What did Johannes Kleiman do in the House with Anne Frank?
Johannes Kleiman was one of the people who helped those hiding in the secret annex. After the war he dedicated himself to the preservation of the secret annex. He also worked hard for Otto Frank’s company. He first met Otto Frank in 1923 and this was the start of a long friendship. The people in hiding are helped by Otto Frank’s four employees: Miep Gies, Johannes Kleiman, Victor Kugler and Bep Voskuijl. They arrange the food supplies, clothing, books, and all sorts of other necessities. In addition, they keep the people in hiding up-to-date with the news from Amsterdam. The reports are mainly bad, because there are razzias all over the city: Jews who do not turn up are arrested. The people in hiding are already anxious and depressed, so the helpers do not always tell them about everything going on in the outside world.
