Israeli artist who adapted Anne Frank’s diary into a graphic novel is alarmed that Texas teacher was removed for using it

Ari Folman, the Israeli filmmaker and artist who adapted “The Diary of Anne Frank” into a graphic novel, said Thursday he was “devastated” that a teacher in Texas was removed after allowing students in her classroom to read his book.

In an interview with NBC News, he said he viewed the news as “a red alert of where this society is going,” describing recent pushes to ban or censor books in public school districts across the United States as “insane.”