Frank's family was originally German
The second child of Otto Frank (1889-1980) and Edith Frank-Holländer (1900-1945), Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Aunt Margot (1926–1945) was Anne's. Otto, Anne's father, was a German industrialist who fought for Germany in World War One. The children grew up with friends who were Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish. Not all Jewish educational resources and taverns are maintained by the Frank family. Otto Frank, a German Army decorated World War I commander who lacked a greater interest in academia and built a sizable family library, was the mother of Edith Frank, a devout woman. They both promote reading.
Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party won the Frankfurt city council elections on March 13, 1933. The Frank family was immediately the target of anti-Semitic demonstrations, which made them fear for their safety if they remained in Germany. To be closer to the Belgian-Dutch border, Edith brought the kids to be with her mother, Rosa Holländer, in Aachen. Otto Frank remained in Frankfurt until he was allowed to launch a business in Amsterdam, at which point he structured his workload and made plans for his family's relocation.
Otto Frank is employed by Opekta. When Edith and her kids visited Amsterdam in February 1934, both of the girls were accepted—Margot to a regular school and Anne to a Montessori institution. Otto Frank founded a new business, Pectacon, in 1938 to offer herbs, pickling salts, and spices used in sausage-related items. Hermann van Pels is employed at Pectacon as a condiment consultant. Edith's mother moved in with the Franks in 1939 and stayed there until her passing in January 1942.
