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Cold Case Team Shines New Light on Betrayal of Anne Frank
A cold case team that combed through evidence for five years in a bid to unravel one of World War II’s enduring mysteries has reached what it calls the “most likely scenario” of who betrayed Jewish teenage diarist Anne Frank and her family
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Amsterdam's Coffeeshops, Already Hit by Covid, Fear a Clampdown on Tourists
Europe’s so-called “city of sin” has not been the same since the Covid-19 pandemic struck and coffeeshops, popular with tourists, have been hit.
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Anne Frank Memorial in Idaho Defaced With Nazi Swastikas
Authorities in Idaho are investigating after what’s believed to be the only memorial in the U.S. dedicated to Holocaust victim Anne Frank was desecrated with Nazi propaganda earlier this week, NBC News reports.
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UN Marks What Would Have Been Anne Frank's 90th Birthday
A sapling from the horse chestnut tree that Anne Frank watched from her World War II hiding place in an attic in Amsterdam was planted and dedicated at U.N. headquarters Wednesday to mark what would have been the 90th birthday of the teenager who died in a Nazi concentration camp. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement read at the...
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Anne Frank's Stepsister Meets With Newport Students
Eva Schloss, whose father, brother and stepsister Anne Frank perished in the Holocaust, met Thursday morning with a group of Newport Beach students involved in a Nazi salute incident that sparked outrage in the community.
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Holocaust Survivor Faces Evil, Cheats Death for Second Time
Sitting in the handicapped lane outside Tree of Life synagogue, Judah Samet watched as a plainclothes officer traded gunfire with the man at the temple door. He was caught in a crossfire and, yet, instead of ducking down, he craned his neck to get a glimpse of the gunman. “The guy was very focused,” he said, pointing his finger like...
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Victims of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Remembered Across US, Canada, France
People gathered in cities across the United States, as well as abroad in Canada and France, to remember the victims of a deadly shooting in Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue that took 11 lives.
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Anne Frank's Family Tried to Escape to US, Hit Roadblocks
Research suggests the family of Anne Frank, the world famous Jewish diarist who died in the Holocaust, attempted to immigrate to the United States and later also to Cuba, but their efforts were thwarted by America’s restrictive immigration policy and the outbreak of World War II. The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum said Friday...
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Holocaust Survivor Gena Turgel, Consoler of Anne Frank, Dies
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, NBC News reported. Turgel died Thursday, Britain’s chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, said on Twitter. The news triggered tributes from some of the people the Polish native touched in the...
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Holocaust Survivor Gena Turgel, Consoler of Anne Frank, Dies
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, NBC News reported. Turgel died Thursday, Britain’s chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, said on Twitter. The news triggered tributes from some of the people the Polish native touched in the...
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Philip Roth Dies at 85
American novelist Philip Roth, whose book “American Pastoral” won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1998, has died, his literary agent confirmed to the Associated Press late Tuesday. He was 85.
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Anne Frank's Diary Read Out to Combat Soccer's Anti-Semitism
The Italian soccer federation says a passage from Anne Frank’s diary will be read before matches this week to condemn the acts of anti-Semitism by Lazio fans and to keep alive memories of the Holocaust. The FIGC also says a minute of silence will be observed before Serie A, B and C matches this week, plus amateur and youth games...
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Halloween Retailer Pulls Anne Frank Costume After Complaints
An online retailer has pulled a costume from its website that depicted Holocaust victim Anne Frank. Screenshots of the costume for sale at HalloweenCostumes.com posted to social media show a smiling girl wearing World War II-era clothing and a beret. The costume was quickly criticized on Twitter. Carlos Galindo-Elvira, who leads the Anti-Defamation League’s Arizona office said on Twitter that...
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On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Trump Pledges to ‘Confront Anti-Semitism'
President Donald Trump on Tuesday gave his strongest condemnation of anti-semitism to date, pledging to “stamp out prejudice,” “condemn hatred,” “bear witness” and “act” against bigotry against Jewish communities and Israel. He spoke on Holocaust Remembrance Day on Capitol Hill.
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‘Little House on the Prairie' Star Melissa Gilbert Has Deep Roots in NBC's Family
She literally grew up before our eyes. NBC has been part of Melissa Gilbert’s life for as long as she can remember.