The theories on how Anne Frank and the others in the annex were discovered included one of the employees tipped off the police, neighbor or passerby could have heard and alerted authorities, or discovered by chance. For example, the article says, “Otto, who passed away in 1980, long suspected that one of his employees, Wilhelm van Maaren, had tipped off the police.” The article also says, “They’re hoping to determine whether a neighbor or passerby could have heard the Franks and alerted the authorities...A 2016 report by the Anne Frank, a museum created from the Frank’s hiding place in Amsterdam, suggested that the authorities may have gone to Otto’s business to investigate forged food-ration cards and other illegal activities, not find Jews.” There are many theories on how the Franks and others were discovered but the mystery is still unsolved. The theory I find most convincing is that Wilhelm van Maaren tipped off the police because it isn’t likely that a passerby heard them or they were discovered by chance because they made sure to be as quiet as they could during both the day and the night. When the author says that Hitler made the Jews a scapegoat …show more content…
For example, the article says, “...but to finally solve the case and call attention to the atrocities of the Holocaust… “Anne’s story continues to touch so many people. We all want to find out what happened…”The article also says, “Whatever the investigation turns up, Pankoke says it’s important to call attention to what happened to Anne-and the millions of other Jews murdered by the Nazis. “We owe it to the victims,” he says. “It doesn’t matter how long it takes, we’re going to try to solve this…” Anne’s story has touched many people and Pankoke hopes to touch even more by finding out what happened to Anne and the others in the