Anne Frank

South Sudanese disembark from a plane from Israel after getting deported back to Juba, June 18, 2012.

Hundreds of Israeli rabbis say they will personally hide African asylum-seekers in their homes

Rabbi Susan Silverman, the sister of comedian Sarah Silverman, is behind a movement to stop the deportation or imprisonment of some 40,000 African migrants living in Israel.

Hundreds of Israeli rabbis say they will personally hide African asylum-seekers in their homes
Dutch Minister of Education Ronald Plasterk looks at a facsimile of Anne Frank's dairy after a news conference in Amsterdam in 2009.

Who betrayed Anne Frank?

Who betrayed Anne Frank?
Pictures of those who disappeared during Guatemala's 36-year civil war

Anne Frank's diary inspired some victims of Guatemala's civil war to tell their stories

Anne Frank's diary inspired some victims of Guatemala's civil war to tell their stories
Anne Frank's poetry letter to her friend Christiane was sold today to a private bidder.

Buyer pays nearly $150,000 for a letter Anne Frank wrote at 12

Buyer pays nearly $150,000 for a letter Anne Frank wrote at 12
New citizens are naturalized during a ceremony in Oakland, California, on August 13, 2013.

Could you pass the test? International citizenship tests are often more interested in cultural quirks than national knowledge

Could you pass the test? International citizenship tests are often more interested in cultural quirks than national knowledge

Polish Jewish community uses Mormon-produced archive to make family connections

In the 1960s, Poland was short on funds to digitize and maintain its paper archives. They approached the Mormon Church and got its help in doing just that. But somewhere in the intervening years, the Momon Church used those archives and other to posthumously baptize Holocaust victims. That's caused a rift between the Mormons and the Jewish community.

Polish Jewish community uses Mormon-produced archive to make family connections

Polish Archives Used in Mormon Baptism of Holocaust Victims

Several decades ago, Poland approached the Mormons in Utah for help with its archives. The Mormons modernized the Polish records, but some used those records to posthumously baptize Jewish Holocaust victims.

Polish Archives Used in Mormon Baptism of Holocaust Victims
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Shalom Auslander and Anne Frank

What if Anne Frank had lived? That's the premise of the new novel by Shalom Auslander, who made his name with the dark comic memoir Foreskin's Lament.

Shalom Auslander and Anne Frank