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The Betrayal of Anne Frank

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April 2022

Nilanjana Roy. Anne Frank's potent words. Financial Times, [USA], 01-04-2022.
(...) "The Betrayal of Anne Frank faced immediate criticism from historians and Jewish groups, and a report by a group of Dutch historians published earlier this month
[= March 22 - DM] described its claims as “a shaky house of cards”. Its Dutch publisher Ambo Anthos has now recalled its edition. (...)"

https://www.ft.com/content/ce16cf98-a700-4574-9f8d-8e2dc57cf147

[€] Pertti Rampanen. Kuka ilkmiantoi Anne Frankin? - Isä tiesi syyllisen ja vaikeni. [Review (or advertorial?) of Finnish translation of The Betrayal of Anne Frank]. Suur-Keuruu, [Finland],
03-04-2022.
https://www.suurkeuruu.fi/elamanmeno/art-2000008723766.html

Liz Zylstra. Authors Festival kicks off April 22. [Announcement of appearance Rosemary Sullivan at the 'County Reads and Authors Festival', April 22, where she will be interviewed about The Betrayal of Anne Frank by Janet Kellough]. County Weekly News, Toronto, 04-04-2022.
https://www.countyweeklynews.ca/opinion/columnists/authors-festival-kicks-off-april-22

Chris Ethier. Major points from the Refutation of the Betrayal of Anne Frank. The Fish Shelf, [USA], 04-04-2022.
https://fishshelf.blogspot.com/2022/04/major-points-from-refutation-of.html

Magdalena Mikrut-Majeranek. Kto zdradził Anne Frank? To pilnie strzeżony sekret czy nierozwiązana tajemnica?  Hist Mag, Warszawa, 06-04-2022.
Interview with Rosemary Sullivan and Vincent Pankoke. In it not one single critical question is asked. 
https://histmag.org/Kto-zdradzil-Anne-Frank-To-pilnie-strzezony-sekret-czy-nierozwiazana-tajemnica-23861

Niels Herijgens. Niks geleerd van dat onzinboek over Anne Frank. BN DeStem, Breda, 06-04-2022.
'Learned nothing from that nonsense book about Anne Frank' – article about a new book by Frans Peeters in which a theory is launched that the Dutch king Willem III shot his father, king Willem II in 1849. With a certainty of “90%”.
Herijgers: “Gosh, what does all this remind you of? Oh yes, about that other book, which appeared earlier this year The Betrayal of Anne Frank. (...)
Of course, that regicide story is of a different caliber than that about Anne Frank. The latter is - rightly - much more sensitive: the girl who died in a concentration camp is a symbol of the Holocaust, one of the greatest horrors in our history. And those nineteenth-century kings, well, we all considered them to be a bit of lunatics. Moreover, Peeters is much more modest than the people behind the Anne Frank investigation, who boasted with their cold case team and their former FBI detective: bluff, show and swagger masked the hot air."

https://www.bndestem.nl/columns/niks-geleerd-van-dat-onzinboek-over-anne-frank~a8efbcbc/

Star Staff. The bestselling books in Canada for the week ending April 6, 2022. Toronto Star, Toronto, 06-04-2022.
Canadian non-fiction: (...) 6. The Betrayal of Anne Frank, Rosemary Sullivan, HarperCollins, Canada.  
https://www.toronto.com/things-to-do/books-and-authors/the-bestselling-books-in-canada-for-the-week-ending-april-6-2022/article_d654d3e9-1cfc-5351-9756-0dd8742736f1.html

Matthijs le Loux. De herkomst en betrouwbaarheid van onze bronnen. Nu.nl, Amsterdam, 07-04-2022.
The provenance and reliability of our sources - "
Despite our care, we sometimes make a mistake. "It has happened that we assumed something too carelessly and later it turned out not to be correct", sighs Matthijs. This happened with a recent investigation into the possible betrayal of Anne Frank. The investigation showed that the Jewish notary Arnold van den Bergh was responsible for the betrayal. "Not the slightest accusation, and therefore extra important to verify such a report thoroughly. Unfortunately, we did not do this well enough, because the investigation proved to be problematic on many levels. There was not enough evidence to prove Van den Bergh's guilt." After such an error, it is important to 'generously correct', as it is called in journalism. "We have to come clean about our mistakes and explain to our visitors where we went wrong and what really happened."

https://www.nu.nl/ontstaan-missie-en-visie/6193854/de-herkomst-en-betrouwbaarheid-van-onze-bronnen.html

Rianne Oosterom. Interview Bart van der Boom. Hoe had de Joodse Raad kunnen weten van de Holocaust? Trouw, Amsterdam, 09-04-2022.
[How could the Jewish Council have known about the Holocaust?]
https://www.trouw.nl/binnenland/hoe-had-de-joodse-raad-kunnen-weten-van-de-holocaust~b57b33a3/


Connie Wiering. Folkert Jensma: 'Journalistiek is de grondwet in actie.' Spreekbuis.nl, [Hilversum], 12-04-2022.
[Interview with the deputy chairman of the Dutch trade union for journalists. He says: "
The strict embargo of "The Betrayal of Anne Frank" was a national confrontation that many editors-in-chief will have regretted afterwards. It was all so cleverly staged, directed, spun, pre-sold and negotiated that there was absolutely no freedom left. And then it is better not to have such an embargo. Then you have more in your hands and a better article."]
https://www.spreekbuis.nl/folkert-jensma-journalistiek-is-de-grondwet-in-actie-nvj/

Vincent Bongers. De Joodse Raad was geen 'werktuig van de vijand' en werd onterecht verketterd. [Over De politiek van het kleinste kwaad van Bart van der Boom]. Mare, Leiden, 14-04-2022
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https://www.mareonline.nl/achtergrond/de-joodse-raad-werd-onterecht-zondebok/

Stuart Nulman. Book review - The Betrayal of Anne Frank. Montreal Times, Montreal, [15-04-2022].
https://mtltimes.ca/books/book-review-the-betrayal-of-anne-frank/


Politiek van het kleinste kwaad. [Interview met Bart van der Boom]. OVT, VPRO Radio, Hilversum, 17-04-2022.
https://www.vpro.nl/programmas/ovt/speel~PREPR_RA1_16881059~de-joodse-raad~.html


Star Staff. The bestselling books in Canada for the week ending April 20, 2022. Toronto Star, Toronto, 20-04-2022.
'The Betrayal of Anne Frank' for the 10th week in the non fiction Top-10. 
https://www.toronto.com/things-to-do/books-and-authors/the-bestselling-books-in-canada-for-the-week-ending-april-20-2022/article_00456027-aecb-5d5e-8eac-2604d6688d0a.html


Ruben Vis. Painful aftermath to Anne Frank cold case. Australian Jewish News, Melbourne / Sidney, 21-04-2022.
https://www.australianjewishnews.com/painful-aftermath-to-anne-frank-cold-case/

Carmen Coetsee. 'The Betrayal of Anne Frank': Cold case team's investigation kicks up dust. The South African, Cape Town, 23-04-2022.
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/culture/books/the-betrayal-of-anne-frank-rosemary-sullivan-vince-pankoke-review/


Karen Bartlett. The full story of Otto Frank's bid to publish Anne's writings. The Times, London, 26-04-2022.
[Basically an advertiorial for her own book]
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-full-story-of-otto-franks-bid-to-publish-annes-writings-8qt8zsrfx


Kester Freriks. 14 oorlogsverhalen binnen één familie. NRC, Amsterdam, 27-04-2022.
[The Betrayal book is shortly mentioned. Author Guus Luijters calls it:
"The so-called cold case story 'The betrayal of Anne Frank' [is] a "rubbish story full of historical errors."]
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/04/27/14-oorlogsverhalen-binnen-1-familie-a4118594

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May 2022

[$] Ruth Franklin. Beyond the Betrayal. The New York Review of Books, CNew York, 26-05-2022.
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/05/26/beyond-the-betrayal-anne-frank/


Dan Stone. Anne Frank's diary at 75: why it holds a special place in Holocaust literature. The Conversation, Carlton (Australia), 27-05-2022.

https://theconversation.com/anne-franks-diary-at-75-why-it-holds-a-special-place-in-holocaust-literature-183489


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June 2022

Joris Bellwinkel. Wie heeft Anne Frank verraden? 'Het was niét de notaris'. Humo, Antwerpen, 13-06-2022.
https://www.humo.be/tv/wie-heeft-anne-frank-verraden-het-was-niet-de-notaris~b9f1cf55/

Bobby Uilen. Hoe een omstreden onderzoek wereldnieuws werd. Medialogica over 'Het verraad van Anne Frank'. VPRO, Hilversum, 16-06-2022.
https://www.vpro.nl/argos/lees/onderwerpen/artikelen/2022/erwin-otten.html

[€] Arnon Grünberg. Der wahre Verrat an Anne Frank. Tagesanzeiger,  Zürich, 18-06-2022.
https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/der-wahre-verrat-an-anne-frank-684925413779


Erwin Otten. Het verraad van Anne Frank. Argos Medialogica, VPRO/Human, Hilversum, 19-06-2022
.
(...) " Dutch TV-documentary about how the Dutch press was involved in the rise and fall of the book. Interviews with Pieter van Twisk (leader of the cold case team), Mirjam de Gorter (granddaughter of the accused notary Arnold van den Bergh), Hella Rottenberg (journalist, Trouw), Pieter Klok (chief editor of Volkskrant), Wilma Haan (vice chief editor NOS Nieuws), René Moerland (chief editor NRC), Bart Wallet (professor Jewish history), Ronald Leopold (director Anne Frank House), David Barnouw (former NIOD employee and Anne Frank specialist).  
https://www.vpro.nl/argos/media/kijk/afleveringen/medialogica/2022/aflevering-1.html

Rinskje Koelewijn. Media lieten zich als megafoon gebruiken door het team dat 'de verrader van Anne Frank 'ontmaskerde'. NRC, Amsterdam, 20-06-2022.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/06/20/nederlandse-media-lieten-zich-als-megafoon-gebruiken-rond-het-verraad-van-anne-frank-a4133988


Han Lips. Het verraad van Anne Frank. De Amerikaanse uitgever was niet te vermurwen. Het Parool, Amsterdam, 20-06-2022.

https://www.parool.nl/kunst-media/het-verraad-van-anne-frank-de-amerikaanse-uitgever-was-niet-te-vermurwen~bcd67d2e/

Frank Heinen. Wat als al het nieuws niet meer is dan de aanloop naar nóg een tv-serie? Volkskrant, Amsterdam, 21-06-2022.

https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/wat-als-al-het-nieuws-niet-meer-is-dan-de-aanloop-naar-nog-een-tv-serie~bbf605e5/


Esther Voet en Micky Cornelissen. Anne Frankteam zet halsstarrig door. NIW, Amsterdam, 24-06-2022.
https://niw.nl/anne-frankteam-zet-halsstarrig-door/


Bart FM Droog. Razend knappe tv-documentaire. De canard van 'Het verraad van Anne Frank' (VII). Reporters Online, Haarlem, 29-06-2022.
https://reportersonline.nl/razend-knappe-tv-documentaire-de-canard-van-het-verraad-van-anne-frank-vii/


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July 2022

[Pieter van Twisk]. Al tijdens het onderzoek heeft Proditione Media... / During the investigation, Proditione Media... [statement Anne Frank Cold Case Team]. Coldcasediary.com, [Amsterdam], 01-07-2022.
https://www.coldcasediary.com/press/
https://web.archive.org/web/20220822080811/https://www.coldcasediary.com/press/

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August 2022

Natasha Gerson. Less a mystery solved than a scam well played. Jonet.nl, Amsterdam, 04-08-2022 [=18-08-2022].
https://jonet.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Less-a-mystery-solved-factcheck-betrayal-anne-frank-DEF-15.8.22.pdf

DM: This investigation is less 'new' then it seems. The new thing is that Gerson traced the correct version of the Kleiman letter from 1958. Further it basically sums up al previous findings by others (which she more than once fails to mention) and herself. Unfortunately she adds a new theory to this case. This time about who wrote the anonymous letter in which notary Van den Bergh was accused. The suspect she names might have written it, but many unknown others might have done so too. 

Redactie. Nieuw onderzoek naar coldcase-project: 'Er is met nog veel meer bronnen geknoeid.' Jonet.nl, Amsterdam, 18-08-2022.
https://jonet.nl/nieuw-onderzoek-naar-coldcase-project-er-is-met-nog-veel-meer-bronnen-geknoeid/

[Unavailabe at Sundays] Hilbrand Rozema. Onderzoeker haalt uit: "Coldcaseteam Anne Frank misleid door foute notaris". Nederlands Dagblad, Amersfoort, 19-08-2022.
https://www.nd.nl/nieuws/nederland/1137830/onderzoeker-coldcaseteam-anne-frank-misleid-door-foute-notaris

[Unavailabe at Sundays] Hilbrand Rozema. "Fout notaris misleidde coldcaseteam Anne Frank". Reformatorisch Dagblad, Apeldoorn, 19-08-2022.

https://www.rd.nl/artikel/987135-fout-notaris-misleidde-coldcaseteam-anne-frank

Sven Felix Kellerhoff. Der "Verräter" sollte gefunden werden - um jeden Preis. Welt, Berlin, 21-08-2022.
https://www.welt.de/geschichte/article240566579/Streitfall-Anne-Frank-Vermeintliche-Sensation-enttarnt.html

Shiryn Ghermezian. New report claims book about Jewish notary who betrayed Anne Frank's family is 'disgracefully untrue'. The Allgemeiner, New York, 23-08-2022.
https://www.algemeiner.com/2022/08/23/new-report-claims-book-about-jewish-notary-who-betrayed-anne-franks-family-is-disgracefully-untrue/

Gijs Breukers. Hoe 'Het verraad van Anne Frank' tot stand kwam, een explosieve conclusie trok en uit de handel werd gehaald. Volkskrantt, Amsterdam, 27-08-2022.
https://www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2022/reconstructie-het-verraad-van-anne-frank~v568314/

Binnenlandredactie. Uitgever omstreden boek over verraad Anne Frank probeerde onder publicatie uit te komen [article based upon Volkskrant reconstruction]. AD, Rotterdam, 27-08-2022.
https://www.ad.nl/binnenland/uitgever-omstreden-boek-over-verraad-anne-frank-probeerde-onder-publicatie-uit-te-komen~a2690967/

[Redactie]. 'Uitgever omstreden boek over verraad Anne Frank probeerde onder publicatie uit te komen' [article based upon Volkskrant reconstruction]. Het Parool, Amsterdam, 27-08-2022.
https://www.parool.nl/nederland/uitgever-omstreden-boek-over-verraad-anne-frank-probeerde-onder-publicatie-uit-te-komen~b2690967/

Chris Helt. 'Advocaat moest uitgever Ambo Anthos helpen om uitgeven van Het Verraad van Anne Frank te voorkomen.' Villamedia, Amsterdam, 27-08-2022.
https://www.villamedia.nl/artikel/advocaat-moest-uitgever-ambo-anthos-helpen-om-uitgeven-van-het-verraad-van-anne-frank-te-voorkomen


Redactie. Uitgever omstreden boek over verrader Anne Frank twijfelde al voor publicatie [article based upon Volkskrant reconstruction]. De Morgen, Antwerpen, 29-08-2022.
https://www.demorgen.be/tv-cultuur/uitgever-omstreden-boek-over-verrader-anne-frank-twijfelde-al-voor-publicatie~b2690967/

Bart FM Droog. Solide [Letter to the editors, regarding the Volkskrant reconstruction]. Volkskrant, Amsterdam, 29/30-08-2022.
https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/een-paspoort-zonder-m-of-v-veel-plezier-ermee~bfefec28/


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November 2022

Mr. J.J. van Eck, S.A. Achterberg, L.A.M.M. Donders, M. ten Katen en drs. E.M.H. Lemaier.  Conclusie 2022/33. Raad voor de Journalistiek, Amsterdam, 18-11-2022.
https://www.rvdj.nl/2022/33
Verdict by the Dutch Council of Journalism, in the case of relatives of Arnold van den Bergh versus the newspaper NRC, about the way of reporting: "partially careless".

Bart Hinke. NRC 'onzorgvuldig' bij publicatie over boek Anne Frank. NRC, Amsterdam, 22-11-2022.
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/11/21/nrc-onzorgvuldig-bij-publicatie-over-boek-anne-frank-a4148974


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December 2022

Pieter van Twisk. Formeel verweer en eindoordeel van het Cold Case Team ten aanzien van kritiek van historici. In ractie op De Joodse notaris en de beschuldiging van verraad. [Cold Case Team], Amsterdam, december 2022.
https://www.coldcasediary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/PROD-CCT-VERWEER-09-Corr-2-Print.pdf

Redactie. Coldcaseteam Anne Frank blijft Joodse notaris noemen als verrader. WNL, Hilversum, 19-12-2022.
https://wnl.tv/2022/12/19/coldcaseteam-anne-frank-blijft-joodse-notaris-noemen-als-verrader/

Redactie. Leider coldcaseteam houdt vast aan conclusies 'Het verraad van Anne Frank. Jonet, Amsterdam, 20-12-2022.
https://jonet.nl/leider-coldcaseteam-houdt-vast-aan-conclusies/

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