Out of the eight people from the Secret Annex, Otto Frank, Anne Frank’s father, was the only one to survive the Holocaust. This is the story of his return from the Auschwitz concentration camp to Amsterdam. This reconstruction is based on Otto’s notes and other testimonies and documents. Click through the slides for the story and on the markers for more information.

Liberation Otto Frank

Otto Frank recovers in camp infirmary

The liberation of Auschwitz

A long and uncertain journey

Return Otto Frank: Katowice

Death of Edith Frank

A school in Katowice

A sad encounter

Edith's death

Return Otto Frank: Chernivtsi

A warm reception in Chernivtsi

Return Otto Frank: Odessa

Weeks of waiting in Odessa

A protest telegram

Aboard the ‘Monowai’

Return Otto Frank: the Monowai and Marseille

Return Otto Frank: Roermond and Arnhem

The national anthem in Marseilles

Return Otto Frank: back in Amsterdam

Otto Frank rooms with Jan and Miep Gies

Otto Frank moves with Jan and Miep Gies

Back in Amsterdam

The deaths of Anne and Margot

Anne’s writings

Otto Frank tussen de helpers, Amsterdam, augustus 1945.

The return of Otto Frank