Tonny Ahlers betrayed the Franks out of self-preservation. He gave information about their hiding place to the Nazis in order to secure his own safety and avoid being captured or punished.
The Nazi Party targeted and victimized various groups of German citizens, including Jews, Roma and Sinti (Gypsies), disabled individuals, political dissidents, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, and others deemed "undesirable" or a threat to the Nazi ideology. These groups were systematically persecuted, discriminated against, and subjected to violence, discrimination, imprisonment, and in many cases, extermination during the Holocaust.
The Nazis targeted various groups during their rule in Germany from 1933 to 1945. These groups included Jews, Roma and Sinti people, disabled individuals, LGBTQ+ individuals, political dissidents, Jehovah's Witnesses, Poles, Slavs, and other ethnic minorities. The Nazis aimed to eliminate or oppress these groups based on their ideology of racial purity and superiority.
The Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler, had several key principles and rules. These included promoting Aryan supremacy and racial purity, anti-Semitism, authoritarian government, militarism, territorial expansion, and strict social and economic control. The party also enforced strict obedience and loyalty to Hitler, the Führer, and used propaganda and indoctrination to maintain their ideology and control over the German population. Ultimately, these rules led to the persecution and genocide of millions during World War II.
Anne Frank kept a diary of her life in hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Her diary, known as "The Diary of a Young Girl," provides a first-hand account of life in hiding and has become a powerful symbol of the Holocaust.
To identify them as Jewish
The Jews, Gypsies/Romani, gay people, Catholics, the handicapped,
and Slavs.