Otto Frank talks about Annes diary

This is one of the few television interviews Otto Frank gave. Sitting in one of the rooms of the Secret Annex, he is talking about his surprise at the things Anne Frank wrote in her diary. Her thoughts on life, her self-criticism: this was not the daughter he had known

Otto was the only member of his family to survive the holocaust. When he returned, Miep Gies gave him his daughters diary. She had saved it after the people in hiding had been arrested. After reading it, Otto Frank decided to publish the diary. As he puts it: To build up a future you have to know the past.

The video is an excerpt from the television program The Legacy of Anne Frank, which was part of the series The Eternal Light by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America & NBC. It was broadcast on 24 December 1967. The Anne Frank House holds an original film copy of this rarely shown film.

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[samsamsammysam1]

I write to Anne now.

Its funny. I never met her never will. She never knew I would one day exist but she is truly my best friend. I have no secrets from her. I write to her almost everyday and she helps me have hope for tomorrow.

I hope to one day go and see the secret annex. It would make me so happy. I'm sad to hear her beloved chestnut tree has fallen though.

Thank you for posting this.

Yours, Samantha (:

[tropicalfag]

So much respect for this man xxxx

[MsLollily]

im trying to read the diary im only on the first few pages but i feel so bad for him he is probly up in hevan with anne, margot, and edith holding them tight

[15jbullock]

just imagine how he felt when he heard about the Death of Anne and Margot i bet he cried his heart out

[Random136studios]

its fate, he was the only surviver, it was god who let otto live so her story could be heard.

[Tony63909]

Otto Frank was brilliant.He believed,as was expressed on the video, that most parents don't really know their children. I wish he could have suggested ways or things parents can do to get to know them in the way Otto got to know his daughter after reading her diary.

[Celticlover17]

Wow! I just watched the movie and I have read her book. She was an amazing and beautiful people. Seeing her father talk about her so peacefully made me want the same peace when I loss someone close to me if I ever do. Thank you so much Mr. Frank for sharing her book with the world!!

[LuchiaXx9]

Otto was just a wonderfull dad who cared so much about hes daughters.

If we look at the second world war and now.

Theres more peace but still people are having war , like about religions,

Hitler was a bad man,

and everybody who was agains him had the feeling to kick hes ass...

[kennyg9898]

I read this book back in the 5th grade and i didn't get most of what Anne was talking about and to me most of it was boring. i read it again in6th grade and had a much better understanding; i have read it many times now and it is now one of my favorite books.

[XxOverRated15xX]

im reading the book now... soo sad... people are llike ooh it soo stupid like really guys?