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May 8, 2014 · Johan Voskuijl, a warehouse employee of Otto Frank and the father of helper Bep Voskuijl, built the hinged bookcase in August 1942 to conceal the hiding place in the Secret Annexe. “Now our Secret Annexe has truly become secret”, wrote Anne in her diary on 21 August 1942. Growing number of visitors
The book also provides important insights into Johan Voskuijl, Bep’s father and Joop Van Wijk-Voskuijl’s grandfather. Johan Voskuijl, who built the bookcase which concealed the Secret Annex, was a person of moral strength and genuine integrity. In particular, I found the story of Mr. Voskuijl’s strong friendship with Jonas Bed, a Jewish ...
Jan 26, 1993 · Died: 26 January 1993. Jan Gies was Miep’s husband. Although he was not employed at Otto Frank's company, he was involved as a member of the Supervisory Board and was one of the helpers of the people in hiding. He could often be found in the Secret Annex and provided books and distribution coupons. Jan met the Frank family through his ...
Aug 5, 2018 · Otto Frank was certain someone had betrayed his family, and he reserved his greatest suspicion for Willem van Maaren, a new warehouse worker, who replaced the trusted Johan Voskuijl, who had built ...
Another protector, Johan Voskuijl, Bep’s father, was the carpenter hired by Otto Frank to build the bookcase that hid the entrance to the secret annex. Miep, Bep and Johan were the primary protectors who regularly ran errands, brought groceries, clothing and other everyday necessities to those in hiding for 761 days.
Sep 7, 2018 · Anne Frank The Untold Story, co authored by Joop van Wijk and Jeroen De Bruyn is an important narrative that sheds a spotlight on the hitherto unknown background of Bep Voskuijl (Elli Vossen), the youngest helper of the Frank family when they were hiding in 263 Pristengracht.
Apr 9, 2015 · Bep Voskuijl was a typist who worked for Anne’s father, Otto Frank. She and her father, Johan, who built the famous bookcase that hid the door to the Franks’s secret annex over the factory on ...
