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The Anne Frank Betrayal

By: Brett Minor Tanner Parrott. The Anne Frank Betrayal. History. Somebody called the German Security Police to notify them that Jews were in hiding at 263 Prinsengracht.

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The Anne Frank Betrayal

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  1. By: Brett Minor Tanner Parrott The Anne Frank Betrayal

  2. History • Somebody called the German Security Police to notify them that Jews were in hiding at 263 Prinsengracht. • Exactly who that was has never been discovered. This is a question that many people still want answers to. There were certain suspicions and the first investigation was conducted in 1948.

  3. History continued • Anne and her family hid in the annex of a warehouse in central Amsterdam for 25 months • They went into hiding July 6th, 1942 after Margot received a call up notice

  4. Suspect One: Willem van Maaren He was investigated shortly after the war. • Van Maaren committed the warehouse thefts of which he was suspected, yet nothing was proved.

  5. Suspect One continued • The investigation was reopened in 1963, still nothing was proved • Willem van Marren dies in 1971 professing his innocents

  6. Suspect Two: Tony Ahlers • He turned in The Franks to the Nazis • He may have blackmailed Mr. Frank for years after the war • His son said the income stopped coming in 1980, when Mr. Frank died

  7. Suspect Three:Lena van Bladeren-Hartog • Was the wife of van Maaren's assistant, Lammert Hartog, and was employed in the Opekta offices as a cleaner in 1944. • Lena said that she knew there were Jews hiding 263 Prinsengracht since 1942, when they were cleaners in the building and noticed the large quantities of milk and bread being delivered • She was investigated later and proven innocent

  8. Conclusion: • After investigatng these suspects none were proven guilty due to incomplete details and evidence • Who betrayed them? Its up to you to decide…

  9. Location of the annex

  10. Those hiding at 263 Prinsengracht.

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