Launched on January 18, the book “Who betrayed Anne Frank” had worldwide repercussions by pointing out a new hypothesis about the circumstances of the arrest and deportation of young Anne Frank and, mainly, with the designation of a suspect of having betrayed the Frank family. . However, the Dutch publisher decided to suspend the printing of the book due to doubts about the evidence supporting this hypothesis.
The book details the findings of an investigation carried out by a retired FBI agent and about 20 historians, criminologists and data scientists who concluded that a Jewish notary, Arnold van den Bergh, was responsible for bringing the teenager and her daughter to the Nazis. his family in 1944 in Amsterdam.
The Dutch publisher, however, has just suspended printing of the book because of doubts about the evidence used to support this hypothesis, according to an internal email from the publisher.
In an email addressed to the authors, the person responsible for the Dutch edition, Ambo Anthos, says that she should have adopted a “more critical stance” in relation to the publication.
The investigation has come under heavy criticism from the foundation created by Anne Frank’s father, the Basel-based Anne Frank Fund, and historian Erik Somers.
“We await answers to researchers for questions that have arisen and postpone the decision to print a new print,” the email states. “We sincerely apologize to anyone who may be offended by the book.”
The publisher did not say what the issues were raised by the researchers and declined to publicly comment on the decision.
Book tells the story of Anne Frank’s arrest
The book details the findings of a six-year investigation into how the Nazis found the place where Anne Frank and her family were hiding.
The teenager and seven other Jews were arrested on August 4, 1944, after spending nearly two years hiding in a secret room in a warehouse in Amsterdam. The eight were deported to concentration camps. Anne Frank died at age 15 in the Bergen Belsen camp.
The diary in which the teenager recounted her clandestine life has been translated into 60 languages ​​and has inspired millions of readers around the world for decades.
Source: Folha
