Frank family: papers

Frank family: papers 

Orphaned at a young age, August Frank was brought up by his uncle, a teacher. He was a keen musician, who was persuaded to study law and became a public prosecutor in Augsburg and later a high court judge in Munich. He went to universities at Munich, Berlin and Würzburg and continued his interest in piano and the violin. He met his wife, Valerie Goldschmidt, through their shared interest in music. When Jews were barred from attending musical concerts August Frank became the first violin in the newly founded Jewish community orchestra. This was a relatively affluent, assimilated Jewish family who were only nominally observant.