Head of the Anne Frank Foundation: There is no evidence that the Jewish lawyer betrayed her
John Goldsmith, who heads the foundation set up by the Jewish girl's father, attacked an investigation that revealed that a Dutch notary was the one who betrayed the Dutch family and reported a hiding place to the Nazis.
"It borders on conspiracy theory, now the main statement is - a Jew betrayed Jews"
Reuters
23/01/2022
Sunday, 23 January 2022, 12:53
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In the video: A member of the team of experts who investigated the Anne Frank affair talks about the conclusions of the study (Reuters photo)
The head of the foundation set up by Anne Frank's father criticized the investigation that revealed that the person who betrayed the Dutch Jewish family to the Nazis was a Jewish lawyer.
John Goldsmith, a Basel-based Anne Frank Foundation, said in an interview with the Swiss newspaper Blick am Sontang that the investigation was "full of mistakes" and that it had presented no evidence.
Anna and seven other Jews, including members of her family, were captured by the Nazis on August 4, 1994, after hiding for almost two years in hiding in a warehouse in Amsterdam.
They were all deported to concentration camps in Europe, and Anna died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp when she was only 15 years old.
Her diary, which was published around the world, was revealed by her father Otto at the end of World War II.
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A team of experts, including former FBI agent Vincent Pancock and about 20 historians, criminologists and data experts, last week pointed to a relatively unknown figure, the Jewish notary Arnold van den Berg, as the main suspect in the extradition of the Frank family in exchange for saving his family.
A book detailing the findings of the investigation, which lasted six years, was published on Tuesday.
"It does not contribute to the disclosure of the truth but to the confusion, and in addition, it is full of mistakes," said Anne Frank Foundation head.
Some experts stressed that the evidence against Van der Berg was inconclusive.
Goldsmith said the research team was more "commercial" than academic, and the baseless allegations he made publicly "border on conspiracy theory."
"Now the main statement is - a Jew betrayed Jews. It is etched in memory and it is disturbing," he added.
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