NEW YORK - JUNE 15: Ambassador William Van Den Heuvel speaks during the 13th annual Spirit of Anne Frank awards gala at The Pierre Hotel on June 15, 2009 in New York City. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

NEW YORK - JUNE 15: Ambassador William Van Den Heuvel speaks during the 13th annual Spirit of Anne Frank awards gala at The Pierre Hotel on June 15, 2009 in New York City.

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  1. Residents of the Jewish elderly persons home Beth Shalom stand in front of a seedling of the Anne Frank Tree which has been planted in Amstelveen December 4, 2009. A descendent of the horse chestnut tree that brought comfort to Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis has been planted in the Amsterdam forest, as the years the original tree can stay standing are increasingly limited.

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  1. Residents of the Jewish elderly persons home Beth Shalom stand in front of a seedling of the Anne Frank Tree which has been planted in Amstelveen December 4, 2009. A descendent of the horse chestnut tree that brought comfort to Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis has been planted in the Amsterdam forest, as the years the original tree can stay standing are increasingly limited.
  2. A resident of the Jewish elderly home Beth Shalom looks at a photographer next to a seedling of the Anne Frank Tree which was planted in Amstelveen December 4, 2009. A descendent of the tree that brought comfort to Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis has been planted in the Amsterdam forest, as the years the original tree can stay standing are increasingly limited.
  3. A branch of a seedling of the Anne Frank Tree is held after it was planted in Amstelveen December 4, 2009. A descendent of the horse chestnut tree that brought comfort to Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis has been planted in the Amsterdam forest, as the years the original tree can stay standing are increasingly limited.
  4. Photographers are seen behind a seedling of the Anne Frank Tree which was planted in Amstelveen December 4, 2009. A descendent of the horse chestnut tree that brought comfort to Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis has been planted in the Amsterdam forest, as the years the original tree can stay standing are increasingly limited.
  5. City councillor Marijke Vos (L) and Hans Westra, director of the Anne Frank House, plant a seedling of the Anne Frank Tree in Amstelveen December 4, 2009. A seedling of the Anne Frank Tree is seen before being planted in Amstelveen December 4, 2009. A descendent of the horse chestnut tree that brought comfort to Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis has been planted in the Amsterdam forest, as the years the original tree can stay standing are increasingly limited.
  6. City councillor Marijke Vos (L) and Hans Westra, director of the Anne Frank House, plant a seedling of the Anne Frank Tree in Amstelveen December 4, 2009. A seedling of the Anne Frank Tree is seen before being planted in Amstelveen December 4, 2009. A descendent of the horse chestnut tree that brought comfort to Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis has been planted in the Amsterdam forest, as the years the original tree can stay standing are increasingly limited.
  7. A seedling of the Anne Frank Tree is seen before being planted in Amstelveen December 4, 2009. A descendent of the horse chestnut tree that brought comfort to Anne Frank as she hid from the Nazis has been planted in the Amsterdam forest, as the years the original tree can stay standing are increasingly limited.
  8. Residents and staff of the Jewish home for the elderly Beth Shalom are seen next to the the seedling of the Anne Frank Tree which was planted in Amstelveen, on the outskirts of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. The seedling is from the chestnut tree that grew outside the secret annex in Amsterdam where Holocaust victim Anne Frank hid from the Nazis.
  9. Residents and staff of the Jewish home for the elderly Beth Shalom are seen next to the the seedling of the Anne Frank Tree which was planted in Amstelveen, on the outskirts of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. The seedling is from the chestnut tree that grew outside the secret annex in Amsterdam where Holocaust victim Anne Frank hid from the Nazis.
  10. A resident of the Jewish home for the elderly, Beth Shalom, is seen near the the seedling of the Anne Frank Tree which was planted in Amstelveen, on the outskirts of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday Dec. 4, 2009. The seedling is from the chestnut tree that grew outside the secret annex in Amsterdam where Holocaust victim Anne Frank hid from the Nazis.
  11. Amsterdam city councilor Marijke Vos, left, and Anne Frank House director Hans Westra, right, plant a seedling of the Anne Frank Tree in Amstelveen, on the outskirts of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday Dec. 4, 2009. The seedling is from the chestnut tree that grew outside the secret annex in Amsterdam where Holocaust victim Anne Frank hid from the Nazis.
  12. A Dec. 3, 2009 handout photo of the chestnut tree behind Anne Frank's hiding place made available on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A seedling of the Anne Frank Tree was planted in Amstelveen, on the outskirts of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. The seedling is from the chestnut tree outside the secret annex in Amsterdam where Holocaust victim Anne Frank hid from the Nazis.
  13. A journalist looks at the 8th grade 'Interactive Reader Plus' book that features a story about Anne Frank in Beirut on November 6, 2009. Anne Frank's diary has been censored out of a school textbook in Lebanon following a campaign by the militant group Hezbollah which claimed the classic work promotes Zionism.
  14. A Lebanese woman shows the torn out pages of the 8th grade 'Interactive Reader Plus' book at her house in Beirut on November 6, 2009. Anne Frank's diary has been censored out of a school textbook in Lebanon following a campaign by the militant group Hezbollah which claimed the classic work promotes Zionism.

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