Part Two Anne Frank and the Frank Family
The Hiding Place
The Secret Annex in Amsterdam is in blue
This is what Otto’s factory made. Pectin
A recent picture of Otto Frank’s business, a. k. a A recent picture of Otto Frank’s business, a.k.a., The Secret Annex, where Anne and her family hid for over two years.
The dining area
The family occupied only the top two floors. Beneath them was Otto’s factory, which was open for business the whole time the Franks were hiding.
The entrance to the upstairs annex, behind a moving bookshelf.
Bookshelf closed. Windows covered.
The bookshelf all the way open.
The Secret Annex bathroom. Only one.
The group’s toilet
Tiny rooms and steep stairs are common in Amsterdam.
The Diary
This is an actual page from Anne’s diary, the most famous diary in the world.
Anne’s diary
Anne’s desk in the Secret Annex
Anne’s wall. She loved movie stars.
The Family
Anne and Margot with her father, Otto.
Anne and her family
Margot and her friends.
Anne and Margot at the beach.
Her favorite coat.
Her preschool classroom
The Other People Hiding in the Secret Annex
The Van Daans (real name Van Pels)
Miep Gies: Then and Now
Mr. Dussel (real name Pfeffer) the Dentist
Miep and Elli
To truly understand Anne Frank and what she and her family went through, you have to know what she and her family were hiding from.
Part III will be about how the Nazis turned people against the Jews.