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The Germans occupied Holland after the war began in 1939. All Jews were
rounded up and sent to concentration camps . The Franks had a close friend
in Amsterdam who manufactured jam and had a large house in the center of
the city. (The house is highlighted in blue above)
A Safe Disguise
– Like all Dutch houses in the
center of Amsterdam, the
house is in terraces and very
1935
high. No one from the outside
knows how far back it extends.
– The Franks lived above the
warehouse and at the rear of
the house. As the jam factory
kept working they had to be
silent during the day, not able
to flush the toilet for fear of
arousing suspicion below.
2004
Behind the Bookcase
Behind a
bookcase is
a secret
staircase
and several
rooms for
the Frank
family (all 8
of them) to
hide in
above the
jam factory
warehouse.
A Tight Fit
"We have to whisper and tread lightly during the day,
otherwise the people in the warehouse might hear us"
Warehouse
Close Quarters
The family relies on
scraps of food from
friends and some days
have nothing to eat. Anne
wishes to go outside and
smell fresh air but that is
impossible as the German
army are rounding up
Jews and sending them to
concentration camps to
work or be gassed to
death.
Inside Anne’s Bedroom