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In the summer of 1942, to protect Anne Frank and others in hiding, Johan Voskuijl constructed a revolving bookcase to conceal the entrance to the Secret Annex at 263 Prinsengracht. As Nazi threats ...
I had also visited the secret annex in Amsterdam at Prinsengracht 263 and been astonished by the restricted space, hidden by a bookcase, in which eight people had managed to conduct their daily ...
Indoors, in a commercial building at Prinsengracht 263, Anne and her elder sister, Margot, along with their parents, Otto and Edith, were settling into cramped, clandestine life in a “secret ...
The modest building at Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam is where 13-year-old German-born Jewish girl Anne Frank went into hiding with her mother Edith, father Otto and older sister Margot on July 6 ...
Life of Anne Frank is a symbol of courage during WWII, whose diary and legacy continue to inspire. Learn about her family's resilience, their harrowing time in hiding, and the enduring lessons ...
The Frank family's hiding place at Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam opened as a museum in 1960. This Day in History: Diary of Anne Frank published in 1947. Who betrayed Anne Frank?
On Aug. 4, 1944 — just three days after she made her last diary entry — Anne Frank and her family were captured by Nazi officers.