29. Edith Frank Suffered Psychologically In The End
Even though living two years in hiding put a strain on the marriage of Otto and Edith, the couple still loved each other deeply. When the Nazis separated the family when they lived in Auschwitz, Edith convinced herself that they gassed Otto.
After the Nazis moved her daughters to Bergen-Belsen, she believed they died as well. Unable to handle the grief, many people feel Edith suffered a mental break down. Authorities moved Edith to Auschwitz-Birkenau sickbay in early 1945, where she died just weeks before the camp’s liberation. Unknown to her, Otto lived a mile away.