The director of the Switzerland-based Anne Frank Fund said investigating Anne Frank’s treason was futile. “Almost every page contains inaccurate information.” In a book published last week, researchers reported that she may have been betrayed by Jewish notary Arnold van den Berg.
John D. Goldsmith, head of a disappointing fund, told Swiss newspaper Opinion. According to him, no scientific evidence was presented in the “commercial” study.
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Historians have previously expressed doubts about the research methods and results. Internationally, Goldsmith finds it disturbing that he “betrayed a Jew.” According to him, the conclusion comes close to a conspiracy theory.
Further investigations
For more than five years, an international team has been investigating who told the Nazis in 1944 that Anne Frank was hiding with others in the Secret Annex in Amsterdam, where she wrote her famous memoirs. The notary would be guilty of treason, he wanted to save his family from deportation.
The Anne Frank Fund manages the rights to her magazine and uses the income for educational projects, among other things. The manager of the Anne Frank House in the Netherlands described the research as “extremely good and meticulous” but said important elements were missing and more research was needed.
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