Comment: During my visit to Anne Frank's house in April 2009, I felt a strong sense of remembrance for the countless victims of the Holocaust. However, my connection to Anne was deeply personal, almost like she was my own daughter. I have never experienced such profound emotions before. It is a heartbreaking narrative, yet also incredibly inspiring. Anne serves as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. This quote by Primo Levi, displayed near the museum's exit, encapsulates this sentiment.One single Anne Frank moves us more than the countless others who suffered just as she did but whose faces have remained in the shadows.
Perhaps it is better that way; if we were capable of taking in all the suffering of all those people, we would not be able to live.
Credit: Primo Levi
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Conversational Leadership Workshop
In-person, 7–11 September 2026
Warbrook House, Hampshire, UK
In-person, 7–11 September 2026
Warbrook House, Hampshire, UK
We are living and working in conditions of uncertainty, complexity, and rapid change. This week-long workshop offers a space to practise Conversational Leadership as a shared, lived experience.
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