The importance of Anne Frank

By Jay Firestone
Published on June 14, 2013

Sports-related incidents spark slight rise in Dutch anti-Semitism

Published on May 23, 2013

The doubling of sports-related anti-Semitism last year led to the first increase in overall anti-Semitic incidents in three years in the Netherlands.

Anne Frank House defends Bieber’s visit, guestbook entry

Published on April 15, 2013

The Anne Frank House defended Justin Bieber's visit to the museum and his guestbook message hoping that the teen diarist "would have been a Belieber."

Dutch researcher who exposed anti-Semitism hid out based on mayor’s advice

Published on April 4, 2013

A Dutch-Turkish researcher who exposed anti-Semitism among Muslims went into hiding, following the advice of a Dutch mayor.

Dutch Jewish museum wins national popularity contest

Published on April 4, 2013

Holland’s Jewish Historical Museum won a $130,000 prize for finishing first in the country’s national museum contest for 2013.

April 3, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 3, 2013

Amsterdam tram company won’t punish conductor accused of anti-Semitism

Published on August 22, 2012

Amsterdam's transport company, GVB, announced it would not punish an employee accused of making an anti-Semitic remark.

Amsterdam Jewish community warns U.S. Jews of ‘dangerous’ Dutch politician

Published on August 22, 2012

The chairman of the Jewish Community of Amsterdam asked a Dutch politician to warn U.S. Jews about a "dangerous" rightist Dutch legislator.

Brazil’s Jewish community announces creation of Anne Frank ‘educational network’

Published on August 17, 2012

Brazil's Jewish community sent directors of five Brazilian schools named after Anne Frank on a Holocaust study tour in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam to name bridge for WWII savior of 350 Jewish children

Published on August 14, 2012

The City of Amsterdam will name one of its last remaining nameless bridges for Pieter Meerburg, who saved 350 Jewish children during the Holocaust.

A conversation with Anne Frank’s cousin

By Tom Tugend
Published on May 15, 2012

Generations of readers, theater patrons and movie goers have been touched and moved by “The Diary of Anne Frank,” but perhaps no one was more astonished by the adolescent girl’s deep inner life – while in hiding from the Nazis – than Anne’s father.

Anne Frank’s Amsterdam App

By Ruth Ellen Gruber
Published on May 8, 2012

The Rest of Passover Cooking [RECIPE]

By Rob Eshman
Published on April 6, 2012

Looking into Anne Frank’s unblinking eyes

Published on March 22, 2012

Is the image of Anne Frank heading in the same commercial direction as Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”?Is the image of Anne Frank heading in the same commercial direction as Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”?

Reinstated Amsterdam chief rabbi rues using title on ‘curing’ homosexuality document

Published on February 2, 2012

The chief rabbi of Amsterdam, who was suspended for signing a statement on "curing" homosexuality, reportedly has been reinstated and said he was wrong to sign the document using his chief rabbi title.

Suspension of Amsterdam chief rabbi seen as ‘verging on facism’

Published on January 23, 2012

The suspension of Amsterdam's chief rabbi for signing a statement on "curing" homosexuality is "verging on fascism," the committee of Orthodox Jews that sponsored the statement told a Dutch newspaper.

New book: Man who arrested Anne Frank served West German intelligence

Published on April 11, 2011

The man who arrested the family of Anne Frank in their Amsterdam hiding place 67 years ago worked for the West German intelligence agency for years, a new book has revealed. SS Oberscharfuhrer Karl Josef Silberbauer, an Austrian-born Nazi, worked for the West German secret service, or BND, according to author Peter-Ferdinand Koch, whose new book, "Unmasked," documents the biographies of Nazi soldiers and SS members who ended up working as spies for the democratic state.

Author Ian McEwan to receive Jerusalem Prize

Published on January 19, 2011

British author Ian McEwan was chosen to receive the prestigious Jerusalem Prize. The biennial prize, which will be awarded next month in a ceremony on the opening night of the Jerusalem Book Fair, is Israel's highest literary honor for foreign writers. The award is given to an author whose works best exemplify the "freedom of the individual in society."

Same-sex Jewish couple united in Amsterdam shul

Published on January 18, 2011

Holland’s first same-sex Jewish commitment ceremony was held in Amsterdam. The couple, who were not named in the Radio Netherlands report, was united Sunday in the synagogue of the Liberal Jewish Community.

Anne Frank’s tree collapses

Published on August 23, 2010

The giant chestnut tree that Anne Frank wrote about several times in her diary collapsed in stormy weather.

Old-World charm, modern life mingle in Holland

By Soriya Daniels
Published on November 2, 2006

Here's a travel riddle that might send you packing: It's a European capital where culture abounds and

Amsterdam’s Split Personality

By Anthea Gerrie
Published on October 17, 2002

Anne Frank's house, a fabulous 17th century synagogue and an excellent heritage museum give Amsterdam special appeal for Jewish visitors. But they are all sites whose very existence reflect the city's incurable split personality, making for a sightseeing experience that constantly provides food for thought.