Otto Frank Visiting Attic
Her father otto the only one of the eight to survive the war returned home recovered the diary and fulfilled her wish to have it published.
Otto frank visiting attic. This is one of the few television interviews otto frank gave. Unlike otto she had regularly gone to synagogue before they went into hiding. Bill s and my trip to amsterdam required a visit more akin to a pilgrimage for me to anne frank house huis. The house is where the young anne frank her family and four others went into hiding during world war ii.
Sitting in one of the rooms of the secret annex he is talking about his surprise at the things. A visit to the anne frank house is a must if you are in amsterdam. Sadly one of anne frank s diaries is missing entirely which is why there s a large gap of time in the diaries that did survive. Her diary is a global beloved classic and helps give a personal voice to the holocaust.
The attic is fairly large but it also had quite a few people there and you see quite a few artifacts from the people who lived there. She had also brought her prayer books to the secret annex. Anne s father otto frank ran his company here. Otto heinrich frank 12 may 1889 19 august 1980 was a german businessman who later became a resident of the netherlands and switzerland.
Otto frank in the attic of the secret annex a few hours before the official opening of the anne frank house on 3 may 1960. He dealt in products such as pectin herbs and spices. Edith frank was a religious woman. Today you can tour the huis which was an office with an annex.
Arnold newman fighting for reconciliation and human rights. The business of otto frank was located in two connected buildings and they used the unconventional layout to create a small hidden living space where part of the second building was shut off behind a bookcase. Its a very powerful experience. He was the father of anne and margot frank and husband of edith frank holländer and was the sole member of his family to survive the holocaust he inherited anne s manuscripts after her death arranged for the publication of her diary as the diary of a.
When i was there they had the actual diaries on loan. When otto decided to read to anne from the works of classical german writers such as goethe and schiller edith gave anne her prayer book with prayers in german and hebrew.