Amsterdam Anne Frank Statue Defaced with Red ‘Gaza’ Grafitti
The statue honouring Holocaust victim Anne Frank in Amsterdam’s Merwedeplein Square was graffitied with the word “Gaza” in red paint.
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Nolte: Migrant Pressure Forces Germany to Rename Anne Frank Daycare Center — Report
German media report that the Anne Frank Daycare Center in a small German town will be renamed because migrant parents objected
Report: Anne Frank-Impersonating Drag Queen Accused of Stabbing Father to Death
Michael “Norah” Horwitz, a drag queen and trans-identified male, was accused of murdering his father, a prominent Virginia dentist, last week.
Anne Frank’s Friend Hannah Pick-Goslar Dies in Israel, Age 93
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Hannah Pick-Goslar, one of Jewish diarist Anne Frank’s best friends, has died in Israel at age 93, the foundation that runs the Anne Frank House museum said.
Patton Oswalt Cites Anne Frank and the Holocaust to Slam Lockdown Protesters
Actor and comedian Patton Oswalt attacked protesters opposed to the ongoing lockdowns in response to the Chinese coronavirus, comparing people’s plight today to that of Holocaust victim Anne Frank.
On Anne Frank’s 90th Birthday, Her Friends Meet Students
AMSTERDAM — On the day Anne Frank would have turned 90, the museum dedicated to keeping alive her story has brought together schoolchildren and two of the Jewish diarist’s friends at the apartment where she lived with her family before going into hiding from Nazis who occupied the Netherlands during World War II.
PHOTOS: World War II Memorial Rings with Names of 9,000 Fallen Heroes on D-Day
The resplendent World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC, was filled with the voices of volunteers, lawmakers, and everyday Americans who spent hours reading each of the 9,000 names of those who died during Operation Overlord at Normandy Beach in France on June 6, 1944, and in the following days.
Harvard Lampoon Apologizes for Cartoon of Holocaust Victim Anne Frank in Bikini
The Harvard Lampoon, a venerated humor publication whose graduates often become top comedy writers in Hollywood, has published a cartoon featuring Holocaust victim Anne Frank photoshopped wearing a bikini.
Instagram Story Aims to Engage New Generation with Holocaust
JERUSALEM (AP) — For seven decades, survivor testimony has been the centerpiece of Holocaust commemoration. But with the world’s community of aging survivors rapidly shrinking and global understanding of the genocide that killed 6 million Jews declining, advocates of Holocaust
L.A. Production of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ Replaces Nazis with ICE Agents Hunting for ‘LatinX’ Illegals
A modernized theatrical production of The Diary of Anne Frank in Los Angeles will reimagine the Jewish Frank family hiding from the Nazi with Latino immigrants hiding from Immigration, Customs, and Enforcement (ICE) officials, its directors have revealed.
Holocaust Survivor Gena Turgel, Consoler of Anne Frank, Dies
LONDON — Gena Turgel, a Holocaust survivor who comforted Anne Frank at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp before the young diarist’s death and the camp’s liberation a month later, has died. She was 95.
Italian Soccer Club’s Flower Tribute Over anti-Semitism Flung Into River
ROME, Italy — A wreath of flowers, presented by Lazio president Claudio Lotito to Rome’s synagogue to apologize after photos of Anne Frank in a Roma jersey were posted during a football game, was recovered from the Tiber river on Wednesday.
Lazio Soccer Fans Hit New Low: Anti-Semitic Anne Frank Stickers
ROME — Racist chants at every opportunity. A Lazio banner in the intra-city derby nearly 20 years ago aimed at Roma supporters that read: “Auschwitz Is Your Homeland; The Ovens Are Your Homes.”
New York Exhibit Allows Virtual ‘Interviews’ with Holocaust Survivors
What was it like in a Nazi concentration camp? How did you survive? How has it affected your life since?
New Facebook Bot for Visitors to Anne Frank Museum
Seven decades ago, the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank is unlikely to have imagined that her story would be kept alive for new generations via a computer-generated bot.
Nazi Camp Excavations Unearth Link to Anne Frank, Israel Says
Researchers excavating the remains of one of the most notorious Nazi death camps have uncovered a pendant that appears identical to one belonging to Anne Frank, Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial said Sunday.
Book Signed by Anne Frank Sells for $62,500
A book of fairy tales that belonged to Anne Frank sold for $62,500 dollars at a New York auction on Thursday, Swann Auction Galleries said. The 1925 edition of “Grimm’s Fairy Tales,” including “Snow White” and “Hansel and Gretel,” belonged
Virtual Reality Film Allows Viewers to Be ‘Immersed’ in Anne Frank’s Attic
A new virtual reality film promises to take viewers inside the attic where a young Anne Frank hid from the Nazis in Amsterdam in 1942.
German Copyright Fight Over Anne Frank’s Diary
Two books, diametrically opposed and written by two of the most famous figures of World War II, are both currently at the center of international legal battles – Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf and Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young
Anne Frank Fund Fights Plans to Publish Diary Online
An academic and a French MP have announced plans to publish online Friday the famous diary of Anne Frank, with the organisation holding publication rights threatening legal action. University of Nantes lecturer Olivier Ertzscheid told AFP Wednesday that the planned
Study: Anne Frank Died Earlier Than Thought
The Hague (AFP) – Jewish teenager Anne Frank died in a Nazi concentration camp at least a month earlier than her official date of death, a new study said on Tuesday.