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Otto Frank was a German-born spice merchant who moved to Amsterdam with his family in 1933. He survived the Holocaust and published his daughter Anne's diary, which became a world-famous book and a symbol of hope and resistance.
Otto Frank was a German-born merchant and the father of Anne Frank, whose diary of her life in hiding from the Nazis became a world classic. He survived the Holocaust and published his daughter's diary in 1947.
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Learn about Otto Frank, Anne's father and the publisher of her diary. Discover his life story, from his childhood in Germany to his business in Amsterdam and his role in the Secret Annex.
Sep 12, 2019 · Jewish businessman Otto Frank hid his family during the Holocaust and published daughter Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl after his release from Auschwitz.
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Otto Frank was one of the few prisoners who escaped death in Auschwitz and was liberated by the Soviet army on 27 January 1945. He was nursed in the camp and left on 5 March, while his friend Peter van Pels died on a death march.
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Dec 11, 2008 · Otto Frank. About Otto. Otto Frank was born on 12 May 1889 in Frankfurt, Germany. His father Michael was a banker and he had two brothers and a sister. Before the Secret Annex. Otto...
Learn how Otto Frank, the father of Anne Frank, promoted education and peace through his daughter’s diary and the Anne Frank House. Discover his message to young people and his vision for a house of dialogue.
