Johannes Kleiman


Johannes Kleiman was one of the helpers and Otto Frank’s right-hand man. It was Johannes, for instance, who came up with the plan of using the annex as a hiding place. To the people in hiding, his positivity and support were indispensable.
After the war, Otto Frank was the only one of the people in hiding to return from the camps. When he moved to Basel in 1953, Johannes became his right-hand man in Amsterdam. In addition to his work for Opekta, he regularly showed journalists and other visitors around the Secret Annex and was closely involved in the establishment of the Anne Frank House foundation on 3 May 1957.
Unfortunately, Johannes Kleiman did not live to witness the opening of the Anne Frank House on 3 May 1960. He died 28 January 1959, sitting at his desk. Otto Frank held the eulogy at his funeral. ‘A friend in need is a friend indeed.’
Johannes Kleiman demonstrates the workings of the bookcase, 1954.
Photo collection: Maria Austria/MAI/Amsterdam

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