Otto Frank

Otto Heinrich Frank (May 12, 1889 – August 19, 1980) was a German-born Dutch businessman and the father of Anne Frank. Born in Frankfurt, Otto moved to Amsterdam in the 1920s where he established a successful business dealing in pectin and spices. During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Otto sheltered his family and four others in a hidden annex behind his business premises for over two years. The family was betrayed and deported to concentration camps in 1944; only Otto survived the Holocaust. After the war, Otto recovered his daughter's diary from helpers who had preserved it, and he devoted the remaining decades of his life to publishing and promoting 'The Diary of Anne Frank.' The diary became one of the most widely read books in the world, transforming Anne into a symbol of the Holocaust's victims and the universal human desire for freedom and dignity. Otto tirelessly gave interviews and lectures, answering mail from readers worldwide, and established the Anne Frank House as a museum and educational center. His commitment to sharing his daughter's legacy helped ensure the Holocaust would not be forgotten and promoted messages of tolerance and human rights globally.