OTTO FRANK

BACKGROUND

• Otto and his family fled Germany in 1933
• He founded two companies
• He turned his companies over to his workers in 1941

KEY IDEAS

• In 1942 the Frank family went into hiding
• They got arrested in 1944
• Otto was sent to Auschwitz
• He was liberated in January 1945
• He published his daughter Anne's book in 1947

IMPACT

• Became very famous in the Netherlands
• Translations of the diary were published around the world
• The diary was turned into plays & movies
• In 1960 the Anne Frank house opened

CHALLENGE QUESTION

• Otto wanted to keep his daughters legacy alive
• He removed some information from the diary before publishing
• That information was found and turned into a book

REFLECTION

• Wanted to learn background information after reading Anne's diary
• I felt compassion for Otto with all he lost