Edith Frank

Mother of Anne Frank and Holocaust victim

Edith Frank - Mother of Anne Frank and Holocaust victim
Born

January 16th, 1900
125 years ago

Died

1945
80 years ago — 45 years old

Category

Activists & Humanitarians

Country

Netherlands

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Born in Germany and later moved to the Netherlands, raised two daughters, including Anne Frank. During World War II, the family went into hiding to escape Nazi persecution. They were discovered in 1944, and Edith was deported to Auschwitz. She died in 1945, shortly before the end of the war. The diary written by her daughter became a significant literary work and an important historical document.

Raising Anne Frank

Involvement in hiding from Nazis

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