How Long Did Anne Frank Survive In The Attic

Although each day was different from the last there was a certain rhythm to life in the secret annex.

How long did anne frank survive in the attic.

This post is part of our collection of resources on nazi germany. Anne frank and her family spent two years hiding in a secret attic apartment behind the office of a family owned business in amsterdam. Anne frank spent 761 days in the secret annex. According to photographer arnold newman otto was very emotional.

Anne frank and the seven other people in hiding were discovered on august 4 1944 after living in hiding for 25 months. The franks and four dutch jews who were hiding with them were discovered by authorities on august 4 1944. The attic window was the exception and it gave anne a chance to look outside. Now if you mean the actual attic of the annex it was anne s retreat from the others in.

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. Those hiding in the annex were there from july 6 1942 until august 4 1944. After being arrested otto frank was the only one of the eight that survived the holocaust. 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.

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. Playwright william hanley received an emmy for his script. An anonymous tipster had alerted the nazis on their location. Text by contributing editor laurence gonzales author of the books everyday survival and deep.

How a young girl hiding in an attic writing in her journal transcended what it means to survive. The building was restored and the anne frank house opened to the public on 3 may 1960. The franks had taken shelter there in 1942 out of fear of deportation to a nazi concentration camp.