Voskuijl, Diny (sister), 75, 172–74, 178, 344n26
Voskuijl, Elisabeth “Bep”: biography of, 99; death of, 289; discovery of Anne’s diary in Prinsengracht 263, 75; first investigation of raid (1947–1948) and, 164, 166; food, obtaining, 146; Lena Hartog and, 66, 205; hiders in Prinsengracht 263 assisted by, 37, 39, 51, 59, 61, 63, 66; on postwar agreement between Otto Frank and helpers, 200; postwar life of, 289; raid on Prinsengracht 263 and, 68–71; Silberbauer and, 194; sister Nelly and, 171, 180; son Joop van Wijk on, 171–72, 179; visiting Prinsengracht 263 after raid, 75. See also van Wijk, Joop (son) Voskuijl, Johannes (father), 39, 54, 55, 63–64, 70, 171–76, 179, 180, 273
Voskuijl, Nelly (sister), 99, 171–80, 273–74, 343–44n23
Voskuijl, Willy (sister), 177, 178
Vo?te, Henri?tte “Hetty,” 34
Vrij Nederland, 156, 210
Het Vrije Volk, 195, 355–56n4
Vught (concentration camp), 209, 210, 324
De Waarheid, 126
Waffen-SS, 45, 322, 324
Wall Street (film), 19
Wannsee Conference, 324
warehouse employee identified as maker of phone call by Silberbauer, 196–97, 202–4
Warlovechild, 21
Weeling, Karel, 88–89
Wegman, Ben, 343–44n23
Wehrmacht (German Army), 14, 33, 115, 123, 128, 143–46, 173, 230, 264, 272, 325
Weinrother (fiancée of son of A. Asscher), 268
Weisz, Richard and Ruth, 208–9, 211–13, 214–15, 217, 274
Weisz-Neuman, Ruth, 217
West German Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachtrichtdienst; BND), 194
Westerbork transit/internment camp, 21, 36, 72, 75–78, 85–86, 159, 186, 211–12, 214–15, 217, 220, 226, 227, 266–67, 269, 290, 325
Westerkerk church, Amsterdam, 48, 61–62, 134, 138, 287
Weteringschans prison, Amsterdam, 75, 145
Who Killed Anne Frank? (CBS TV documentary), 279
Wiesel, Elie, Night, 9, 11–12
Wiesenthal, Simon, 8, 28, 190–96, 202, 239, 281–82, 283
Wiesinger, Josef, 193, 194
Wijsmuller-Meijer, Geertruida “Truus,” 294
Wilhelmina (Dutch ruler), 36, 41
Wilhelmina Catharina School, Amsterdam, 293
Wilson-Granat, Cara, 242–44
Winter Aid Netherlands (Winterhulp Nederland), 203
witness interviews, 101. See also specific persons by name Wolfswinkel, Gerrit, 200
Wolfswinkel, Rolf, 198–201
World War I, Otto Frank’s service in, 7, 29, 71
World War II: Amsterdam, shadow city of, 290–95; fate of Dutch Jews in, 4n, 17, 27, 32, 47, 85, 133, 148–49; German industrialists, profitability to, 19; Prinsengracht 263 occupants following news of, 4–5
xenophobia and racism, contemporary rise in, xiii
Xomnia, 97, 102, 131–32
Yad Vashem, Israel, 130, 142, 225, 289
yellow star, 156, 232
Zeller, Ron, 32–33
Zentralstelle für Jüdische Auswanderung (Central Agency for Jewish Emigration), 44–45, 88, 148–49, 160, 186, 251, 252, 260, 266, 277, 325
Photo Section
Otto Frank (center) with the people who helped hide him and his family. Left to right: Miep Gies, Johannes Kleiman, Victor Kugler, and Bep Voskuijl. Courtesy of the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
This photo of Anne was used on the cover of many editions of the diary, and was seen and read by millions of students all over the world. Courtesy of the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
Otto Frank, before the war. Friends “smiled at his Prussian self-restraint.” May 1936, courtesy of the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam.
Born in Germany, Edith Frank married Otto in 1925. They were forced to flee with their two daughters, Anne and Margot, to Amsterdam in 1933. She died in Auschwitz of starvation. May 1935, courtesy of the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
Margot Frank, older than Anne by three years, was called up for forced labor in July 1942. May 1942, courtesy of the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
The Franks and friends on their way to the wedding of Jan and Miep Gies. Amsterdam, July 1941, copyright ? Granger
The elusive Karl Josef Silberbauer. He arrested the Franks and the others in the Annex and started them on their way to the concentration camps. He eventually became a police officer in Vienna. Private collection. Heritage Images/TopFoto
Ans van Dijk was a V-Frau (a collaborator who betrayed Jews in hiding). She was the only Dutch woman to be executed for her wartime activities. 1947, AFH/IISG, International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam
Like Otto Frank, Auguste van Pels and her husband were born in Germany but moved to Amsterdam to escape the rise of Nazism.
Hermann van Pels had been an herbalist with Otto Frank’s company before he, his wife, and his son joined the Franks in hiding. Fotobureau Actueel, courtesy of the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
Peter van Pels, who went into hiding with his parents, the Franks, and the dentist Fritz Pfeffer. 1942, courtesy of the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
The Jewish Council for Amsterdam, 1942. A very powerful, controversial group. Some prominent members included (seated, left to right) Abraham Asscher (first), David Cohen (third from left), and Arnold van den Bergh (fifth from left). The College of the Jewish Council for Amsterdam, 1942, copyright ? Image Bank WW2—NIOD—Joh. De Haas
Some snapshots of a young, happy Anne. May 1939, courtesy of the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
The last page of Anne’s diary, written just before the family was arrested. It was one of the pieces of writing Miep kept in her drawer as she awaited Anne’s return. 1944, copyright ? Tallandier/Bridgeman Images
Amsterdam. Note how close together the residences are. The building highlighted in blue houses Otto Frank’s business, Opekta, and the section in green illustrates the Annex. Note the courtyard with the chestnut tree that Anne wrote about in her diary. Copyright ? Luchtvaart Museum Aviodrome
The “Wall of Shame” in the Proditione office in Amsterdam. The SD photos are of police officers involved with the Nazis’ intelligence agency. The V is for V-men and -women, paid informants who worked to help find and capture Jews. Courtesy of Vince Pankoke
The anonymous note that would turn the case. Courtesy of Monique Koemans
The diagram showing just how complicated the relationships between the Anne Frank organizations are. Courtesy of Proditione
The interactive map produced by Xomnia, the Dutch data company to which the Cold Case Team provided raw data. The red circles with triangles show the addresses of known collaborators obtained from lists compiled by the Resistance. The yellow circles indicate SD informants who were identified from a list found in the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Prinsengracht 263–267, the hiding place, now a museum and landmark. 2018, courtesy of the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
A diagram Vince Pankoke made to narrow down the motives and submotives behind the raid on the Annex. Courtesy of Vince Pankoke
A model of the warehouse and the Annex. Illustration of the Anne Frank House by Chantal van Wessel and Frédérik Ruys, www.vizualism.com ? 2010, 2012 Anne Frank Stichting, Amsterdam
Director of research Pieter van Twisk, reviewing some of the latest discoveries with researcher Circe de Bruin. Courtesy of Proditione
Two more views of the Wall of Shame, with detailed notes. “Escaped to Argentina” for the SD officer (left) and “Executed” for Ans van Dijk (right). Courtesy of Proditione
Left to right: Cold Case Team researchers Circe de Bruin, Nienke Filius, and Nina Kaiser meticulously examining thousands of archival documents. Courtesy of Proditione
Left to right: Pieter van Twisk, Thijs Bayens, and Vince Pankoke in the early days of the investigation. Courtesy of Vince Pankoke
Bernhard Haas, legendary document examiner. The team consulted him at his home in Winnenden, Germany. Courtesy of Bernhard Haas
Left to right: Monique Koemans, Vince Pankoke, and Brendan Rook. Courtesy of Proditione