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Dutch publisher pulls Anne Frank betrayal book amid critique

By MIKE CORDER The Frank family and four
Associated Press other Jews hid in the an-
THE HAGUE, Netherlands nex, which was reached by
(AP) — The publisher of a secret staircase hidden
a new and controversial behind a bookcase, from
work about Anne Frank is July 1942 until they were
pulling the book after a discovered in August 1944
group of Dutch historians and deported to concen-
released an in-depth criti- tration camps.
cism of its “most likely sce- Anne and her sister died in
nario” of who betrayed the the Bergen-Belsen concen-
Jewish teenage diarist and tration camp. Anne was 15.
her family in German-oc- Only Anne’s father, Otto
cupied Amsterdam during Frank, survived the Holo-
World War II. caust. He published her di-
Meanwhile, the U.S. pub- ary after WWII and it quickly
lisher of “The Betrayal of became an enduring sym-
Anne Frank: A Cold Case bol of loss and resilience,
Investigation” announced read by millions around the
Wednesday that it will con- world.
tinue to sell the book. Ronald Leopold, the direc-
The cold case team’s re- tor of the Anne Frank House
search, published early this museum based in the
year in a book by Cana- Ronald Leopold, executive director Anne Frank House, answers questions next to the passage to building where the Frank
dian academic and author the secret annex during an interview in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. family hid, said in January
Associated Press
Rosemary Sullivan, immedi- that there remained “many
ately drew criticism in the canal-side building to the be wrong, the cards above team, conceded in Janu- missing pieces of the puz-
Netherlands. German occupiers to save also collapse.” ary that the team did not zle. And those pieces need
In a 69-page written “refu- his own family from depor- In response, the cold case have 100% certainty about to be further investigated in
tation,” six historians and tation and death in Nazi team’s leader, Pieter van Van den Bergh. order to see how we can
academics describe the concentration camps. Twisk, told Dutch broad- “There is no smoking gun value this new theory.”
cold case team’s find- The Dutch historians re- caster NOS the historians’ because betrayal is cir- On Wednesday, Leopold
ings as “a shaky house of viewed the team’s work work was “very detailed cumstantial,” Bayens told said question marks the mu-
cards.” The book’s Dutch and concluded the “ac- and extremely solid” and The Associated Press at the seum had in January about
publisher, Ambo Anthos, cusation does not hold wa- said it “gives us a number of time. the cold case team’s con-
repeated an earlier apol- ter.” things to think about, but for Not all publishers were clusions “are supported by
ogy and announced Tues- The historians said the book the time being I do not see dropping the book. In the the counter-examination
day night it was withdraw- “displays a distinct pattern that Van den Bergh can be U.S., HarperCollins Publish- of leading historians. You
ing “The Betrayal of Anne in which assumptions are definitively removed as the ers issued a statement say- may not consign someone
Frank.” made by the CCT (Cold main suspect.” ing it stands by “The Betray- to history as Anne Frank’s
The book alleged that the Case Team), held to be Since the book’s publica- al of Anne Frank,” adding betrayer if you do not have
person who revealed the lo- true a moment later, and tion in January, the team that “While we recognize conclusive proof. We hope
cation of the Frank family’s then used as a building has published detailed re- there has been some criti- that this counter-investiga-
secret annex hiding place block for the next step in actions to criticism of its cism to the findings, the in- tion clears Van den Bergh’s
was likely a prominent Jew- the train of logic. This makes work on its website. vestigation was done with name from blame, also
ish notary, Arnold van den the entire book a shaky Dutch filmmaker Thijs Bay- respect and the utmost for his relatives, including
Bergh, who disclosed the house of cards, because if ens, who had the idea to care for an extremely sensi- granddaughter Mirjam de
location in an Amsterdam any single step turns out to put together the cold case tive topic.” Gorter.”q

Meghan’s 1st Spotify podcast to focus

on female stereotypes

cus on harmful labels and about the stereotypes ap- called on the streaming
stereotypes applied to plied to women’s strength service to do more to com-
women. The “Archetypes” and intelligence. bat COVID-19 misinforma-
podcast will be hosted by “I’m Meghan and this is tion.
Meghan and is expected ‘Archetypes,’ the podcast It is one of several high-
to launch this summer. where we dissect, explore profile deals the couple
The series will feature inter- and subvert the labels that has, including one with
views with historians and try to hold women back,” Netflix. Harry and Meghan
experts to “investigate the Duchess of Sussex says stepped away from royal
the labels that try to hold on the clip. duties in March 2020 over
women back,” according No lineup of guests has what they described as in-
to a summary posted on been announced. trusions and racist attitudes
Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex, appears at the National Spotify. The streaming ser- Harry and Meghan have a of the British media toward
September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, on Sept. 23, vice on Thursday released multi-year deal to produce the duchess. They have
2021. a minute-long teaser that and host podcasts for Spo- since relocated to Califor-
Associated Press opened with clips of peo- tify under their production nia, where they are raising
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Harry and Meghan’s part- ple using the words “slut” company Archewell Au- their two children, Archie
first podcast from Prince nership with Spotify will fo- and “skanky” and talking dio. In January the couple and Lili.q