01-28-2016, 08:23 AM
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Moreover, there's reasonable suspicion otto frank was blackmailed into being a nazi spy:
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"one of the most striking findings for historians was the timing of his efforts to escape the Netherlands, which he didn't pursue until a year after the Nazi invasion.
He said there was evidence that Frank may have been blackmailed by a member of the Dutch Nazi Party, who approached Frank with a letter of denunciation in April 1941. Just 12 days later, Frank contacted Strauss seeking help getting to the United States.
"So circumstantially there is reason to speculate about this as a possible trigger for the events," said Engel."
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Anne Frank's family sought U.S. visa, letters show | Reuters
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"In fact, in 1941, the Roosevelt administration even added a new restriction: no refugee with close relatives in Europe could come to the U.S., on the grounds that the Nazis might hold their relatives hostage in order to force the refugee to undertake espionage for Hitler."
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Anne Frank Was a Refugee : snopes.com |
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