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.
Otto frank visiting attic.
A visit to the anne frank house is a must if you are in amsterdam.
Unlike otto she had regularly gone to synagogue before they went into hiding.
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.
Otto heinrich frank 12 may 1889 19 august 1980 was a german businessman who later became a resident of the netherlands and switzerland.
He dealt in products such as pectin herbs and spices.
Edith frank was a religious woman.
When i was there they had the actual diaries on loan.
Its a very powerful experience.
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.
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.
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.
Arnold newman fighting for reconciliation and human rights.
Her diary is a global beloved classic and helps give a personal voice to the holocaust.
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.
Anne s father otto frank ran his company here.
She had also brought her prayer books to the secret annex.
Bill s and my trip to amsterdam required a visit more akin to a pilgrimage for me to anne frank house huis.
Tickets 10 50 for adults 5 50 for children aged 9 17.
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.
Sitting in one of the rooms of the secret annex he is talking about his surprise at the things.
Today you can tour the huis which was an office with an annex.
Her father otto the only one of the eight to survive the war returned home recovered the diary and fulfilled her wish to have it published.