Dr. and Mrs. Michael Iversen, Judy and Mark Mucasey took
advantage of the fall weather during the outdoor festivities.
Dr. Charlotte Berkowitz and Peter Berkowitz, chair of the Texas
Holocaust and Genocide Commission, joined more than 200
dignitaries and guests for the rededication.
Alicia and Larry Brown were
among the guests.
Rescue boat restoration project
manager Walter Hansen and
wife Nancy were among those
in the crowd.
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in January 1985, according to the Royal Danish Register of
Shipping. The name has no known connection to Anne Frank,
the young German girl who hid from the Nazis in an Amsterdam
attic until she was betrayed and eventually died in the Bergen-
Belsen death camp.
The rededication of the Hanne Frank not only brings back to life
an anchor exhibit, but honors those who made its significance
part of history. A dedicated team of experts worked diligently
to restore this unique artifact. In its fully restored condition, the
boat will be protected until it can be placed inside the Museum
in the near future.
“The renovation team put their hearts and souls into this labor
of love,” said Museum Executive Director Kelly J. Zúñiga. “With
its restoration complete, our Danish rescue boat will continue
to carry the message of how hope can overcome hate for many
generations to come.”
Along with HMH Board members and staff, the impressive list of
other notable attendees at the ceremony included Phillip Aronoff,
honorary consul general of Hungary; Peter Berkowitz, chair of
the Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission; Ray Daugbjerg,
consul emeritus of the Kingdom of Denmark; Eitan Levon, consul
general of Israel to the southwest; Margherita Young-Zellweger,
honorary consul general of Switzerland; Niké Luqman, from the
Office of the Mayor, City of Houston; Astrid Marklund, honorary
consul general of Sweden; Georgios Papanikolaou, consul of
Greece; Nicholas Papp, from the U.S. Dept. of State, Office of
Foreign Commissions; and Henrik Rasmussen, representing his
father, Anders Rasmussen, former prime minister of Denmark.
More than 200 invited dignitaries were among the crowd.
Museum Vice Chair Benjamin Warren joined Henrik Rasmussen,
representing his father, former Danish Prime Minister Anders
Rasmussen, at the ceremonies.
Richard and Cynthia Lowenstern were among those celebrating the
boat’s completion.