Anne Frank

biography

Anne Frank's step-sister was Margot Frank. Both girls were daughters of Otto Frank, with Margot from his first marriage and Anne from his second marriage to Edith Holländer.

history

Anne Frank was caught on August 4, 1944, when German police and Dutch collaborators raided the secret annex in Amsterdam. The hiding place was located at Prinsengracht 263, wher...

biography

Eva Schloss is an Austrian-born Holocaust survivor, author, and stepdaughter of Otto Frank. She survived Auschwitz and later emigrated to England. She has dedicated her life to...

biography

Anne Frank's sister was Margot Frank. She was the older sister of Anne and the daughter of Otto and Edith Frank. Margot was known for being studious and reserved, in contrast to...

biography

Anne Frank's step-sister was Margot Frank. Both sisters shared the same father, Otto Frank, and grew up together in Frankfurt, Germany, before the family moved to Amsterdam to e...

Finance

Anne Frank wrote several lines about people being taken away, often reflecting fear, loss, and uncertainty during persecution. Her diary records how sudden disappearances affect...

Finance

Anne Frank did not have a step sister. She had one biological sister, Margot Frank. Their parents, Otto and Edith Frank, were married before the girls were born.

Finance

Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany. Her birthday is observed each year as a reminder of her life, writings, and the millions affected by the Holocaust.

Celebrity Profiles

The person who snitched on the Franks was a Dutch office worker named Arnold Knoop (also reported under the variant spelling Arnoldus Knoop), an employee at the Amsterdam bank w...

history-society

The widely documented betrayal of the Frank family in hiding came from a still-unidentified individual or individuals who informed on them to Nazi authorities in August 1944. Ge...

history

Investigations point to an unknown Nazi collaborator who knew the building and reported the Frank family to the German security police for a cash reward. This evergreen explaine...

Relationships

Fritz Pfeffer (1889–1944) was a German dentist who became one of the eight people hiding in the Secret Annex in Amsterdam with Anne Frank and her family. His time in hiding, d...

history

The question of why the Frank family went into hiding begins with who they were before going into hiding. Otto Frank, a German-born businessman, and his family moved to Amsterda...

Relationships

Anne Frank’s best friend during her early school years in Amsterdam was Jacqueline van Maarsen; during hiding, her closest confidante was Hanneli Goslar. Both friendships are...