Jakob Frank
Jakob Frank was a cousin of Otto Frank.
Jakob Frank was a cousin of Otto Frank.[1] He was the son of Emile Frank, a brother of Otto Frank's father. He was an industrialist by profession and 'Administrateur-delegué Banque Commerciale';[2] ‘Commissions – Representations’;[2] bank manager.[3]
On 5 June 1914, 'Eugen genannt Jakob Frank', in the French version 'Eugène dit Jacques Franck', was granted Luxembourg nationality.[4] In 1922 he was involved in the ‘Banque Commerciale’, with partners A.A. Dreher and Erwin Lindenlaub.[5] In the 1930s, he was a 'membre suppleant' of 'Groupe 4. — Banques' of the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce.[5]
On 25 July 1945 Julius Holländer wrote to Otto Frank that his (OF's) uncle J. Frank was on his way to Luxembourg.[6] The above business connections justify the conclusion that Anne is referring to this Jakob in her note of 8 May 1944. With his wife he gave Erich and Leni Elias a 'money gift' on the occasion of their engagement.[7]
Source personal data.[4]
Footnotes
- ^ Anne refers to him as Jacob [...] in Luxemburg. Anne Frank, Diary Version A, 8 May 1944, in: The Collected Works, transl. from the Dutch by Susan Massotty, London [etc.]: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2019.
- a, b Mémorial du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, 19 juli 1920.
- ^ Mémorial du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, 15 mei 1937.
- a, b Memorial du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, No. 39, 15 juni 1914, p. 731.
- a, b Mémorial du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, 12 juni 1933 en 15 mei 1937.
- ^ Anne Frank Stichting, Anne Frank Collectie, Otto Frank Archief, reg. code OFA_073: Julius Holländer aan Otto Frank, 25 juli 1945.
- ^ Familiearchief Anne Frank-Fonds, Bazel, Leni Frank, AFF_LeF_pdoc_02: Gastenboek.