Anne Frank

Germany

'Anne Frank' nursery name change causes anger in Germany

Organisers of protests because of the incident say that changing the name would be sending a "bad signal" at a time where "antisemitism and right-wing extremism are on the rise".

6 November 2023

Netherlands

Anne Frank House will be a polling station in upcoming Dutch election

The museum will be closed to tourists on 22 November, when it will open its doors to Dutch voters casting their ballots in the general election.

3 November 2023

Sweden

Far-right Sweden Democrats official suspended after Anne Frank remarks

In an Instagram posting that has now been deleted, the party's head of television programming Rebecka Fallenkvist called Frank “immoral”, among other things, according to Swedish media.

16 October 2022

Culture news

Dutch publisher pulls Anne Frank betrayal book amid critique

In a 69-page written “refutation,” six historians and academics describe the cold case team’s findings as “a shaky house of cards.”

23 March 2022

Culture news

Publishing pulled on controversial Anne Frank cold case book

'The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation' landed in Europe's bookstores on January 18 to a mixed reception and mounting scrutiny about the claims it makes.

31 January 2022

World News

Investigation shines light on betrayal of Anne Frank and family

A cold case team has reached what it calls the “most likely scenario” of who betrayed Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family.

17 January 2022

USA

Watch: Anne Frank tree planted at UN headquarters

A tree has been planted at the UN in memory of Anne Frank, on what would have been her 90th birthday. It is from a cutting from the horse chestnut that grew outside the annexe where the Frank family hid from the Nazis.

13 June 2019

Netherlands

Unopened letter to Anne Frank’s father fetches €9,500 at auction

The letter, which bears a red “return to sender” stamp on its envelope, was sent to Otto Frank by an insurance company in 1942, while the family was in hiding.

21 September 2018