Tickets 10 50 for adults 5 50 for children aged 9 17.
Otto frank visiting attic.
She had also brought her prayer books to the secret annex.
Today you can tour the huis which was an office with an annex.
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.
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.
Unlike otto she had regularly gone to synagogue before they went into hiding.
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.
He dealt in products such as pectin herbs and spices.
Her diary is a global beloved classic and helps give a personal voice to the holocaust.
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.
Its a very powerful experience.
This is one of the few television interviews otto frank gave.
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.
When i was there they had the actual diaries on loan.
The attic is better described a small attic apartment with a few very tiny rooms.
Visit anne frank house is open 364 days a year closed for yom kippur 9am 10pm from april to october 9am to 7pm november to march.
Arnold newman fighting for reconciliation and human rights.
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.
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.
A visit to the anne frank house is a must if you are in amsterdam.
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.
