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In 1933 Hitler and the Nazis come to power. Jews are discriminated. Signs with ‘No Jews’ appear in more and more places. Anne’s parents decide to leave Frankfurt. The photo of Anne, Margot and their mother in the center of Frankfurt is the last photo taken of the family in Germany.

Anne’s father finds work in The Netherlands. In February 1934 the whole family is living on the Merwedeplein in Amsterdam. Anne goes to the 6th Montessori school nearby. First to kindergarten, then to the elementary school. There are other German Jewish children in her class.

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The Frank family feels free and safe in Amsterdam. Anne and Margot’s new friends are German and Dutch. The sisters soon learn to speak Dutch.

Hitler and the NSDAP want a big and powerful Germany. They need a large army to achieve this. They want back territories that Germany lost after World War 1. In 1936 the German army occupies the first of these territories: The Rhineland.

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On September 1, 1939 the German army invades Poland. This is the start of World War 2. Six months later it is the turn of The Netherlands. When the center of Rotterdam is bombed on May 14, 1940, the Dutch army surrenders. The German army occupies The Netherlands, and the Nazis take control.