Isaac Frank | Died Sobibor, 11 June 1943
1935 – 1943
Isaac Frank was 8 years old, born in 1935 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He was the oldest son of the Frank cousins — brother to David, Levi, Rebecca, Sara, Esther, Hannah, and Mozes. His family lived near the Maas river until the bombing of Rotterdam in 1940.
After the occupation, Isaac was forced to wear the yellow star from age 6. In 1941 he was expelled from school and sent to a Jewish school that met in a synagogue basement. He loved drawing ships and wanted to be a sailor.
In 1942 his father was deported to Amersfoort for forced labor. Isaac helped his mother trade bread coupons and care for his six younger siblings.
In early 1943 the Franks were arrested and sent to Kamp Vught. Isaac was placed in the boys' barracks, where at 8 he tried to keep his little brothers calm at night.
On 6 June 1943 he was sent to Westerbork. On 8 June 1943 he was deported to Sobibor. He arrived on 11 June after a three-day journey with no food, no water, and no toilet.
Murdered on arrival, Isaac was killed at age 8 with his six siblings and cousins. Seven Frank children were murdered together.
We remember Isaac Frank.💔🙏