The opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it is indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it is indifference. Because of indifference, one dies before one actually dies.Elie Wiesel
2025 Anne Frank Humanitarian
Award Celebrations
Hillsborough and Pasco Counties:
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 | 6:30 p.m.
Manatee, Pinellas, and Sarasota Counties:
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | 6:30 p.m.
About The Anne Frank
Humanitarian Award
The Anne Frank Humanitarian Award was created in 2001 with the goal of recognizing outstanding humanitarian efforts by high school juniors.
It began with 16 Pinellas County High Schools and has now grown to include 100 public and private High Schools in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Manatee and Sarasota Counties.
Across the Tampa Bay Area, Guidance Counselors work with school administrators, faculty and staff to recommend students who have made a conscious decision to better the lives of others. These students hold true to the nature and spirit of Anne Frank, who despite everything she endured, did not abandon her ideals.
The Anne Frank Humanitarian Award honorees are living the mission of The Florida Holocaust Museum, working to make a lasting difference in the community. In their actions, they truly honor the legacy of Anne Frank.
Honorees are recognized in front of their peers, family and friends, educators, and community leaders at ceremonies hosted by The Museum to celebrate their outstanding efforts.
The Florida Holocaust Museum’s award has the endorsement of the Anne Frank House in New York.
Anne Frank Humanitarian Award Committee
Honorary Co-chair: Gayle Sierens
Founder: Irene Weiss
Program Coordinator: Susan Ballinger
Amy Daner, Patricia Davis, Stephen Feldman, Lauren Fleischman, Meral Ginsberg, Kim Gonzales, Dana Justus, Traci Klein, Rose Rosen, Melinda Sheer, Vicki Weissman
Mary Rhinehardt, Nancy Paikoff
Stacy Conroy Michelle Gershon, Nancy Greenberg, Jackie Kanner, Sally Laufer, Kathryn Madow, Nancy Maza, Nancy Paikoff, Lois Pardoll, , Ellyn Shriber, Claire Yogman
Agnes Schipper, Bette Zaret, Lisa Bean, Robyn Faucy Susan Lowy, Becky Miller, Nancy Roucher, Betty Silberman
For information on the Anne Frank Humanitarian Award program, please contact Susan Ballinger by email or call (727) 820-0100 ext. 250.
It’s a wonder I haven’t abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.Anne Frank, July 15, 1944
Support the Anne Frank Humanitarian Award program
Anne Frank Humanitarian Award recipients each receive a Florida Holocaust Museum Family Membership and two guest passes. Family Memberships are valued at $85, and guest passes are valued at $32.
If you would like to support the Anne Frank Humanitarian Award program by underwriting a Family Membership or guest passes for AFHA recipients, please visit the Donate Now page. Add to the comments section that you would like the donation be made to The Anne Frank Humanitarian Award program.
Thank you for your support.
How wonderful is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.Anne Frank
Presenting Sponsor:
Rachael & Don Worthington
James H. & Amy G. Shimberg Foundation
Irene & Steven Weiss
Lois & Peter Pardoll