The return of Otto Frank | Episode #9 | Anne Frank House

Otto had always thought that he had a fair idea of what went on inside Anne’s head. But when he read her texts, he realised that this had not been the case. ‘The Anne that appeared before me was very different from the daughter I had lost. I had had no idea of the depth of her thoughts and feelings.’

Otto’s excerpts were read not just by his relatives, but by friends as well. They felt that Anne’s texts were ‘an important human document’ and that Otto should not keep the texts to himself. It took some time before Otto agreed with them. Still, it was not easy to find a publisher so soon after the war, because most people wanted to look to the future.

‘At first, I was put off by the idea of publication, but I gradually realised that they were right.’

Otto Frank, ‘Memories of Anne’, 1968

This post is part of the series ‘The Return of Otto Frank’, which commemorates the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War by telling the story of Otto’s journey back to Amsterdam from Auschwitz concentration camp and what happened next.

Follow along to see what Otto’s journey was like.

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