Anne Frank

This Jewish dad got a version of Anne Frank’s diary banned from his Florida school district

The successes followed two of hundreds of challenges Friedman has filed against books in Clay County, Florida.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
07/10/2023

Texas teacher reportedly fired after reading from Anne Frank’s diary to students

In the book, adapted by Ari Folman and David Polonsky, a passage dated March 24, 1944, depicts Anne describing male and female genitalia.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
20/09/2023
 A view outside the Anne Frank House Museum in Amsterdam, March 31, 2020.

US neo-Nazi faces trial for projecting antisemitic slurs on Anne Frank House

Robert Wilson has been extradited to the Netherlands.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
12/09/2023
Adolf Hitler

Argentinian eatery sparks outrage for 'Anne Frank' burger, 'Hitler' fries

The items were later removed from the menu and the restaurant apologized for the offense.

What happened when a Jewish group and the right-wing Moms for Liberty shared a conference hotel

The Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs wound up being escorted around by police escort.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
05/07/2023

Otto Frank and Anne’s Jewish legacy - opinion

Although Anne’s diary was written while the family was hiding in the secret annex of her Amsterdam home her bereaved father was to downplay the Jewish aspects of the story.

22/06/2023
Anne Frank at her writing table in 1940; how many Anne Franks were lost in the Holocaust?

‘My Friend Anne Frank’ tells the incredible story of how Anne’s best friend survived the Holocaust

Pick-Goslar spent decades telling her story through interviews and lectures, but her recollections have only just been published for the first time in a memoir, “My Friend Anne Frank."

By SHIRA LI BARTOV/JTA
17/06/2023
Maus

A Missouri school district could ban ‘Maus,’ citing concerns about ‘explicit sexual material’

Over the past year, several other Jewish books have been caught up in purges across multiple states, including an illustrated adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary and more.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
15/06/2023

'Anne Frank pornography' being banned in Florida, Texas schools

A new version of the famous Holocaust diary is being called ‘Anne Frank pornography’ and is in turn getting banned from schools in Texas and Florida.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
13/06/2023

Roger Waters shows antisemites still allowed on stage in Germany - opinion

Frankfurt called Roger Waters one of the world’s most widely-known antisemites, but he was allowed to perform.

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