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2014-02-28

Israel donates Anne Frank books to Tokyo libraries

TOKYO (AP) — The Israeli Embassy is donating 300 Anne Frank-related books to Tokyo public libraries to replace those that have been vandalized. 



The Associated PressIsraeli Embassy to Japan representative Peleg Lewi, left, shakes hands with Suginami Ward Mayor Ryo Tanaka as he hands over Anne Frank-related books to public libraries at the Suginami Ward Office in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. The Israeli Embassy is donating 300 books after the recent vandalism of a similar number of such books in their collections. More than 300 books related to Anne Frank, including copies of "The Dairy of a Young Girl," have been found damaged in Tokyo libraries. Suginami was particularly hard hit with 121 books vandalized. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)