In the autumn of 1942, the helpers bought six bags of dried beans for the people in hiding. Peter hoisted them up to the attic, but one 25-kilo bag tore open.
The beans saved by Otto Frank
Collection: Anne Frank Stichting, Amsterdam
Traces of the people in hiding
The story of the beans that were left behind
‘We started picking them up right away, but beans are so little and slippery that they roll into every nook and cranny.’
After his return from Auschwitz, Otto still found some beans between the cracks of the stairs in the annex. These were added to the collection.
To the collection presentation
Highlights from the collection
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Photograph of Margot with Rosa Holländer-Stern
Hand in hand with grandmother in Aachen
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Cotton bag
Personal property of Otto Frank
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Children’s gramophone
Gift on the occasion of Anne’s birth
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The Oscar for Shelley Winters
Academy Award for her role in The Diary of Anne Frank
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LOI course in Latin
Margot kept up with her studies in the Secret Annex
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Bobbin used to open and close the bookcase
The hidden entrance to the Secret Annex
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Margot’s photo album
Photographs from her baby and toddler years
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Margot’s rowing medal
Exercising with friends
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Yad Vashem award
Appreciation for the helpers after the war
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Principles of Botany
Anne’s last birthday present
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Photograph of Margot with Rosa Holländer-Stern
Hand in hand with grandmother in Aachen
-
Cotton bag
Personal property of Otto Frank
-
Children’s gramophone
Gift on the occasion of Anne’s birth
-
The Oscar for Shelley Winters
Academy Award for her role in The Diary of Anne Frank
-
LOI course in Latin
Margot kept up with her studies in the Secret Annex
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Bobbin used to open and close the bookcase
The hidden entrance to the Secret Annex
-
Margot’s photo album
Photographs from her baby and toddler years
-
Margot’s rowing medal
Exercising with friends
-
Yad Vashem award
Appreciation for the helpers after the war
-
Principles of Botany
Anne’s last birthday present