Despite that, the choice to remove the name of the 15-year-old Holocaust victim has sparked debate:
However, the Miteinander eV organization, promoting an open society, disagreed with this decision. They argued that there are effective and age-appropriate educational concepts for teaching children and young people about Frank's life and the historical significance it holds. They emphasized that “renaming the daycare center sends the wrong signal, especially in a time marked by increasing antisemitism.” They said they believed that now, more than ever, there is a need for sensitivity to the impact of symbolic renaming.
City officials, on the other hand, remained steadfast in their decision to change the name. According to the report, the renaming is part of a broader concept that aims to celebrate the diversity of the children attending the daycare center, according to Andreas Brohm, the city's mayor.
The BILD newspaper added “Ultimately, the parents and employees wanted a name that was more ‘child-friendly' and ‘better suited to their concept.' Their needs are more important than the global political situation.”
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According to the report, Frank no longer aligned with the “new focus on diversity.” Brohm stated that the desires of many parents to rename the daycare center held more weight than the global political situation.
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