Holocaust Museum: Walz’s Anne Frank comparison ‘deeply offensive’

Walz's Anne Frank comment shows how Holocaust remembrance has become contentious

(RNS) — The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, one of the guardians of Holocaust memory, shot back quickly earlier this week after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz compared children’s fears about immigration authorities in his state to Anne Frank’s desperation in her Amsterdam hideout before her arrest by the Nazis. In a post on X, the museum called the governor’s comparison “deeply offensive.” “Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she was Je…

What we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank hiding from ICE

Is it ok to invoke Anne Frank in discussing kids hiding from ICE? Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum disagree.

Holocaust Museum Condemns ‘Deeply Offensive’ Comparison Between Anne Frank and Illegal Immigrant Crackdown

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the Democratic Party’s 2024 nominee for vice president, is facing fierce backlash after he compared Anne Frank hiding from Nazis in Germany before dying in a concentration camp to the plight of illegal immigrants in the United States. Now the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., is condemning any such comparisons as “never acceptable” and “deeply offensive.” “Anne Frank was targeted and murdered solely because she w…

Holocaust Museum Rebukes Walz for Comparing ICE Enforcement to Anne Frank's Holocaust Experience

It seems pretty clear that the Left has given up on trying to win arguments. Their new strategy? Slander. For years, Americans who believe in... The post Holocaust Museum Rebukes Walz for Comparing ICE Enforcement to Anne Frank’s Holocaust Experience appeared first on Patriot Journal.

‘Anne Frank was in Amsterdam legally,’ Trump antisemitism envoy says in refuting Walz’s ICE comparison

In the lead-up to International Holocaust Remembrance Day, both the State Department’s antisemitism envoy and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for invoking Anne Frank in discussions of federal immigration raids. The remarks by Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the antisemitism envoy nominated by President Trump, that “Anne Frank was in Amsterdam legally and abided by Dutch law” added fuel to an ongoing debate over the ap…

Tim Walz condemned for comparing Minnesota children to Anne Frank

The Minnesota governor is getting widespread criticism for comparing children dealing with immigration enforcement to Holocaust victim Anne Frank.