30 Eye-Opening Facts About the Life and Tragic Death of Anne Frank

30 Eye-Opening Facts About the Life and Tragic Death of Anne Frank

Trista - January 11, 2019

30 Eye-Opening Facts About the Life and Tragic Death of Anne Frank
The apartment block on the Merwedeplein where the Frank family lived from 1934 until 1942. Wikimedia Commons/ Public Domain.

29. Her Family Fled Germany Only To Have To Hide In Amsterdam

Despite having faithfully served in the German army during World War I, Otto Frank received no consideration when Germany began persecuting Jews. He fled with his family to the Netherlands in 1932, eventually setting in Amsterdam in 1933. However, the Netherlands didn’t remain safe for long, with the Nazis invading in 1940. As they increased their violence and persecution towards Jews, Frank took his family into hiding in 1942.

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