
Ahmedabad School Makes Malala, Anne Frank Books Optional After Row
Following a controversy, an Ahmedabad school has decided to make books by Malala Yousafzai and Anne Frank optional for students.
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Following a controversy, an Ahmedabad school has decided to make books by Malala Yousafzai and Anne Frank optional for students.

Dutch airline KLM has sparked controversy by selling a ceramic replica of Anne Frank's house designed as a shot glass, drawing criticism for its insensitivity.

U2 has released 'Street of Dreams,' their first new single in nine years, and announced an upcoming studio album. The band's new music is generating excitement among fans and critics.

The provocative musical 'Slam Frank', which reinterprets Anne Frank's story through an 'intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop lens', is moving Off-Broadway with tickets going on sale June 12.

Frankfurt is observing Anne Frank Days, focusing this year on the perspectives of young people regarding themes of flight, fear, and infatuation, in remembrance of the famous diarist.

A rare first edition of Anne Frank's diary has been discovered in a thrift store in Eemnes, Netherlands. The significant literary find was made by charity shop staff.
The Anne Frank House has announced the release of a new YouTube series.
A war diary written by Swati is being highlighted for its poignant reflections, drawing comparisons to the renowned diary of Anne Frank.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is returning to the subject of Elon Musk, with a sequel documentary four years after 72 Films first profiled the tech billionaire.

Audrey Hepburn declined to play Anne Frank, a decision reportedly influenced by her own childhood experiences during wartime.

A mural depicting Anne Frank and Primo Levi in Milan has been vandalized with the antisemitic message 'Zionist settler Nazis' replacing the original artwork.

The Texas State Board of Education has voted to make Bible stories and passages required reading for millions of public school students, sparking a religion-in-schools debate. The new curriculum also includes other historical and literary texts like Anne Frank's diary.

On June 12, 1942, in the Netherlands, Jewish businessman Otto Frank gave his daughter Anne a modest wartime birthday gift: a small notebook. Anne began writing her diary in it, documenting her family's experiences and those of other Jews.

The Vienna State Opera's second venue has unveiled its new children's season program for 2026/27, featuring productions such as 'Little Witch,' 'Little Prince,' and 'Anne Frank.'

A Potsdam museum is facing antisemitism allegations after displaying an artwork depicting Anne Frank with a Palestinian scarf, prompting a prosecutor's review for potential Holocaust trivialization.

The Anne Frank House, in collaboration with Every Media, has launched an eight-part YouTube series titled 'Anne Frank was here,' featuring Anne Frank's distant cousin visiting her aunts.
Na agenda estão visitas ao Sea Life e ao Oceanário, mas também os Antidepressants dos Suede e as histórias de Anne Frank, O Catastrofista e Torrente.
A church in Spokane is drawing attention for its unique approach of mixing politics and faith, notably through a song about Anne Frank and ICE.

An authorized biography reveals how hunger, Nazi occupation, and war traumas marked the childhood of the famous actress Audrey Hepburn and stayed with her throughout her life, explaining her refusal of the role of Anne Frank.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that a work in the public domain in one EU country, such as Anne Frank's diary, can be freely published online even if protected in another, provided geoblocking is applied.

Thomas Sparr, a Suhrkamp editor and author known for his reader-friendly monographs on Anne Frank and Paul Celan, is celebrating his seventieth birthday. He is noted for his nonchalant rigor in the literary world.

June 12th marks several significant historical events, including the first successful blood transfusion, the birth of Anne Frank, and the death of Gregory Peck. Various news outlets are commemorating these and other notable occurrences on this date.
The head of the Anne Frank Educational Center has raised concerns about Yad Vashem's planned branches in Germany, citing potential controversy over the institution's ties to the Israeli government.

The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam has launched an eight-part YouTube series titled 'Anne Frank Was Here,' which explores the life of the Jewish girl whose diary became a global symbol of persecution during World War II.

The German Federal Ministry of Education has halted part of its "Demokratie leben!" funding program, putting projects by institutions like the Anne Frank Educational Centre in Frankfurt at risk.
The documentary from Shakiba Adil and Elina Hirvonen, premiering at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, features clandestinely shot mobile phone footage and shows "the power of art to keep hope and humanism…

A CBP officer was arrested for harboring an undocumented girlfriend, while U.S. cities are implementing 'ICE-free zones' and other tactics to protect residents from federal immigration raids, with one operation costing Minneapolis millions.