Court releases suspect held for projecting anti-Semitic slogans on Anne Frank House

1 year, 3 months ago

Court releases suspect held for projecting anti-Semitic slogans on Anne Frank House

NL Times

The District Court in Amsterdam released 42-year-old Robert W. on Thursday after hearing arguments in a hate crime case linked to the projection of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. It refers to two loose sheets of paper found in the diary decades after World War II, which were written in ballpoint pen, the Anne Frank House has said. W. defended himself, saying that he was in Amsterdam from February 5 - 7, but that he was not involved in the incident at the Anne Frank House. Witnesses said they saw a man use a projector to show the text on the Anne Frank House, and drive off in a van towards the Bloemgracht, where surveillance cameras caught the license plate.

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Neo-Nazi man given two-month prison sentence for projecting antisemitic conspiracy theory on Anne Frank house museum

1 year, 2 months ago

Neo-Nazi man given two-month prison sentence for projecting antisemitic conspiracy theory on Anne Frank house museum

Hindustan Times

A neo-Nazi group member was given a two-month prison sentence for projecting an antisemitic conspiracy theory on the Anne Frank House Museum, the historic building in Amsterdam where Frank and her family hid from the Nazis during World War II. Robert Wilson, a Polish-Canadian citizen, was convicted of insulting a group and inciting discrimination for using a laser projector in …

Dutch court convicts man who projected antisemitic message on Anne Frank museum

1 year, 2 months ago

Dutch court convicts man who projected antisemitic message on Anne Frank museum

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A court in Amsterdam sentenced …

Laser projectors again used to show racist, extremist messages in Amsterdam

1 year, 10 months ago

Laser projectors again used to show racist, extremist messages in Amsterdam

NL Times

A new video was shared in Telegram groups showing another incident of a laser projector used to show either racist or antisemitic slogans on the side of a building in the Netherlands from some distance away. The latest incident happened early Tuesday morning when the message, "Love And Make White Babies," was projected in English on the Hemweg power station …

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Masked protesters with Nazi flags march outside Anne Frank play in Michigan

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Masked protesters with Nazi flags march outside Anne Frank play in Michigan

Hindustan Times

By Brad Brooks Masked protesters with Nazi flags march outside Anne Frank play in Michigan Nov 12 - A small group of masked protesters waving Nazi flags and wearing white supremacist symbols on their clothing marched outside a Michigan theater during a performance of "The Diary of Anne Frank" over the weekend. A local ABC affiliate obtained video of the …

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Diary of Anne Frank: Demonstrators wave Nazi flags outside local theater performance in Michigan

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Diary of Anne Frank: Demonstrators wave Nazi flags outside local theater performance in Michigan

CNN

CNN — A group of people carrying Nazi flags demonstrated outside a community theater performance of “The Diary of Anne Frank” in Livingston County, Michigan, in a display of antisemitism. Several masked men showed up waving Nazi flags and reportedly shouted antisemitic and racist slurs outside the American Legion Post 141 in Howell on Saturday during the play, according to …

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Prosecutors Present Evidence in Indiana Girls' Killings Case

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Prosecutors Present Evidence in Indiana Girls' Killings Case

Associated Press

A man charged with two counts of murder as well as two additional counts of murder while committing or attempting to commit kidnapping has been found guilty by a jury in Indiana. The evidence presented during the trial includes an unused bullet found at the scene between the victims' bodies, a video recorded on the eldest girl's phone, and incriminating …

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A full-scale replica of Anne Frank's hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition

2 months, 3 weeks ago

A full-scale replica of Anne Frank's hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition

New Indian Express

AMSTERDAM: The annex where the young Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid from Nazi occupiers during World War II is heading to New York. A full-scale replica of the rooms that form the heart of the Anne Frank House museum on one of Amsterdam's historic canals is being built in the Netherlands and will be shipped across the Atlantic for a …

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NYC journalist who documented pro-Palestinian vandalism arrested on felony hate crime charges

5 months ago

NYC journalist who documented pro-Palestinian vandalism arrested on felony hate crime charges

Associated Press

NEW YORK — A New York City journalist was arrested Tuesday on charges that he accompanied a group of pro-Palestinian protesters as they hurled red paint at the homes of top leaders at the Brooklyn Museum earlier this summer. A banner hung at the home of the museum’s Jewish president called her a “white-supremacist Zionist.” Seligson’s attorney, Leena Widdi, said …

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Palestinian supporters vandalize homes of Brooklyn Museum officials and other locations in NYC

6 months, 4 weeks ago

Palestinian supporters vandalize homes of Brooklyn Museum officials and other locations in NYC

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German police raid homes of 17 people accused of posting antisemitic hate speech on social media

1 year, 1 month ago

German police raid homes of 17 people accused of posting antisemitic hate speech on social media

Associated Press

BERLIN — German authorities on Tuesday raided the homes of 17 people in the state of Bavaria accused of spreading antisemitic hate speech and threats targeting Jews online. The suspects were said to have celebrated the attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel on Oct. 7, and were accused of spreading hate speech against Jewish people on social media, …

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New series about the Anne Frank story is under attack by antisemitic trolls

1 year, 8 months ago

New series about the Anne Frank story is under attack by antisemitic trolls

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Polish cops arrest man accused of showing Holocaust denial theory on Anne Frank House

1 year, 8 months ago

Polish cops arrest man accused of showing Holocaust denial theory on Anne Frank House

NL Times

Police in the Netherlands announced the arrest of a suspect in Poland who was believed to be responsible for projecting a series of statements on the Anne Frank House meant to cast doubt about the legitimacy of Anne Frank’s history and the Holocaust. The Amsterdam Public Prosecutor has filed a request to Polish authorities to surrender the suspect.” The projection …

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Right-wing mom gets Anne Frank graphic novel removed over depictions of 'nude' statues

1 year, 9 months ago

Right-wing mom gets Anne Frank graphic novel removed over depictions of 'nude' statues

Raw Story

A right-wing group in Florida got a book about Anne Frank removed from school libraries under a new policy approved by Republican legislators. The Indian River County chapter of Moms for Liberty, a conservative nonprofit group that questions school lessons on racism and other topics they deem controversial, complained about the graphic novel, “Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation," and …

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Two arrested for racist laser projections on Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam

1 year, 10 months ago

Two arrested for racist laser projections on Erasmus bridge in Rotterdam

NL Times

Police in the Netherlands made two arrests in connection with the use of a laser projector to display hate speech and statements promoting discriminatory behavior on the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam during the nationally televised New Year’s Eve countdown there. A 24-year-old man from Zwijndrecht was suspected of being involved in the Rotterdam incident, as well as a similar case …

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Dutch Camera crew attacked during coal mine protest in Germany

1 year, 11 months ago

Dutch Camera crew attacked during coal mine protest in Germany

NL Times

A camera crew from Dutch broadcaster PowNed was attacked by a group of activists on Saturday at the protest against lignite mining in Lützerath, Germany. Images of the attack on the Dutch camera crew from PowNed were made by a journalist from the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Demonstranten mit Antifa-Fahne attackieren niederländische Journalisten bei Demo gegen die Räumung von …

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Dutch newspaper reprimanded for sloppy reporting on controversial Anne Frank book

2 years, 1 month ago

Dutch newspaper reprimanded for sloppy reporting on controversial Anne Frank book

NL Times

The Council for Journalism reprimanded NRC for its first reporting on the controversial book The Betrayal of Anne Frank. According to the Council, the newspaper acted carelessly by keeping “insufficient distance” from the book’s conclusion. The fact that follow-up publications have critically reflected on their own presentation of the news and have reported more nuanced about the issue does not …

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75th anniversary of Anne Frank diary commemorated in Amsterdam

2 years, 6 months ago

75th anniversary of Anne Frank diary commemorated in Amsterdam

NL Times

Saturday marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of "Het Achterhuis," or "Tales from the Secret Annex," based on the diary entries of the Jewish girl Anne Frank about her time in hiding during World War II. Anne's father, Otto Frank, the sole survivor of the family, had his daughter's notes published in a novel on June 25, 1947. In …

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'The Betrayal of Anne Frank' suspended from Dutch publication

2 years, 11 months ago

'The Betrayal of Anne Frank' suspended from Dutch publication

Hindustan Times

A new book that suggests that a Jewish-Dutch notary gave away Anne Frank's location to save his own family is in publishing limbo because of uncertainty about its key evidence. Despite a six-year investigation, the source of the betrayal of Anne Frank may never be known "The Betrayal of Anne Frank" was a publishing sensation when released on January 18, …

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Doubt over betrayal of Anne Frank as publisher says sorry

2 years, 11 months ago

Doubt over betrayal of Anne Frank as publisher says sorry

Daily Mail

A Dutch publishing house has apologised over a book claiming a fellow Jew denounced Anne Frank to the Nazis in 1944. Ambo Anthos said further prints of The Betrayal of Anne Frank would be suspended until more research was carried out The book accused Amsterdam notary Arnold van den Bergh, pictured, of revealing where the teenager was hiding and giving …

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Jewish notary accused of betraying Anne Frank could be INNOCENT

2 years, 11 months ago

Jewish notary accused of betraying Anne Frank could be INNOCENT

Daily Mail

The family of the Jewish businessman accused of betraying 15-year-old diarist Anne Frank to the Gestapo believes that he may be innocent. Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, family friend Paul Theelen, whose grandfather hid Mr van den Bergh's youngest daughter Anne-Marie between 1943 and 1945, said: 'She is worried that this is affecting her family's good name. Arnold van den Bergh's …

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As suspect in Anne Frank’s betrayal is named, here’s a look back at the 78-year-old cold case

2 years, 11 months ago

As suspect in Anne Frank’s betrayal is named, here’s a look back at the 78-year-old cold case

Firstpost

A new investigation points towards prominent Jewish notary Arnold van den Bergh as the person who could have tipped off German authorities to the hiding place of the teenager and her family, which eventually led to her detention in a concentration camp One of World War II’s enduring mysteries may have finally been solved after 78 years. An investigation — …

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Elin Hilderbrand removes Anne Frank reference from new novel following criticisms of anti-Semitism

3 years, 7 months ago

Elin Hilderbrand removes Anne Frank reference from new novel following criticisms of anti-Semitism

Firstpost

In Golden Girl, Vivi and her friend Savannah are talking about staying in the attic of Savannah’s home and whether Savannah’s parents would approve. New York: Elin Hilderbrand has asked that a reference to Anne Frank in her new novel be taken out after numerous online readers alleged the passage was insensitive and anti-Semitic. “In a flashback scene in Elin …

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Identity of unknown Jewish children who featured in footage of Holocaust uncovered by authors of a new book

3 years, 7 months ago

Identity of unknown Jewish children who featured in footage of Holocaust uncovered by authors of a new book

Firstpost

All three of the children would survive the war, even after their parents were taken from them, because of the efforts of another prisoner who hid and cared for them. Shot in 1944, the footage has been used in countless war documentaries, the unknown passengers serving as the public faces of the millions sent to “the East.” Now two Dutch …

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How a picture in a newspaper unlocked childhood mysteries for two Holocaust survivors

3 years, 10 months ago

How a picture in a newspaper unlocked childhood mysteries for two Holocaust survivors

LA Times

Last spring, when the pandemic forced a global lockdown, Holocaust survivor Marion Ein Lewin wrote a moving piece for this newspaper, extolling the power of the human spirit and calling on everyone to summon their strength and resilience. Early in his research, Van den Berg tracked down the Hess twins in the U.S. and began an email dialogue with Steven, …

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Camera surveillance for Jewish family terrorised by village locals

5 years, 1 month ago

Camera surveillance for Jewish family terrorised by village locals

Dutch News

A Jewish family from the village of Hippolytushoef in Noord Holland, who have been terrorised by local youngsters for years, are to be given security cameras by the local council, the Telegraaf reports. He also said youngsters gave a Nazi salute and told one of his daughters that ‘Jews like her ought to be gassed’. The camera has to ‘prevent …

Camera surveillance for Jewish family terrorised by village locals

5 years, 1 month ago

Camera surveillance for Jewish family terrorised by village locals

Dutch News

A Jewish family from the village of Hippolytushoef in Noord Holland, who have been terrorised by local youngsters for years, are to be given security cameras by the local council, the Telegraaf reports. He also said youngsters gave a Nazi salute and told one of his daughters that ‘Jews like her ought to be gassed’. The camera has to ‘prevent …

Holocaust Museum digitizing letters from Anne Frank’s father

5 years, 6 months ago

Holocaust Museum digitizing letters from Anne Frank’s father

Associated Press

— Ryan Cooper was a 20-something Californian unsure of his place in the world when he struck up a pen pal correspondence in the 1970s with Otto Frank, the father of the young Holocaust victim Anne Frank. “He was a lot like Anne in that he was an optimist,” Cooper said of Otto Frank at his house on Cape Cod …

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Anne Frank House, Israel advocates disappointed by Netflix “roast” of Anne Frank

5 years, 7 months ago

Anne Frank House, Israel advocates disappointed by Netflix “roast” of Anne Frank

NL Times

The new Netflix program “Historical Roasts” has riled up some people in the Netherlands, for its episode featuring a satirical banquet of Anne Frank. “So with that in mind, please enjoy the Roast of Anne Frank, and the end of my career,” he said in the show’s introduction. Dutch organization CIDI, which advocates on behalf of Israel and also Jewish …

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Police: Sketch of suspect in 2 girls’ killings more accurate

5 years, 8 months ago

Police: Sketch of suspect in 2 girls’ killings more accurate

Associated Press

— A newly released sketch of a man suspected of killing two Indiana teenagers in 2017 “more accurately represents” the man believed to be their killer than a sketch released months after the girls were slain, state police said Wednesday. The statement from Indiana State Police sought to clarify information about the two sketches on behalf of the multi-agency task …

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A look at the Holocaust through Anne Frank's eyes

5 years, 8 months ago

A look at the Holocaust through Anne Frank's eyes

India TV News

The diary of Anne Frank, a young chronicler of the horrors of the Nazis' genocide of the Jews, offers a beacon of hope and humanity to the millions who read her thoughts, written while hiding with her family for two years before being betrayed and sent to the death camps. "Anne Frank: A History for Today", an exhibition of photographs …

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