A Tribute to Anne Frank
These brave individuals risked their lives daily to keep the eight hidden occupants alive. They brought food, supplies, news, and hope.
Secretary at Otto's company. Brought food, books, news. Saved Anne's diary after the raid and returned it to Otto.
Company director, helped organize the hiding place. Arrested but survived.
Company director, managed day-to-day logistics. Arrested, escaped during transport.
Youngest helper, brought bread and milk daily. Her father built the bookcase door.
Miep's husband, provided ration cards obtained through Resistance contacts.
Bep's father, warehouse manager who built the famous bookcase concealing the Annex entrance.
Johan Voskuijl, Bep's father, constructed the famous bookcase that concealed the entrance to the Secret Annex. It swung on hinges, appeared to be an ordinary bookcase filled with files, and fooled visitors for over two years. It remains in place at the Anne Frank House museum today.
After the raid on August 4, 1944, Miep Gies returned to the ransacked Annex and found Anne's papers scattered on the floor. She gathered them and locked them in her desk drawer, unread. She kept them safe, hoping to return them to Anne after the war. When Otto Frank returned alone in June 1945, she gave him his daughter's words.