In Hiding

The Helpers

“They come upstairs every day and talk to the men about business and politics, to the women about food and wartime difficulties and to the children about books and newspapers. They put on their most cheerful expressions, bring flowers and gifts for birthdays and holidays and are always ready to do what they can.”

Anne Frank

The people in hiding are helped by Otto Frank’s four employees: Miep Gies, Johannes Kleiman, Victor Kugler and Bep Voskuijl. They arrange the food supplies, clothing, books, and all sorts of other necessities. In addition, they keep the people in hiding up-to-date with the news from Amsterdam. The reports are mainly bad, because there are razzias all over the city: Jews who do not turn up are arrested. The people in hiding are already anxious and depressed, so the helpers do not always tell them about everything going on in the outside world.