Here is a sample of some of the recent stories about Anne Frank and her legacy as covered by the world's major news media outlets (AFC not responsible for content of Internet links; please send news tips to info(at)annefrank.com).

 

The Anne Frank House — from Hiding Place to Museum
(Jewish Times of Southern New Jersey - Nov. 26, 2010)

 

Isfeld students tackling Diary of Anne Frank
(Comox Valley Record - Nov. 25, 2010)

 

The chestnut tree that Anne Frank wrote about in her diary while she was in hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II was toppled by wind and heavy rain Monday, August 23, 2010. The tree broke off completely at a height of approximately one meter above the ground. Fortunately, nobody was injured. For specific media alerts on Anne Frank's tree, please click the links below (the copyrighted photographs at right are courtesy of the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam):

August 24, 2010

 

Small shoot to give Anne Frank tree new life - The Associated Press (includes photographs of the damage)

 

Why Anne Frank's tree stood for so much - Christian Science Monitor

 

Anne Frank tree toppled by storm - Globe and Mail

 

 Anne Frank's 'tree of hope' blown down - Mirror.co.uk

 

 August 23, 2010

 

Storm knocks down tree that cheered Anne Frank - The Associated Press

   

Anne Frank tree falls over in heavy wind, rain - Reuters

    

High wind in Amsterdam topples Anne Frank tree - BBC News

 

Historic Tree With Diary of Anne Frank Ties Felled By Storm - TIME

 

Storm topples tree that comforted Anne Frank - Santa Rosa Press Democrat (note: includes information on saplings from the chestnut tree, recently distributed by the Anne Frank Center USA in New York)

 

Storm topples chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank in hiding - USA Today

 

Anne Frank tree blown down - Radio Netherlands

 

Anne Frank's 180-Year-Old Chestnut Tree Topples in Amsterdam - BusinessWeek

 

Anne Frank's tree collapses - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

 

Tree which inspired Anne Frank comes down - DigitalJournal.com

 

Anne Frank tree collapses - Jewish Chronicle

 

Anne Frank tree blows down - DutchNews.nl 

 

Miep Gies, the last survivor among Anne Frank's protectors and the woman who preserved the diary of Anne Frank, died Monday night, January 11, 2010.  She was 100.  For specific media alerts on the death of Miep Gies, please click the links below:

 

January 17, 2010

A Shining Knight In The Darkness - Norristown Times Herald

 

January 16, 2010

Fergus, Anne Frank Ties - Fergus Falls Daily Journal  

Rowe: Grandpa Explains It Better Than McGwire - Springfield News Sun

Obituary: Miep Gies / Helped To Hide Anne Frank And Save Her Diary - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Miep Gies' passing - Seattle Times 

 

January 14, 2010

Miep Gies (by Elie Wiesel) - Time

 

January 13, 2010

Painfully shy, awesomely brave, the unknown heroine behind Anne Frank's diary - Daily Mail

A righteous woman: Miep Gies protected Anne Frank and preserved her precious diary - New York Daily News

Audio slideshow: The courage of Miep Gies - BBC News

Tributes to woman who helped to hide Anne Frank - Mirror.co.uk 

Deaths elsewhere - Baltimore Sun

She resisted evil - Globe and Mail

Anne Frank rescuer lives on - Atlanta Journal Constitution

RIP Miep Gies, Anne Frank's protector - Baltimore Sun (blog)

 

January 12, 2010

Woman who saved Anne Frank's diary dies - Sydney Morning Herald

Woman who found Anne Frank's diary dies - ABC Online

Woman Who Hid Anne Frank Dies Aged 100 - Sky News

Miep Gies who helped hide Anne Frank dies at 100 - Times Online

Anne Frank heroine dies aged 100 - The Press Association

Anne Frank protector Miep Gies dies aged 100 - Telegraph.co.uk (includes video)

Woman who saved Anne Frank's diary dies at 100 - Earthtimes (press release)

Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank, dies at 100 - Jerusalem Post

The woman who saved the diary of Anne Frank for posterity has died in the Netherlands aged 100 - Radio New Zealand

Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank, dies at 100 - The State

Miep Gies Who Preserved Anne Frank's Diary Dies At 100 - NowPublic

   

January 11, 2010

Miep Gies, the Last of Those Who Hid Anne Frank, Dies at 100 - The New York Times

Miep Gies, Anne Frank protector, dies at 100 - CNN

Last of group who hid Anne Frank dies - Globe and Mail

Students Button Their Mouths To Stereotyping (Livonia Observer - January 17, 2010)

 

Anne in the World 
(Anne in the World - January 7, 2010)


Tia Shearer Stars in 'Diary of Anne Frank' at Nashville Children's Theatre 
(Broadway World - January 7, 2010)


'Anne Frank + You' exhibition in London 
(European Jewish Press - January 6, 2010)


Emotional honesty preserves universal appeal of 'Anne Frank' 
(The Tennessean - January 3, 2010)