Anne Frank betrayal book pulled after findings discredited

Post by sodonotaskis » Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 11:32 AM UTC

PHGamer wrote: post #6

NoahCohen78 wrote: post #3

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no. nothing should be ever free from questioning. else things get distorted or exaggerated over time. It would have been enough imo if the book just had a forward that noted some of it was conjecture based on whatever info they had. No one can truly know as I imagine there was either no documentation or it got destroyed in whatever allied bombing happened. also blaming white people for shirking responsibility is a bi…

Post by rafale » Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 11:50 AM UTC

schwartzworld wrote: post #8

My grandmother was the last living Jew I knew who personally experienced any part the Holocaust. Her father was smart enough see the writing on the wall, and to throw whatever wealth he had at the problem of getting them out of Belgium shortly before it became impossible to do so. I'm sure there are others still alive, but she was a kid when it happened, so there can't be many. I grew up in a community filled with ol…

Post by denton-scratch » Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 11:57 AM UTC

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #7

> But the book, by Canadian author Rosemary Sullivan, prompted a backlash from Jewish groups and historians. The European Jewish Congress urged publisher HarperCollins to pull its English language edition, saying it had tarnished Anne Frank's memory and the dignity of Holocaust survivors. This seems like it is less about concerns about whether the book is true, and more that people did not want the theory to be true.…

Post by denton-scratch » Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 11:59 AM UTC

rsynnott wrote: post #14

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #7

> But the book, by Canadian author Rosemary Sullivan, prompted a backlash from Jewish groups and historians. The European Jewish Congress urged publisher HarperCollins to pull its English language edition, saying it had tarnished Anne Frank's memory and the dignity of Holocaust survivors. This seems like it is less about concerns about whether the book is true, and more that people did not want the theory to be true.…

It's, at best, speculation, and would probably get the authors sued for libel if the person being speculated about wasn't dead. Now, obviously dead people can't (in most jurisdictions) sue for defamation, and that's probably sensible law, but it's fairly distasteful speculation and it's not surprising that the publisher would pull it, particularly after it was debunked.

Post by [deleted] » Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 12:15 PM UTC

jb1991 wrote: post #10

RcouF1uZ4gsC wrote: post #7

> But the book, by Canadian author Rosemary Sullivan, prompted a backlash from Jewish groups and historians. The European Jewish Congress urged publisher HarperCollins to pull its English language edition, saying it had tarnished Anne Frank's memory and the dignity of Holocaust survivors. This seems like it is less about concerns about whether the book is true, and more that people did not want the theory to be true.…

> This seems like it is less about concerns about whether the book is true, and more that people did not want the theory to be true. Not entirely. Here's another article: https://nltimes.nl/2022/03/22/historians-contradict-findings...