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ARTS
Sandy Springs picks site for expanded Anne Frank exhibit
BY BOB PEPALIS
Sandy Springs has a home for the
Georgia Commission on the Holocaust
and its “Anne Frank in the World” exhib
it.
The city council in early November
picked the Heritage Building site at 6110
Blue Stone Road, just a few blocks south
of City Springs.
Chuck Berk, chair of the Georgia Com
mission on the Holocaust, urged the
council to choose the Heritage site be
cause with all the delays, they are in dan
ger of losing the $4 million already prom
ised in donations.
“Sally Levine and I just had to talk a
half a million-dollar donor back on track
because they didn’t think the council was
ever going to get to the point where they
were making a decision,” he said in No
vember.
Councilmember Chris Burnett’s mo
tion to select the Heritage Building (but
not the amphitheater) in partnership
with the commission was approved with
an amendment. Councilmember Andy
Bauman asked to change the wording of
the motion to consider either renovation
or replacement of the building.
The Holocaust commission would
house its office and exhibits at the build
ing. That includes the “Anne Frank in the
World” exhibit, which has been without a
home since its location at Parkside Shops
closed.
“This motion in no way establishes
any financial commitments from the city
related to this project,” Burnett said.
The city manager, city attorney and
the commission would need to negoti
ate any financial com
mitments, building or
ground lease agree
ments, he said. What
ever is negotiated must
be brought back to
council to review and
consider.
The city does have
$2.47 million available
in its capital projects
fund for the project.
In 2018, the Geor
gia General Assembly
directed the Georgia
Commission on the Ho
locaust to put a memo
rial in a prominent location in the state,
which led to discussions with Sandy
Springs. The site selection was controver
sial as the city considered several loca
tions, including the Abernathy Arts Cen
ter and a spot at City Springs.
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