Teenage diarist Anne Frank has long been a symbol of humanity amidst the horrors of the Holocaust, but the house where she hid from the Nazis is now trying to teach a "new generation" about anti-Semitism. After two years of work, the museum in Amsterdam unveiled a fresh look on Thursday to make it more relevant to young people who may lack knowledge about World War II, in an era when hate crimes are soaring. Dutch King Willem Alexander was the guest of honor as the museum, built around a secret annex in the canalside house where the Franks hid from 1942 to 1944, showed off its "renewed" appearance. "Every year 1.2 million people visit the Anne Frank House and half ...
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