The Secret Annex

Take a look around and discover the Secret Annex where Anne Frank hid for more than 2 years during WWII and where she wrote her diary.

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Hiding in the Secret Annex on the Prinsengracht

In July 1942, the Frank family went into hiding. The Van Pels family followed a week later. The two families already knew each other: Hermann van Pels worked for Otto’s company. Four months later, they were joined by an eighth person: Fritz Pfeffer, an acquaintance of the Frank family.

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The history of the Secret Annex
A typical day in the Secret Annex
How unique was the Secret Annex? People in hiding in the occupied Netherlands
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