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Anne Franks Birth and Early Life Facts Checked

“Annelies Marie Frank also known as Anne frank was born on the 12th of June 1929 into a Jewish family living at that time in the German city of Frankfurt am Main. Here family consisted of her father Otto, mother Edith, and older sister Margo who was over 3 years older than Anne. Before the war reached the Netherlands, Anne lived a fairly normal life with her parents and her sister Margot She went to school, had friends, and lived in the city like any other child. That’s when things started getting bad in Germany At that time Adolf Hitler had the power of Germany he started getting more and more followers, he and all the followers were against Jews so in 1933, Otto moved away from his family to set up his business in Amsterdam. After being separated for a year, the rest of the Frank family also moved to Amsterdam. Where their lives stayed peaceful for a short amount of time, but most importantly, they were safe. They absolutely did not know what Hitler was planning and what was about to happen”
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Anne Frank (Annelies Marie Frank) was born on 12 June 1929 in Frankfurt am Main to Otto and Edith Frank, with her sister Margot three years older. Otto relocated to Amsterdam in August 1933 to run his business, and the rest of the family joined about a year later, unaware of the Nazi plans that would soon threaten them. Their early life in the Netherlands was initially peaceful and safe.

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  • Anne Frank - Wikipedia

    She gained worldwide notability ... life in their hiding place in an Amsterdam attic from 1942 until their arrest in 1944. Anne Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1929....

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  • Anne Frank is born | Anne Frank House

    Anne Frank was born on 12 June 1929 in Frankfurt, at the Maingau Red Cross Hospital. She weighed over 8 pounds and was 54 cm long. Margot was taken to see her the next day and very happy with the arrival of her baby sister.

  • The timeline | Anne Frank House

    In August 1933, Otto moved to Amsterdam. He had frequently been in the Netherlands before on account of his company Opekta. His firm was the Dutch branch of a German company. Opekta, the product, was used in jam-making. It was sold in shops. Opekta advertised widely in Germany and Otto adopted ...

  • The entire Timeline | Anne Frank House

    In August 1933, Otto moved to Amsterdam. He had frequently been in the Netherlands before on account of his company Opekta. His firm was the Dutch branch of a German company. Opekta, the product, was used in jam-making. It was sold in shops. Opekta advertised widely in Germany and Otto adopted ...

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  • Biography: Anne Frank

    Annelies Marie Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany. She lived with her older sister Margot and her parents Otto and Edith Frank. In 1933, when Anne was about five years old, Adolf Hitler and the anti-Jewish National Socialist Party seized power.

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