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Conservative Pundit Dennis Prager Ridicules Anne Frank

Conservative radio host Dennis Prager, the founder of the nonprofit Prager University, recently ridiculed Anne Frank for her immaturity while responding to one of her diary quotes during his Fireside Chat, Newsweek reports. The German-born diarist died in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II and is known for her posthumously published The Diary […]

By Tyler MacDonald | 3y ago

Anne Frank’s Family Thwarted In Their Attempts To Immigrate To U.S. During World War II

As reported by Time, it appears as though famed Holocaust victim Anne Frank and her family were trying to escape their home nation and seek refuge in either the United States or Cuba, prior to their famous move of hiding in a concealed attic to avoid Nazi soldiers. However, much like the issues faced by […]

By Christopher Barilla | 5y ago

Anne Frank Halloween Costume Sparks Social Media Outrage — Retailer Finally Pulls From Site

Halloween is a just a little over two weeks away, causing many trick-or-treaters to scour the internet looking for the perfect costume. In the past few days, an Anne Frank Halloween costume has been discovered and has sparked outrage across the internet. Calls for it to be taken down were shouted across social media, and […]

By Caitlin Albers | 6y ago

Anne Frank: Was She And Her Family Betrayed? New Theory Emerges That Says No

Anne Frank is one of the most well-known, tragic historical figures of World War II and the Holocaust. Anne documented the traumatic story of the Franks in her diary which was eventually published and shared with the rest of the world. A website dedicated to telling the story of Anne Frank, AnneFrank.org, summarizes what the […]

By Louis Babcock | 6y ago

Anne Frank’s Story To Be Told Through Virtual Reality Film

Anne Frank is one of the most well-known victims of the Holocaust, and now her story is going to be told in a new perspective. According to Entertainment Weekly, producer Jonah Hirsch is planning to create a virtual reality film based on Anne Frank‘s time in the secret annex where she hid with her family […]

By Jean Mendoza | 7y ago

Anne Frank Orderly’s Murder Trial Suspended

The trial of an orderly who worked at Auschwitz when Anne Frank was held there has been suspended. As reported by the Guardian, Hubert Zafke, who is charged with the complicity in the murder of “at least 3,681 people,” has been suspended, as he is “not fit to go to court” and is “suffering from […]

By Sara Hunter Smith | 7y ago

Donald Trump ‘Reminds Me Of Hitler’ Says Former Mexican President

Donald Trump reminds the former Mexican President Vicente Fox of Hitler, and Fox wasn’t the only one to make the comparison. According to CNN, Vicente Fox is punching back after Trump assured the Mexican people that the wall he insists on building would be “ten feet taller.” This statement came during the latest GOP debate […]

By Lisa Carley | 7y ago

Will Donald Trump Become The Next Hitler? Anne Frank’s Stepsister Gives Her Opinion

Donald Trump just got his latest comparison, and it just might be the most outrageous one yet. During the Holocaust, a young Jewish girl named Anne Frank wrote her story of the struggles that her people suffered under Nazi Germany. Her diary details how they were tortured and treated as inferior beings. Her diary revealed […]

By Val Powell | 7y ago

Adolf Hitler’s Regime Was Similar To What Donald Trump Is Proposing, Anne Frank’s Stepsister Says, And Others Agree

The 86 year-old Eva Schloss, who happens to be Anne Frank’s stepsister, recently made a drastic statement that many journalists and reporters seem to have been fearing for a while now: Donald Trump’s actions and proposed policies are similar to those of Adolf Hitler’s leading up to and during his reign. The comparison was made […]

By Dustin Kemp | 7y ago

Anne Frank’s Diary Released For Free Online, Copyright Dispute Rages On

Anne Frank’s diary, one of the most renowned literary pieces regarding the holocaust, became available online for free, despite an ongoing copyright dispute. According to Yahoo! News, a French academic and an MP released Frank’s personal account of her time in hiding during World War II claiming that Anne’s diary became public property on January […]

By Shayla D | 7y ago

Jewish Holocaust Victim Anne Frank And Her Family Were Denied Entry As Refugees To The U.S.

The controversy over the plight of Syrian refugees seeking asylum in Europe and the United States incidentally sparked a debate on social media after some users circulated a claim that the Jewish girl Anne Frank and her family had sought asylum in the United States but were denied entry. Annelies Marie Frank (June 12, 1929 […]

By JohnThomas Didymus | 7y ago

‘The Diary Of Anne Frank’ Copyright Controversy Escalates

Anne Frank died 70 years ago at a German concentration camp called Bergen-Belsen. Anne, a 15-year-old Jewish girl, died at the prison after being arrested and after having spent years in hiding with her family and others to escape from the Nazis during World War II. In 1942, Anne Frank, her father Otto, mother Edith, […]

By George Zapo | 7y ago

Anne Frank Died Earlier? Jewish Teen’s Diagnosis Signifies She Died Earlier Than Originally Thought

Anne Frank may have died earlier than it was previously thought. According to Yahoo! News, a new study seems to prove that Frank, and her sister Margot died in February 1945 at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in northern Germany, about one month before it was originally documented. The research was based on information from the […]

By Effie Orfanides | 8y ago

American Heroes Channel Profiles Anne Frank Through Her Stepsister, Eva Schloss, For Holocaust Week

Anne Frank became famous the world over for her published diary, detailing her family’s struggle to survive the Holocaust, but American Heroes Channel announced in a press release they will air Anne Frank: Beyond the Diary, featuring her little known stepsister, Eva Schloss, to commemorate the U.S. Holocaust Week of Remembrance in April. This spring […]

By Diana Price | 8y ago

Buddy Elias Dies At 89: Anne Frank’s Cousin Guarded Her Legacy, Battled Racism, Anti-Semitism

Bernhard Elias, known as Buddy, has died at age 89. His mother was the sister of Otto Frank, and as first cousin to Frank’s daughter, Anne Frank, Elias devoted most of his adult life to preserving her legacy — and to activism against anti-Semitism and all forms of ethnic, religious, and racial prejudice, through a […]

By Jonathan Vankin | 8y ago

Anne Frank Arrested 70-Years Ago Today, Remembering Her Last Diary Entry

The story of Anne Frank is one of the best known victims of World War II and its horrors, as it pertains to how Jewish people were treated by Hitler and his henchmen. Seventy-years ago today, the brave girl that has captured millions of readers’ imaginations with her thoughtful diary entries was arrested and taken […]

By Patricia Didelot | 9y ago

Anne Frank House Kiss: Controversy After ‘The Fault in Our Stars’

Recent hit movie The Fault in Our Stars, based on John Green’s bestselling book, is in hot water after featuring one scene taking place in the Anne Frank House Museum in Amsterdam. The story follows two teen cancer patients, Hazel and Augustus — portrayed by Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort. The star-crossed lovers wind up […]

By Anthony Speciyogic | 9y ago

Anne Frank Exhibits, Memorials In And Around Amsterdam

Anne Frank is a familiar story to just about every person alive. However, with the popular book and movie The Fault in Our Stars, the interest in Anne Frank has skyrocketed among our young readers. For those who are lucky enough to visit Amsterdam with an interest in Anne Frank, these are some of the […]

By Jim Bennett | 9y ago

Beyoncé Visits Historical Landmark in Amsterdam Without Controversy [Video]

Beyoncé Knowles and rapper husband Jay Z visited the Anne Frank house in Amsterdam after her concert at the Ziggo Dome for her Mrs. Carter tour. Anne Frank was 15 when she died of typhus after contracting it at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Her legacy has far outlived her own life, as evidenced by a […]

By Emily Luker | 9y ago

Anne Frank Diaries Vandalized At Tokyo Libraries, Israel Donates Replacements

Last week scores of copies of Anne Frank: The Diary Of A Young Girl and other Holocaust related books were severely vandalized at public libraries across the city of Tokyo, now Israel has offered to replace the damaged books. Authorities in the Asian city said that pages were torn from hundreds of copies of the […]

By Patricia Didelot | 9y ago

Anne Frank’s Diary To Be Turned Into An Animated Film

It’s been some time since we’ve seen a film based on Anne Frank’s diary, but it looks like we’ll be seeing a new one very soon. This time around the adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank will be turned into an animated film. Director Ari Folman, is heading up the production and surprisingly the […]

By Niki Cruz | 9y ago

Anne Frank Film Footage Revealed [Video]

Anne Frank film footage has been revealed. The clip, released by the Anne Frank House, is the only surviving film footage of the Holocaust victim. On June 12 Frank would have been 84 years old. In the film, Anne is seen looking out of a second story window toward the street. Anne’s friends were on […]

By Jennifer Deutschmann | 10y ago

Anne Frank Diary Called ‘Pornographic’ By Enraged Mother

Northville, MI – Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl is required reading in many schools, and one mother has filed a formal complaint over it. Gail Horalek has filed a formal complaint against her daughter’s school district over the Anne Frank book, over passages that she believes are too graphic for seventh graders. […]

By Dusten Carlson | 10y ago

Will.I.Am Defends Justin Bieber, Simultaneously Boosts Amsterdam Tourism

Will.i.am has come out in defense of Justin Bieber over a guestbook comment the Canadian teen left at Amsterdam’s Anne Frank House after an April 12 visit. “Truly inspiring to be able to come here. Anne was a great girl. Hopefully she would have been a belieber,” wrote the 19-year-old singer. After Bieber’s comment was […]

By Page Mackinley | 10y ago

Justin Bieber Screensaves Selena Gomez, Joan Rivers Saves The Day

Justin Bieber appears to have turned a corner. After over a month of scorching headlines, the teen superstar got an Oslo special delivery when Selena Gomez flew to Norway on Thursday. There’s more. The Canadian has also just cleared the last remaining hurdle in the Anne Frank furor — the formidable Joan Rivers. Doorstepped at […]

By Page Mackinley | 10y ago

Justin Bieber Stealth Chanel Ski Mask, Norway Hotel Besieged

Life on planet Justin Bieber is clearly not easy. Just getting in and out of — well — anywhere is a major black ops event. Here at IQ we’re assuming a new Instagram of the 19-year-old sporting a Chanel ski mask a la Michael Jackson jacket isn’t a desperate audition for the Ice Capades, but […]

By Page Mackinley | 10y ago

Anne Frank Would Definitely Be A Belieber, Says Her Stepsister

Justin Bieber and Anne Frank. Though they’re a strange couple of names to be put together in a headline, such has been the celebrity news cycle of late. After a controversial guestbook tribute from Bieber to Frank, in which the Canadian pop star suggested that the young Holocaust victim would have been a “Belieber,” Frank’s […]

By Dusten Carlson | 10y ago

Justin Bieber, Anne Frank Attacks ‘Malicious,’ Says Tour Musical Director

The Justin Bieber-Anne Frank firestorm that erupted out of a guestbook entry made by the teen star has polarized public and media opinion, and may well reignite after this latest defense of the singer. Dan Kanter, 31, long-standing musical director on Bieber’s tours, including the Believe tour, has issued what could be considered the most […]

By Page Mackinley | 10y ago

Justin Bieber, Anne Frank Museum: Two Developments

Day three of Justin Bieber’s public pounding over a guestbook note he wrote at the Anne Frank House museum on Friday and, in addition to the shadowboxing pictures — there are two new developments. Firstly, CNN reports that a source close to Bieber and his representatives has confirmed that neither will be making an official […]

By Page Mackinley | 10y ago

Justin Bieber Should Get ‘A Medal For Smoking A Joint’ Says Michael Bublé, Bluntly

It would be fair to say Justin Bieber’s cup of critics runneth over, but the 19-year-old also has an ever-expanding chorus of high profile supporters. Rather surprisingly, Michael Bublé now joins the line-up. Given the current media heat around Bieber, Bublé has either just stepped into the line of fire — or reflected publicity. Either […]

By Page Mackinley | 10y ago

Justin Bieber ‘Innocent’ Says Anne Frank Museum, Defense Mounts Elsewhere

It’s day two of Justin Bieber’s latest public beating, this time over a guestbook note he wrote at Amsterdam’s Anne Frank House museum on Friday. The scale of the row has now led to a definitive statement of support for the singer from the museum. To recap, Bieber paid an after-hours visit to the attic/ […]

By Page Mackinley | 10y ago

Actually, Justin Bieber Might Have Been Right About Anne Frank

As it turns out, Justin Bieber’s social media shaming on Sunday — dramatic as it was — was, in fact, profoundly misplaced. Accused pretty much universally throughout the Internet and in the media of “arrogance,” “stupidity” and “self-serving aggrandizement,” after his guestbook message at Amsterdam’s Anne Frank House museum was made public — it’s been […]

By Page Mackinley | 10y ago

Justin Bieber Left A Message For Anne Frank, Internet Leaves Just A Few More

Justin Bieber has unwittingly stepped onto yet another landmine after making a fairly innocuous comment about Anne Frank over the weekend. For those who may not know, Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who died in a Nazi concentration camp at Bergen-Belsen at the age of 15 in 1945. While she was in hiding, the […]

By Page Mackinley | 10y ago

World’s Most Famous Diary: History Honors Anne Frank

On June, 12 1942, a 13-year old girl received a diary for her birthday. Seven years later, the world would see it’s contents. Seventy years after she received the book, the world still talks about it. Yahoo News reports that the diary was given to a Dutch Jewish girl named Anne Frank on her birthday, […]

By John Stegeman | 11y ago

Anne Frank Baptized By Mormon Church

In 2010 a pact was signed between the Mormon Church and Jewish leaders in which the group promised not to baptized the groups dead, now former Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whistleblower Helen Radkey says that pact was broken when the group posthumously baptized Anne Frank. Radkey claims that the Mormon church baptized […]

By James Johnson | 11y ago

Banned Books Week Celebrates 30th Anniversary

Banned Books Week runs from September 24th through October 1st, and is enjoying its 30th annual celebration this year. The event was founded in 1982 by librarian and director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom Judith Krug. To celebrate the week, a tribute to the authors and literature that have been the […]

By Chris Greenhough | 12y ago

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