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/annes-wereld/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.annefrank.org%2Fmedia%2Ffiler_public%2Ff2%2F84%2Ff28485cb-5ea4-46c6-bcdf-dbebe0b07c5e%2Fa_opekta_iii_011.jpg&w=2048&q=75 2048w, /annes-wereld/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.annefrank.org%2Fmedia%2Ffiler_public%2Ff2%2F84%2Ff28485cb-5ea4-46c6-bcdf-dbebe0b07c5e%2Fa_opekta_iii_011.jpg&w=3840&q=75 3840w" src="/annes-wereld/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.annefrank.org%2Fmedia%2Ffiler_public%2Ff2%2F84%2Ff28485cb-5ea4-46c6-bcdf-dbebe0b07c5e%2Fa_opekta_iii_011.jpg&w=3840&q=75" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%;object-fit:cover" class="image_image__image__L8H8v" loading="lazy"/></noscript></span><figcaption class="image_image__footer__J_SLu"><span class="image_image__caption__KeJJm">Otto Frank tussen de helpers, Amsterdam, augustus 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