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10 Real World Princesses Who Don't Need Disney Glitter

David Trumble | Posted 05.15.2013 | Parents
David Trumble

I have met more than my share of inspiring, incredible women over the last year, the majority of whom have been very young indeed, and they all seem to have a very definite idea of who their role models are. And when I listed a few of them in my head today, I found myself asking the question: How many of these women would be improved by a few extra sparkles?

Anne Frank, Puberty and... Pornography?

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 05.13.2013 | Books
Dr. Logan Levkoff

I was 10 when I read The Diary of Anne Frank. As a Jewish girl, I grew up with the story of Anne. She could have been me; she could have been any of us. The idea that this work could be deemed pornographic is beyond insulting.

Anne Frank's Diary Too Pornographic For 7th Grade, Claims Parent

The Huffington Post | Meredith Bennett-Smith | Posted 05.02.2013 | Books

Since being published in the Netherlands in 1947, "The Diary of Anne Frank" has become a staple in American classrooms. But that may be changing for s...

Ominous Clouds Hover Once Again Over Europe

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 04.24.2013 | World
Menachem Rosensaft

Sixty-eight years after the liberation of Bergen-Belsen, 68 years after the end of the Holocaust, we may not ignore a disturbing resurgence of racist and neo-fascist political groups in at least three countries that belong to both the European Union and NATO.

The Climate For Muslims, After The Boston Bombings

Anya Cordell | Posted 04.22.2013 | Religion
Anya Cordell

In the wake of the Boston bombings, Muslim parents fear for their children at school. Muslim women are discussing whether it is necessary to "pass" (remove their headscarfs), to be safe. How many innocent people will be teased, harassed or assaulted?

Bieber, Beliebers And Anne Frank

Gary Laderman | Posted 04.16.2013 | Religion
Gary Laderman

The pop sensation is in the news for writing in the guestbook at the Anne Frank museum that the young Jewish woman was a "great girl" and that she would be a "Belieber" if she were alive with him today. A question comes to mind in the present frenzy: Can anything be sacred?

Anne Frank House Responds To Bieber's Outrageous Comment

Posted 04.15.2013 | Celebrity

Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber sparked international outrage this weekend when it was discovered that upon visiting the Anne Frank House on Friday, he ...

Justin Bieber Visits Anne Frank House

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 04.14.2013 | Celebrity

AMSTERDAM — Justin Bieber wrote an entry into a guestbook at the Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam, saying he hoped the Jewish teenager who d...

Justin Bieber Wishes Anne Frank Could Have Been A Belieber

Posted 04.15.2013 | Celebrity

This kind of makes us cringe. Justin Bieber stopped by the Anne Frank House on Friday (April 12), touring the Amsterdam hiding place of the young H...

On Holocaust Memorial Day, Re-Imagining the Shoah

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 04.04.2013 | Religion
Abraham H. Foxman

One of the most disturbing and paradoxically important questions to arise out of the ashes of the Holocaust is not so much the question of why six million Jews and millions of others were systematically annihilated, but the question of "what if... ?"

In Bonnets or Sweat Pants, We're Cultural Historians

Holly Robinson | Posted 04.01.2013 | Books
Holly Robinson

Whatever subjects we choose, as women writers we are cataloging historical and cultural events in ways that go far deeper than the two-dimensional stories told by photographs. We get into the heads of our audience in ways that movies still can't.

Saplings From Anne Frank's Tree Take Root In U.S.

AP | PAMELA ENGEL | Posted 03.24.2013 | Green

INDIANAPOLIS — Saplings from the chestnut tree that stood as a symbol of hope for Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis for two years in Amsterda...

Let's Speak Up for the Netherlands' Accidental Hero

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 05.19.2013 | World
Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Is this the best solution that democratic Netherlands can come up with? A witness protection program for a man guilty of fighting bigotry and standing up for the truth?

Who Needs Anne Frank?

Dana Sachs | Posted 05.08.2013 | Books
Dana Sachs

My son's connection to World War II in 2010 was very different from mine in 1975 or my parents' in the 1950s. Jesse's Anne Frank is not my Anne Frank, and my Anne Frank is not my parents'.

Dutch Holocaust Survivor, Author Dies At 74

AP | TOBY STERLING | Posted 09.10.2012 | World

Amsterdam — Dutch Jewish author Berthe Meijer, whose life intersected with Anne Frank's, has died. She was 74. Her husband, Gary Goldschneider,...

Father Knows Best

Noel Irwin Hentschel | Posted 08.13.2012 | Religion
Noel Irwin Hentschel

Father knows best. Celebrate Father's Day every day, by living with faith, hope and love; not taking him for granted.

Andrea Stone

Mormon Proxy Baptism Was Performed On Behalf Of Mahatma Gandhi, Researcher Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.27.2012 | Religion

Mahatma Gandhi, who employed nonviolent civil disobedience to lead India to independence after more than a century of British rule, was posthumously b...

Andrea Stone

Mormons Target Anne Frank For Posthumous Baptism Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 02.23.2012 | Politics

Anne Frank, the Jewish girl whose diary and death in a Nazi concentration camp made her a symbol of the Holocaust, was allegedly baptized posthumously...

How We Sugarcoat The Holocaust

Alan Elsner | Posted 04.07.2012 | Religion
Alan Elsner

A sad story approached a sad conclusion last week when a rabbi pleaded guilty to fraud for falsely selling what he claimed were Torah scrolls rescued from the Holocaust to synagogues and Jewish communities.

Don't Miss The 21st Annual New York Jewish Film Festival

Thane Rosenbaum | Posted 03.24.2012 | New York
Thane Rosenbaum

The festival showcases a vivid tapestry of the Jewish experience. Many of the films may not receive a commercial release, so now is the time to take in a screening.

PHOTOS: 7 Famous Homes Turned Museums

BootsnAll | Posted 03.21.2012 | Travel
BootsnAll

These house museums give us a sense of what life was like in a different period and a glimpse of what went into making artists, writers and great thinkers who they were.

Windows on the World

Gerit Quealy | Posted 12.06.2011 | Technology
Gerit Quealy

With the World Wide Web, we can travel across the globe in a millisecond just by opening a window.

Creating Diary of a Young Start-Up

Louisa Leontiades | Posted 06.07.2012 | Business
Louisa Leontiades

I want my business to be big. Huge! Of course, I do. But this blog is not to sell our services. This blog was designed to tell the story of my fledgling start-up.

Tiki Barber: You Are No Anne Frank!

Rabbi Jason Miller | Posted 07.31.2011 | Religion
Rabbi Jason Miller

I am no scholar on Anne Frank, but I do know one thing. A professional football player who hides out in his own home so the pesky media can't interview him is no Anne Frank.

PHOTOS: 11 Most Offensive Comparisons To Hitler

Rudolph Herzog | Posted 07.10.2011 | Books
Rudolph Herzog

I came across a rather intriguing concept that was put forward by the American attorney Mike Godwin. He postulated "Godwin's Law" in 1990 which states that the more heated a debate becomes, the more likely it seems that someone will be called a Nazi.