In 2024, the United Nations pays tribute to the bravery of all those who stood up to the Nazis, despite the grave risks. We honour their legacy with their remarkable stories and history, and ...

Sometimes, early in the experience of reading a book, I will get a sensation that I may be in the presence of a classic. It’s tough to say what triggers this sensation. I remember experiencing it ...

“When We Flew Away” envisions what Anne might have been like before the cataclysm that shut her away and made her into “the voice of the Holocaust.” By Ruth Franklin Ruth Franklin is the author of ...

She described herself as a “little bundle of contradictions,” a willful, lively teenager who clashed with her mother, worried about her changing body, and dreamed of a better future. And in the ...

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Anne Frank famously kept a diary while hiding from the Nazis during World War II. A new exhibit in New York City features a replica of the family's Secret Annex. The full-scale recreation is furnished ...

KABUL, Afghanistan – In the year since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, they have used their muscle to restrict the education and curiosity of girls. They've been banned from high school, told ...

The title of Ruth Franklin’s The Many Lives of Anne Frank exudes a tragic and no doubt purposeful irony. A melding of biography, literary exegesis and cultural history, this volume in the Yale ...

Covered windows, peeling wallpaper: For the first time outside of Amsterdam, an exhibition reconstructs Anne’s hiding place during the devastation of the Holocaust. “Anne Frank the Exhibition” ...

Author’s note: In the past few weeks, Anne Frank has been trending online again. This time, some users are saying Anne Frank benefited from white privilege. Arguments include the claim that she would ...