Israel donates hundreds of Anne Frank books to Tokyo libraries after vandalism

The Israeli embassy and Jewish community in Japan are donating 300 Anne Frank-related books to public libraries in Tokyo after hundreds of copies of the girl’s diary and other publications about the Holocaust were vandalized across the city.

Damage to at least 308 books has been discovered at 38 libraries since January, according to the Tokyo metropolitan government.

Most of them were versions of “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.” The book, which has been read by millions of people around the world, is a Jewish girl’s account of hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam during World War II.

Police have launched an investigation into the incident.