The Historical Setting
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Annelies Marie Frank was born in Frankfurt, Germany, in June 1929. Following the Nazi rise to power in 1933, her father moved to Amsterdam to establish his business connections. Anne and her family soon followed, with Anne being the last to arrive in February 1934.
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