2018 Spirit of Anne Frank Awards Gala

Welcome to the event page for the 2018 Spirit of Anne Frank Awards (SAFA), the 22nd annual fundraising gala for the Anne Frank Center USA. We hope you can join us for this night to remember, as we recognize this year's most remarkable students and educators as they usher in the next generation of humanitarians. We are also pleased to announce this year's distinguished honorees:

• Amy Poehler's Smart Girls initiative
  (Meredith Walker and Amy Poehler)
  SAFA Youth Empowerment Award
  
  
• Racquel Harris Mason
  Vice President of Coca-Cola
  SAFA Business Community Leadership Award
  
  
• Dr. Jud Newborn
  Museum of Jewish Heritage, historian, and co-author of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
  SAFA Human Writes Award
  
  
• Mariela Shaker
  Classical violinist, human rights activist, and Syrian refugee
  SAFA Promisekeeper Award
  
  
• Rosa Strygler (1928-2018)
  Humanitarian, philanthropist, and Holocaust survivor
  SAFA Lifetime Inspiration Award
  
  
• SAFA Outstanding Student Scholarship Awards
  
  Sana Shareef (Point St. Lucie, Florida)
  The Puffin Foundation West SAFA Scholarship
  
  Natalie Hampton (Sherman Oaks, California)
  The ING SAFA Scholarship
  
  Lauren Seroyer (Lawrenceville, Georgia)
  The Jacob Salzman SAFA Scholarship
  Donated by Les & Sybil Rosenberg
  
  
• SAFA Teacher of the Year
  Ivy Schamis (Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland, Florida)
  

Honoree bios: https://www.annefrank.com/safa

For more information on attending, volunteering, or sponsoring the event, please contact us at gala@annefrank.com. We hope to see you there!