Otto Frank and his family went into hiding during World War II to escape persecution by the Nazis due to being Jewish. They feared for their safety and ultimately sought refuge to avoid being sent to concentration camps.
Anne's older sister, Margot, received a postcard ordering her to report to a work camp. To save Margot, Mr. Frank decided that the family should go into hiding immediately, instead of waiting another few weeks as originally planned.
Otto Frank and his family were Jewish. At the time that the Frank family went into hiding, the Nazis were gathering up all the Jews and sending them off to concentration camps or work camps. Anne, Otto's daughter, had received a notice that she was to report to a work camp. Rather than see his daughter, and probably the rest of his family as well, go into work camps, Otto chose to go into hiding to protect his family.
Edith Frank was 42 years old when she went into hiding (she was born on 6/1/1900)
He was 53 years old at that time.
They went into hiding on July 5, 1942.
Yes. Otto Frank ran a business until he and his family had to go into hiding.
The Frank family went into hiding on July 6, 1942
No. Otto Frank outlived his family in the concentration camps. He returned to his business and their attic hiding place. He discovered the diary Anne Frank wrote and had it published. It is one of the number one best sellers year after year.
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Anne Frank's family went into hiding with another Jewish family, the van Pels (Hermann, Auguste, and Peter), and Fritz Pfeffer. They all lived together in the Secret Annex in Amsterdam.
Otto Frank was a very protective father. He was also very intelligent because he new places for their family to hide and he is the only one to survive out of is whole family after the Holocaust. Even though he was complicated he was very loving to his family. After they found Anne's diary Otto edited the diary a bit. Otto is also very organized because he had been making plans for his family to go into hiding for over a year.
The Secret Annexe, a little house in Otto Frank's office building.
They were Jewish.
Anne Frank had to go into hiding Margot Frank, Otto Frank, Edith Frank, Mrs. Van Dan, Mr. Van Dan, Peter Van Dan, and Dussel (The names are the ones used in the Diary of a Young Girl)
on July, 6th 1942
Otto worked in the building and knew that it was not in use.so their friends took their things there for weeks and they took some themselves.