Anne Frank House

On 6 July 1942, Anne Frank and her family went into hiding. Quotes from her diary reveal how she experienced this day. She wrote: ‘So much has happened it’s as if the whole world had suddenly turned upside down. But as you can see Kitty, I’m still alive, and that’s the main thing, Father says.’

In July 1942, the Nazis began deporting Jews from the Netherlands to concentration and extermination camps. Margot, Anne’s sister, was among the first group of Jews in the Netherlands to be summoned.

The Frank family decided to go into hiding the next morning. Her cat Moortje was the only one Anne could say goodbye to. Early in the morning, Anne and her parents left their home to walk to the hiding place. Her sister had already left by bike.

As they walked, Anne’s parents explained that they had been preparing a hiding place in the annex of her father’s company building. Since they had to go into hiding earlier than planned, the Annex was not yet fully ready. A busy day awaited Anne.

‘All day long we unpacked boxes, filled cupboards, hammered nails and straightened up the mess, until we fell exhausted into our clean beds at night. We hadn't eaten a hot meal all day, but we didn't care; Mother and Margot were too tired and keyed up to eat, and Father and I were too busy.’

Anne Frank and her family would stay hidden in the Annex for 761 days, until the hiding place was discovered on 4 August 1944. Anne, her family and the four other Jewish people hiding there, were arrested and deported to concentration and extermination camps.

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Today we commemorate Anne Frank’s birthday. Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on 12 June 1929, 97 years ago today. She was the younger sister of Margot Frank, who was born on 16 February 1926, 100 years ago this year. Despite their very different personalities, the sisters shared a close bond.
Anne confided her deepest feelings to her diary. It served both as an emotional outlet and as a source of inspiration for the novel she hoped to write about her time in hiding. Thanks to the efforts of helpers Miep Gies and Bep Voskuijl, the diary was preserved, and thanks to her father, Otto Frank, Anne’s account of the Annex was published after the war.

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Today we commemorate Anne Frank’s birthday. Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt am Main on 12 June 1929, 97 years ago today. She was the younger sister of Margot Frank, who was born on 16 February 1926, 100 years ago this year. Despite their very different personalities, the sisters shared a close bond.
On our channel, we have lots of great videos that tell you more about their lives, as well as video series that are well worth watching. So feel free to check them out!
On the photo Margot and Anne Frank and their grandmother Rosa Holländer-Stern in Zandvoort, July 1939. Photo collection Anne Frank House, Amsterdam

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Meet Leyb, their grandfather was Anne Frank’s favourite cousin Buddy. That makes Anne their distant cousin. Leyb travels to all the places where Anne Frank has been to figure out what it means to be related to her and what we can learn from history. Come along. In the last episode, Anne’s legacy and Otto’s mission take center stage:
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Watch episode 7 of our series 'Anne Frank was here' about Anne Franks final days in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. This episode includes testimonies from Hanneli Goslar and Janny Brilleslijper. Watch the next-to-last episode of our impressive series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELJmC...

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Meet Leyb, their grandfather was Anne Frank’s favourite cousin Buddy. That makes Anne their distant cousin. Leyb travels to all the places where Anne Frank has been to figure out what it means to be related to her and what we can learn from history. in this new episode of our new series 'Anne Frank was here', Leyb is in the Auschwitz concentration camp and meets a Holocaust survivor. The Frank family was deported to Auschwitz in September 1944. Men and women were separated on the platform of Auschwitz, the largest Nazi concentration- and extermination camp. It was the last time Anne saw her father. Watch this impressive episode and let us know what you think and share your thoughts with us.
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Watch episode 5 of our series 'Anne Frank was here': Camp Westerbork, between hope and fear. Leyb, family of Anne Frank, travels to the Westerbork transit camp and speaks with survivor Eva Weyl. For Anne it was somewhat of a relief to be in Westerbork. She could meet other people after being in hiding for more than two years. Her parents feared that they would be deported to the east.
Watch it now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9TZZ...
Let us know what you think of this series!

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Anne Frank House

Meet Leyb, their grandfather was Anne Frank’s favourite cousin Buddy. That makes Anne their distant cousin. Leyb travels to all the places where Anne Frank has been to figure out what it means to be related to her and what we can learn from history. Come along and watch the new series 'Anne Frank was here' on this channel!
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Watch episode 4 of our YouTube-series 'Anne Frank was here': Anne’s parents did not see any other option to escape the nazi persecution. The family went into hiding the company building of Anne’s father. They would be there for more than two years. The disaster struck: their hiding place was discovered, and they were all arrested and sent to transit camp Westerbork.

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Watch episode 3, 'Under Nazi Rule': Leyb walks through the Annex on Prinsengracht, Anne’s former hiding place. In the Liberal Jewish synagogue, Leyb speaks with Jewish youth about prejudice and antisemitism and also meets two politicians, one Jewish and the other Muslim, who visit schools and engage students in conversation, including about Israel and Palestine.

During the occupation Anne’s world became smaller and smaller because of the anti-Jewish measures of the Nazi’s. And then there were rumours that all Jews would be deported to the east.
The presentation of this new series is done by Leyb, their grandfather was Anne Frank’s favourite cousin Buddy. That makes Anne their distant cousin. Leyb travels to all the places where Anne Frank has been to figure out what it means to be related to her and what we can learn from history. New episode every Thursday at 5 PM CEST.

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