A sad and painful discovery in the story of Anne Frank

When I was 14 I went to Anne Frank's house in Amsterdam, such a humbling experience that I will never forget.

I saw this on BBC news yesterday. Very sad, and I agree, you don’t know what you would do in such such desperate circumstances.

Have you ever watched or read 'The Book Thief' - it was very hard too for German families who wanted to do the right thing.

For me, this discovery brings me right into the present - and how people will wring their hands and hearts about Anne Frank - but would be quite happy to tell the police about current immigrants, or let them drown in the Channel. (sorry if this shocks you).

I expect it weighed on his conscience for the rest of his life.

Who knows how we would behave in such terrible circumstances.

The article I read said the named person 'may' have been the one to betray the Frank family. As there appears to be no firm evidence it doesn't seem right to point the finger all these years later - must be awful for any living relatives.

OnwardandUpward

That's shockin Josieann. Do you think the person benefitted financially or otherwise for the exchange of information or that they were tortured for it?

I cannot think of a reason why a Jew would betray another Jew, but the times of covid have shown us that people have turned against people, divided over things like views about injections and masks, sadly.

I don't know OnwardandUpward but I assume he was saving himself and his family from the gas chamber. There is a book out about the investigation which I might read. What I want to know is why he revealed the hiding place at the very last minute when he would have known about it for years?

I can’t say what I would do, yes I can sit in my home in 2022 and condemn , but would I betray another family to save mine or remain silent and let my family die .

That's shockin Josieann. Do you think the person benefitted financially or otherwise for the exchange of information or that they were tortured for it?

I cannot think of a reason why a Jew would betray another Jew, but the times of covid have shown us that people have turned against people, divided over things like views about injections and masks, sadly.

So, so sad that it was just days away from freedom.

From what I have read, people did betray other Jewish people, in order to save their own lives. Who can say what we would do if faced with the same situation.

Anniebach

Did he not betray them to save his own family? I may have got this wrong.

Yes, Annie that is what they believe. I think he was working with the Nazis after the invasion of Holland to enforce their policies in the city. He had a daughter the same age as Anne.

I believe it was very common in France. The dreadful thing is, other people were blamed at the time.

Did he not betray them to save his own family? I may have got this wrong.

I saw this last night too. I think it was on BBC news. Very sad.