Dutch publisher recalls discredited Anne Frank book after new report criticizes findings
The Dutch writer of a discredited chilly case investigation into the betrayal of teenage Jewish diarist Anne Frank on Tuesday stated it was recalling the e book following a essential report on its findings.
The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Chilly Case Investigation by Canadian best-selling creator Rosemary Sullivan has been broadly dismissed by consultants since its launch in January.
The e book named a Jewish notary, Arnold van den Bergh, as the primary suspect in exposing the Frank family’s hideout to the Nazis.
There was a backlash by Jewish teams, historians and impartial researchers who subsequently criticized the cold case team’s conclusion.
Final month, the primary umbrella group for Europe’s nationwide Jewish communities urged HarperCollins to tug the English version, saying it had tarnished Anne Frank’s reminiscence and the dignity of Holocaust survivors.
On Tuesday, a counter-report by Second World Warfare consultants and historians was launched within the Netherlands, saying the conclusions of the chilly case group, led by a retired U.S. FBI investigator, didn’t stand up to skilled scrutiny.
“It’s with out exception very weak, typically based mostly on an evidently misguided studying of the sources, fabricated additions to sources, and has not in any manner been subjected to a essential evaluation,” the report concluded.
“There is no critical proof for this grave accusation,” the consultants discovered.
In response, Dutch writer Ambo Anthos stated: “Primarily based on the conclusions of this report, we now have determined that efficient instantly, the e book will now not be accessible. We’ll name upon bookstores to return their inventory.”
The English version of the e book was printed by HarperCollins. HarperCollins didn’t reply to a request for remark.
Frank’s diary about life in hiding has been translated into 60 languages.
She and 7 different Jews have been found in August 1944 after they’d evaded seize for practically two years in a secret annex above a canalside warehouse in Amsterdam. All have been deported and Frank died within the Bergen Belsen camp at age 15.
