Anne Frank
Anne Frank. (Credit: Collectie Anne Frank Stichting Amsterdam)
November 12, 2024, 1:20 pm
Protesters wave Nazi flag, shout slurs outside ‘Anne Frank’ play in Detroit
Law enforcement asked agitators, described as in their 20s, to leave, prompting them to move across the street.
By JNS
An antisemitic vandal defaced a statue of Anne Frank in Amsterdam with graffiti reading "Gaza," July 9, 2024. (Credit: Courtesy of the Center for Information and Documentation Israel)
July 9, 2024, 4:20 pm
Amsterdam statue of Anne Frank defaced ‘for Gaza’
Bookseller Gert-Jan Jimmink, who initiated the monument 20 years ago, said it “represents the 14,000 Jews from this neighborhood who were murdered.”
By Akiva Van Koningsveld
John Neiman stands next to photos of his friend Otto Frank. (Photo by David Rullo)
February 23, 2024, 5:09 pm
Prime Stage Theatre remembers Anne Frank March 1-10
"There’s a moral imperative about what’s right and wrong and if we don’t talk about it, that’s a problem,” he said.
By David Rullo
Shop damage on Kristallnacht in Magdeburg. Germany (Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1970-083-42 / creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en, via Wikimedia Commons)
October 24, 2022, 11:18 am
Holocaust Center marks Kristallnacht with two educational programs
“An Evening with Roger Guenveur Smith" includes a recorded screening of his play "Otto Frank" followed by a live talkback.
By Justin Vellucci
"Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation" (Screenshot of book cover)
August 19, 2022, 7:38 am
Texas superintendent says Anne Frank adaptation will be back on shelves ‘very soon’
“None of the books under re-evaluation were banned."
By Andrew Lapin
"Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation" (Screenshot of book cover)
August 18, 2022, 8:01 am
Texas school district orders librarians to remove a version of Anne Frank’s diary
Other books which will presumably now be removed include Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home” and Jon Ronson’s “So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed.”
By Andrew Lapin
Matt Lucas at a "Doctor Who" BBC America official panel during Comic-Con in San Diego, July 23, 2017. (Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
July 6, 2022, 6:22 pm
‘Great British Bake Off’ host Matt Lucas discovers family member lived with Anne Frank’s family
Lucas learned that Werner Goldschmidt, his grandmother’s first cousin, had rented a room from the Franks while they were still living in their Amsterdam apartment.
By Caleb Guedes-Reed
From left: Aiko Beemsterboer and Josephine Arendsen as Anne Frank and Hannah Goslar in “My Best Friend Anne Frank” (Courtesy of Dutch FilmWorks/IMDb)
February 23, 2022, 8:44 am
‘My Best Friend Anne Frank’ misses opportunities
Still, the story of Hannah as depicted in the film is a true reminder of the humanity of those who endured the Shoah.
By Sasha Rogelberg
Holocaust diarist Anne Frank (Public domain)
January 21, 2022, 9:38 am
Historians bash ‘rubbish’ findings of investigation into Anne Frank betrayal
A six-year probe by dozens of experts is detailed in a new book that accuses fellow Jews of revealing her hideout to the Nazis. The only problem, scholars say: Lack of evidence
By Matt Lebovic
People waiting to enter the Anne Frank Museum (Massimo Catarinella, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
January 18, 2022, 9:16 am
A Jew betrayed Anne Frank’s family, cold-case investigators conclude
Arnold van den Bergh was a notary and a member of the Jewish Council, which the Nazis established to better control Dutch Jews.
By Cnaan Liphshiz
"Where Is Anne Frank" reimagines the famous diarist's life in animated form, with Israeli director Ari Folman partnering with the foundation that holds the copyright to her diary. (Courtesy of Purple Whale Films)
July 15, 2021, 11:35 am
A new animated Anne Frank movie brings her diary to life in modern-day Amsterdam
“The main goal of the film is to help young audiences today connect with Anne Frank’s story”
By Cnaan Liphshiz
The group that erected the Anne Frank memorial in Boise, Idaho, posted pictures showing that it had been vandalized. (Facebook via JTA)
December 10, 2020, 9:51 am
Anne Frank memorial in Boise, Idaho, vandalized with swastika stickers
This comes after the memorial, until recently the only statue of Anne Frank in the United States, was toppled by vandals in 2007 and vandalized again in 2017.
By Ben Sales
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