Walz’s Anne Frank comparison 'deeply offensive'
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What we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank hiding from ICE
Anne Frank’s story — as told in her famed diary — is about many things: Persecution of Jews, the horrors of fascism, the perseverance of the human spirit. But one of the main messages that many have taken from her life and death is this: It is wrong for children to be forced into
Forget the 1950s play and movie about Anne Frank’s diary, the generations of schoolchildren assigned to read the book, the myths that have arisen around the image of Anne Frank herself, the controversies about the way she’s been represented. Just focus ...
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz invoked Anne Frank's diary to condemn President Trump's immigration policies, drawing parallels to state-sponsored persecution. He highlighted children's fear of attending school due to stepped-up raids and warned of historical judgment.
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I was in a high school production of ‘Anne Frank’ — today in Minnesota, I feel her fear more than ever
I want to tell you what it is like in Minnesota right now. I grew up in a small town in southeast Minnesota, right on the Mississippi. I graduated with 98 other classmates, most of whom I’d known since kindergarten.
A lifetime ago, a Jewish girl confided in her diary as she spent two years in isolation from the outside world in a doomed attempt to escape mortal danger. Anne Frank, a teenager from Amsterdam, wrote of her hopes, fears and dreams as she and her family ...
Researchers using digital technology deciphered the writing on two pages of Anne Frank's diary that she had covered over with brown masking paper, discovering four naughty jokes and a candid explanation of sex, contraception and prostitution. "Anyone who ...
An advocate general pushed the European Court of Justice to continue allowing online publication of works like the World War II-era diary, even if people can access them in places where copyright still applies.
The Assabet Valley Mastersingers will present a rare performance of James Whitbourn’s "Annelies," a choral work based on Anne Frank’s diary. The concert is scheduled to take place at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 8, at the Robert R. Jay Performing Arts Center at Saint John's High School, 378 Main St., Shrewsbury, according to a community announcement.