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Anne Frank - Term Papers

Anne Frank

was born on June 12, 1929, in the German City of Frankfort. lived with her family in a nice house. Anne and her sister, Margot’s childhood was a secure place inhabited by loving parents, relatives and nurses. However, when the Nazis had gained power in some parts of Germany, everything began to change. The Nazis wanted all Jews to be killed. Otto Frank, Anne's father, did not wait for the Nazis to come into full power. In 1933, the Franks left Frankfort. Mrs. Frank and the two girls joined her mother in Aachen, near the Belgian border. Otto Frank went to Holland and started a business in food products. In the spring of 1934, the Franks reunited and settled in Amsterdam.
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1941, the Germans had there first round up of Jews in Amsterdam. 5 months later, the Germans summoned 16-year-old Margot Frank to report for deportation. Otto Frank had contacts with some Dutch friends, and they were able to hide out in the attic of a house. The morning after Margot was summoned they left Amsterdam and went to the attic of the house called the Secret Annexe.
In the Secret Annexe the Van Daan family accompanied them. There was Mr. and Mrs. Van Daan and their son Peter. Some time after an elderly man, who was a dentist named Alburt Dussel, was invited to stay with them in their hideout. All eight of the Jews hid in the Secret Annexe for many years. Otto Frank's Dutch friends brought them food and even gifts. The news in the fall of 1942 was terrifying for the Franks. The roundup of Jews from Holland was proceeding according to plan. While the Franks were in hiding, Germany was at the height of conquest.

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Added: 8/9/2005 06:09:36 PM
Category: Biographies
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