How Long Did Anne Frank Survive In The Attic

Anne frank spent 761 days in the secret annex.

How long did anne frank survive in the attic.

After being arrested otto frank was the only one of the eight that survived the holocaust. Playwright william hanley received an emmy for his script. This post is part of our collection of resources on nazi germany. 15 year old jewish diarist anne frank and her family are captured hiding in an amsterdam warehouse.

The attic window was the exception and it gave anne a chance to look outside. An anonymous tipster had alerted the nazis on their location. The hiding of anne frank is a 1988 television film directed by john erman it is based on miep gies s book anne frank remembered the film was broadcast as part of an ad hoc network kraft golden showcase network. Anne frank and her family spent two years hiding in a secret attic apartment behind the office of a family owned business in amsterdam.

According to photographer arnold newman otto was very emotional. The building was restored and the anne frank house opened to the public on 3 may 1960. Otto frank in the attic of the secret annex on 3 may 1960 the day the anne frank house opens to the public. Based on anne s diary and a few of her short stories we can reconstruct what typical weekdays and sundays in the secret annex would have been like.

Anne frank and the seven other people in hiding were discovered on august 4 1944 after living in hiding for 25 months. The franks had taken shelter there in 1942 out of fear of deportation to a nazi concentration camp. Two years and one month. As long as this still exists i cannot be sad anne frank 17 february 1944 to prevent discovery the people in hiding kept away from windows that had not been blacked out.

The franks and four dutch jews who were hiding with them were discovered by authorities on august 4 1944. Text by contributing editor laurence gonzales author of the books everyday survival and deep. Those hiding in the annex were there from july 6 1942 until august 4 1944.