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Outlook: Anne Frank’s stepsister: How I survived Auschwitz, part 2

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27/01/2022 GMT

Anne Frank’s stepsister: How I survived Auschwitz, part 2

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How Anne Frank’s diary led Eva Schloss to find her brother’s hidden Holocaust paintings

Part two of Eva Schloss’ epic Holocaust testimony. After Otto Frank showed her Anne’s diary, Eva decided to find her beloved brother Heinz’s hidden cache of secret paintings.

Eva Schloss and Anne Frank had been childhood friends and neighbours in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Both their families had a horrific experience at Auschwitz and after the war, Eva became Anne’s posthumous stepsister when her mother married Otto Frank, Anne’s father. When Otto first discovered Anne’s now world-famous diary, he showed it to Eva. It was an emotional experience and it reminded Eva of her last conversation with her beloved brother Heinz. He was a gifted artist and he had revealed where he had hidden his cache of secret paintings. Eva was determined to bring them to light.

Eva shares her extraordinary Holocaust testimony over two episodes. In this second episode, she describes her experience of the liberation of Auschwitz and her efforts to keep her brother Heinz’s memory alive. In part one, you can hear about her life before Auschwitz and her family’s eventual capture.

Presenter: Emily Webb
Producer: Maryam Maruf

Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com

(Image: Eva's mother Fritzi Geiringer painted by her father Erich between 1942-1944 when the family was in hiding. This painting was in the cache of canvases hidden by Heinz. Credit: Courtesy of Eva Schloss)

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