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Bep was born in Amsterdam. She was one of the eight children of Johannes Voskuijl and Christina Sodenkamp. When still a teenager, Bep worked as a chambermaid, waitress and shop assistant in order to earn money to support the large Voskuijl family. In 1937, Bep enrolled in the Instituut Schoevers, the evening school for girls and women who ...
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- Elli Vossen
- Secretary of Opekta
- Cornelis van Wijk (m. 1946)
Jun 9, 2023 · In an essay adapted from his recent book, “The Last Secret of the Secret Annex,” Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl recalls the long shadow of Anne Frank’s death on his mother, Bep—and Bep’s lasting ...
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Jun 13, 2023 · Anne Frank and her family spent 761 days in hiding with the help of Bep Voskuijl who became Anne’s protector and closest confidante. Join Bep’s son Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl and journalist Jeroen De Bruyn, authors of the new book The Last Secret Of The Secret Annex, for a conversation with journalist Kati Marton, author of The Chancellor, about Bep’s relationship with the Franks, the burden ...
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- June 13, 2023
May 6, 2024 · Joop, Bep’s son, tells of her depressive episodes, how she wasn’t able to talk about the war or what had happened, and the broken relationships that affected their family members because of this. Perhaps more than anything, that is what I found most fascinating and compelling about this book. Van Wijk-Voskuijl and De Bruyn write:
Dec 17, 2008 · Bep (Elisabeth) Voskuijl was born on 5 July 1919 in Amsterdam. She was the oldest of eight children and was often referred to by her nickname Elli. Before the Secret Annex
Miep and Bep find Anne's diary. Some time after the arrest, helpers Miep Gies and Bep Voskuijl went to the Secret Annex with Willem van Maaren. Anne's diary papers were still scattered on the floor. Miep later said: ‘Later, Bep and I went upstairs to the Franks' bedrooms. And there we saw Anne’s diary papers all over the floor.’
After the betrayal and after the war. Prinsengracht 263, May 1941, with (from left to right) Victor Kugler, Bep Voskuijl Miep Gies & 2 staff members. During the period that the families Frank and Van Pels were in hiding, Victor Kugler and Johannes Kleiman ran Otto Frank's company. Otto Frank advised them from the Secret Annex, and in that way ...
