They are about to lose their jobs and&#x2F;or relevance.<p>What happens to the money is less important than that her book is free to read for everybody, it&#x27;s a <i>very</i> important historical document, especially given the rise of the new right wing element in Europe.<p>This is not the first time there is financial controversy around the diary, the last time a lot of money changed hands to be able to show an additional 5 pages.<p>Note that the people in charge of the foundation never said that this was to make sure the foundation would still receive funds, they claimed the opposite, this was not about the money, this was about &#x27;protecting Anne Frank&#x27;. I fear that she&#x27;s very much beyond needing any such protection. Citation from the article:<p>&quot;“When she died, she was a young girl who was not even 16. We are protecting her. That is our task.”&quot;