Anne Frank

Getting to know Etty Hillesum, the Holocaust diarist starring at the Israel Festival

Hillesum was 27 when she started putting pen to paper, much older than Frank and, hence, her writing relates to a more advanced stage of life and state of consciousness and awareness.

Neta Shpigelman identifies fully with Etty Hillesum, the Holocaust victim heroine of 'The Thinking Heart'
Anne Frank and Primo Levi mural by  aleXsandro Palombo vandalized in Milan.

Anne Frank Holocaust mural in Milan defaced with antisemitic graffiti

The Texas flag waves during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas on February 28, 2026 in Austin, Texas; Illustrative.

Texas creates required reading list that includes Anne Frank and the Bible

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Head of Anne Frank Educational Center questions Yad Vashem's Germany expansion, drawing backlash

The Israeli-born educator warned that Yad Vashem's planned branches in Germany could face controversy over the institution's ties to the Israeli government.

People view the exhibits at Yad Vashem on April 13, 2026.

Anne Frank and ‘Night’ may soon be required reading in Texas public schools

The Texas state education board recently discussed draft legislation that would create the nation’s first-ever statewide K-12 required reading list for public schools.

The Diary of Anne Frank has been translated into more than 75 languages.

My grandmother Eva Schloss survived Auschwitz. She would not be silent about America today -opinion

Remembering the Holocaust does not mean waiting for gas chambers before we speak. It means recognizing how ordinary policies prepare the ground for mass violence.

Eva Schloss in "A Story of Triumph"

‘Anne Frank was in Amsterdam legally,’ Trump antisemitism envoy says refuting Walz’s ICE comparison

He was responding to Walz's saying, “We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank.”

Donald Trump and Yehuda Kaploun light a candle during an Oct. 7 remembrance event at the Trump National Doral Golf Club in Doral, Florida on Oct. 07, 2024.

Tim Walz invokes Anne Frank in pressing Trump to end ICE operations in Minnesota

Walz suggested that the conditions facing children in his state during the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement raids were of a kind with those facing Frank during the Holocaust.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz arrives to speak at a press conference regarding new gun legislation at City Hall on August 1, 2024 in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Eva Schloss, Auschwitz survivor and founder of Anne Frank Trust UK, dies at 96

"Her legacy will continue to guide and empower young people to build a world free from hatred and discrimination," Trust chief executive Dan Green said.

Anne Frank's friend and step-sister Eva Schloss celebrates her 90th birthday in London.

‘Anne Frank, Superstar’? A satirical musical reimagines the Holocaust victim as a symbol of woke

The show is framed as an ultra-progressive regional theater company staging an adaptation of Anne Frank’s diary.

"Slam Frank"'s Instagram account, the show's primary engine of promotion, has stoked people's confusion.

This week in Jewish history: Anne Frank’s first diary entry, Israel bombs Iraqi nuke reactor

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars – Today in Jewish History.

 Anne Frank diary in Madame Tussauds museum on April 25, 2017 in Amsterdam Netherlands.

Jacqueline van Maarsen, Anne Frank's best friend, dies at 96

Van Maarsen was cited by Anne Frank in her famous 'Diary' and wrote several books about their friendship.

 Anne Frank diary in Madame Tussauds museum on April 25, 2017 in Amsterdam Netherlands.

Jacqueline van Maarsen, Anne Frank’s best friend, dies at 96

Jacqueline Van Maarsen was the daughter of a Jewish father and a mother who was raised Christian and converted to Judaism.

 Jacqueline van Maarsen smiles as she examines the first memorial brick in the Names Monument of Amsterdam, the Netherlands on Sept. 23.