“Because we're Jewish, my father emigrated to Holland in 1933, where he became the Managing Director of the Dutch Opekta Company, which manufactures products used in making jam. My mother, Edith Holländer Frank, went with him to Holland in September, while Margot and I were sent to Aachen, to stay with our grandmother. Margot went to Holland in December, and I followed in February, where I was plunked down on the table
as a birthday present for Margot.”