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New AI-guided tour shows visitors occupied Amsterdam through Anne Frank’s eyes

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:39:33 +0000

'We created this product to bring Anne Frank closer to more people,' says project's director; tour takes 4-mile route around Dutch capital, gives immersive view of life under Nazis

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NYC replica of famed Anne Frank House amplifies humanity of those murdered by Nazis

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 23:19:19 +0000

Reproduction of tiny Amsterdam annex where young diarist hid with her family opens to the public at the Center for Jewish History on Monday, International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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Anne Frank House to serve as polling station for Dutch vote

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:29:40 +0000

Amsterdam mayor says 'extra attention will be paid to the security of this polling station given the situation in Israel and Palestinian Territories'

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US neo-Nazi extradited to Netherlands for projecting message on Anne Frank House

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:35:57 +0000

Robert Wilson, member of 'Goyim Defense League,' allegedly laser-projected text on Amsterdam building referencing antisemitic conspiracy theory that famous diary is a fake

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Dark comedy ‘Anne Frank Gift Shop’ repackages Holocaust icon for Gen Z

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 03:57:36 +0000

In new short satiric film premiering July 25, Anne Frank House museum reps hire a marketing firm to remake diarist's image in era of 'empathy fatigue' among young people

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Man arrested in Poland for antisemitic message projected on Anne Frank House

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:09:24 +0000

Suspect, 41, detained over February incident, when he cast doubt on authenticity of diary penned by teen murdered in Holocaust; Dutch authorities to seek extradition

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Dutch police probe antisemitic message projected onto Anne Frank House

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:51:20 +0000

Netherlands PM pans 'reprehensible' incident referencing a far-right conspiracy theory that the teenage Holocaust victim was not the author of her famous diary

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Nearly a quarter of young adults in Netherlands think Holocaust a myth, survey finds

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:31:21 +0000

'Disturbing lack of awareness': Poll says over half of Dutch don't know Holocaust took place in their country or that 6 million Jews died

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Anne Frank’s last six months depicted in new videos

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 19:05:39 +0000

'Anne Frank - After the Arrest,' being released in English Thursday by Dutch museum, shows young Holocaust diarist's deportation and death, filling in what she could not write

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‘People Love Dead Jews,’ says Dara Horn, but the living ones don’t fare as well

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 09:08:25 +0000

The acclaimed novelist pivots to non-fiction, explaining the myriad ways Jews have been — and still are — forced to erase their particularistic identity when living among non-Jews

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Ari Folman’s animated ‘Where is Anne Frank?’ opens Jerusalem Film Fest

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:16:00 +0000

Long-awaited feature offers a fantastical premise based on Kitty, the diarist's fictional friend

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In tourist-free Amsterdam, locals are finally visiting the Anne Frank House

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 02:53:38 +0000

The museum's usual 3,500 daily visitors, 90% of whom are foreign, dropped to 1,000, all of whom are local; management says the decrease is a major threat to its bottom line

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Top Dutch museums close over coronavirus, including Anne Frank House

Sat, 14 Mar 2020 16:30:52 +0000

Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam also shutter until the end of March to help halt spread of deadly virus

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Dutch rapper using stage name ‘Anne Frank’ has history of anti-Semitic remarks

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 17:06:16 +0000

Musician says she chose name of famous Jewish teenage diarist murdered by Nazis as a 'tribute,' but is slammed for previous anti-Semitism, dabbling in Holocaust denial

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Anne Frank comparison sums up problems with Oscar winner ‘Green Book’

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 14:42:49 +0000

Using a white protagonist in a story about racism is like focusing on Holocaust victim's saviors instead of herself, commentator says

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