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”?
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.
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.
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.
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.\”
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.
The giant chestnut tree that Anne Frank wrote about several times in her diary collapsed in stormy weather.
Here\’s a travel riddle that might send you packing: It\’s a European capital where culture abounds and
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.
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