Miep gies was one of more than 20,000 courageous dutch people who helped to hide jews and others from the germans during world war ii 193945. Jan 31, 2010 miep gies, shelterer of the frank family, died on january 11th, aged 100. Jan 11, 2010 more books by miep gies quotes by miep gies but even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can, within their own small ways, turn on a small light in a dark room. Today, we honor anne frank, her remarkable work, and the woman who who saved annes diary, miep gies. Jan 12, 2010 miep gies, the office secretary who defied the nazi occupiers to hide anne frank and her family for two years and saved the teenagers diary, has died, the anne frank museum said tuesday. Her blog and more information about her work are available at. Jan 12, 2010 but in fact, a hero was precisely what miep gies was. For more than two years, miep gies and her husband helped hide the franks from the. Miep gies, who helped hide anne franks family from the nazis and later preserved her diary, 1995. On august 4, 1944, miep gies hears the worst sound shes ever heard. Miep gies was born in vienna in 1909 as hermine santruschitz. Annelies marie anne frank was a germanborn dutchjewish diarist.
After wwi, gies was a malnourished child refugee from austria. After reading the whole book, eva is upset with anne franks story, because anne died. The diary of a young girl has been published in 67 languages. Miep gies obituary death notice and service information.
Officers cross of the order of merit of the federal republic of germany. Wonderful tribute to miep gies, the woman who helped hide anne frank and her family. Anne franks diary became one of the best known accounts of nazi persecution. Miep gies had completed her schooling and found herself a job in one of. Jan 11, 2010 miep gies, nee hermine santrouschitz born 15 february 1909.
For two years the frank family lived in hiding under the care of miep, her husband, and a few others. Jan gies, along with his wife, miep aka hermine santrouschitz, was a member of the dutch resistance during ww ii. In addition, miep brought the people in hiding library books. Miep gies died on january 11, 2010, in a nursing home after a fall, just a month shy of her 101st birthday. Miep gies biography, life, interesting facts early life. Miep provided the franks with food, clothing, and books during their years in hiding to the best of her ability she addressed all of their daily material needs. Jan augustus gies 19051993 wikitree free family tree. Miep gies, who helped hide anne franks family from the nazis and later preserved. She turned 98yearsold in february of 2007, just several weeks after the movie freedom writers was released in theaters. Gr 14this picture book begins with the arrest of the frank family, shining a light on the experience of miep gies, the friend and ally who sequestered the family and cared for them. Miep gies biography facts, childhood, family life, achievements. Anne frank remembered book by miep gies, alison leslie. Jan 11, 2010 gies s memoir, anne frank remembered was published in 1987.
When she agreed it was true that she refused to join the nazi girls club. She was knighted by queen beatrix of the netherlands in 1996 and awarded west germanys highest civilian honor in 1989. A new edition of the book is expected for early 2009. See all books authored by miep gies, including anne frank remembered, and anne frank remembered. To learn more, visit the anne frank house museum website. Gies immediately took to her kind boss and began to help assimilate him and his family into dutch society. She denied membership to one of the nazi girls club which was remembered by nazi officials. Although she was initially only to stay for six months, this stay was extended to one year because of frail health, after which gies chose to remain with them. She was austrian by birth, but in 1920, at the age of eleven, she was taken in as a foster child by a dutch family to whom she became very attached.
Awards by miep gies check all the awards nominated and won by miep gies. In conclusion, gies significantly helped everyone around her. Sep 29, 2020 because of miep, anne franks story lives on. Erin and her freedom writers have gained national attention, appearing on oprah. Never a day goes by that i do not think of what happened then. The book was first published in 1947two years after annes death in a. The diary of a young girl, here at last is miep geiss own astonishing story. Miep gies rekindles the flame in the hall of remembrance. Check all the awards nominated and won by miep gies. She found and kept annes diary after anne frank was found and sent away by the nazis. After austrias loss in world war i, food was scarce and miep became malnourished as many of austrias children did. The story of the woman who helped to hide the frank family. Pincus highlights the womans quiet courage and tenacity, as well as the luck that played a part in keeping her alive.
She lived through the first world war there, and became undernourished due to the food scarcity. The main facts have been told many times in many books. Toros illustrations, however, make every scene haunting, with dark shadows on the franks faces, as. Jan 12, 2010 in her own book, anne frank remembered, gies recalled being in the office when the german police, acting on a tip that historians have failed to trace, raided the hideout in august 1944. Jan 12, 2010 miep gies in 1998 miep gies with a copy of her book anne frank remembered. She wrote about what she ate, the film stars that she admired, the books she read. Gies, along with her husband, jan, a member of the dutch resistance during world war ii, sheltered anne frank, her family, and three other jews in amsterdam in an attempt to spare them from being sent to concentration camps by the gestapo.
The families had been betrayed and the grune polizei arrested the people hidden at 263. Miep gies and johannes kleiman were also questioned, and while kugler and kleimann were arrested, gies was allowed to stay on the premises. The diary anne received for her th birthday was actually an autograph book. The book focuses in particular on miep gies, the gentile woman who helped them and then found the diary, and some of the details about her childhood are startling. Miep gies writes the afterword in this newly reissued edition, as she reaches her 100 th birthday, where she also dispels some of the facts that had misconstrued previously through anne franks diary.
The capture on the morning of 4 august 1944, sitting at her desk, gies looked up and saw a man pointing a gun towards herself, voskuijl, and kleiman and said, stay put. She was born hermine san trouschitz in vienna, austria, to an extremely poor family. Miep gies is the reason that the world met anne frank and found out about gies heroic efforts in hiding the franks and other jews. Jun 29, 2009 miep gies was a wonderfully passionate woman, someone we can only hope to have on our side when sides needs to be chosen. Anne frank remembered book by miep gies, alison leslie gold. Lost in the back seat, a small, bespectacled, elderly, grey haired lady smiles wistfully. Miep gies displayed a copy of her book anne frank remembered at. Many people can argue that the fact that miep tried to attract the nazi agent was smart, but many people may find it bold and risky, although we know that this act helped the whole terrible situation that was establishing itself. This one thing will entirely empty your bowels celebrated heart surgeon dr.
By her standards, total gridlock and a journey that normally takes 30 minutes, but which is now likely to be 3 hours, doesnt even rate mention on the anger or frustration scale. She later surmised this was because she recognized and connected with silberbauers viennese accent. Miep gies facts, bio, favorites, info, family sticky facts. Chapter 15 of mieps book should be read closely with the very precise. At first she thought all the soldiers in the streets were rather exciting. Miep gies her real name was hermine santroudschitz, miep was a nickname given by her new family, miep is a term of affection in dutch. Gies was the last of the few supporters who supplied food, books, and good cheer to the secret annex behind the canal warehouse where anne, her parents, sister, and four other jews hid for 25.
She was born hermine santrouschitz in vienna, austria, to an extremely poor family. Their diaries were compiled into a single book titled the freedom writers diary, which was published in october of 1999. About brave dutch citizen who helped anne frank and her family hide from the nazis during world war ii. Because there was not a lot of food available after the first world war, miep even became malnourished. Jan 08, 2021 miep gies was born into a workingclass, catholic family in vienna, austria, on february 15, 1909.
Before long, miep gies and her husband jan were regular guests at the frank home. However, the real miep gies is remarkably still alive today. After the arrest, she kept annes writings in a drawer of her desk. Miep gies was born on february 15th, 1909 to workingclass parents who were from the austrian descent. By her own account, miep gies did nothing extraordinary.
She managed to overcome her obstacles and help people in need. In collaboration with alison leslie gold, gies wrote the book anne frank. Lowells tale focuses on miep gies, the dutch woman who helped anne frank and her family hide from the nazis, then saved and preserved franks diary. Gies was the last survivor among anne franks protectors and the.
Hermine santruschitz gies, better known as miep gies, helped hide anne frank and her family from the nazis, and saved her diaries. In their respective books, anne frank and miep gies describe the events in and surrounding the secret annex, each from within their own world of perception. All quotes in this chapter are taken from the book anne frank remembered. Unlike before, the students are very engaged in reading the book. Born hermine santrouschitz on february 15, 1909, miep was sent from her home in vienna, austria, to live with a family in the netherlands when she was 11. Jan 22, 2018 eventually, gies began working for opekta, a germanbased company with multiple offices in the netherlands, with otto frank becoming her boss. She published a memoir, anne frank remembered, in 1987, which provides an illuminating. Miep gies was born on 15 february 1909 in vienna austria as hermine santrouschitz.
She was five years old when the first world war broke out. Miep gies was one of the helpers of the people hiding in the secret annex. She quickly earned peoples trust and cared about everyone. Paul hurschmanap after otto was unable to find a publisher, the work was given to historian jan romein, who was so impressed that he wrote about the diary in a. As depicted in the film, the real miep gies did come to speak to erins students after they raised enough money to fly her from amsterdam. For more than two years, miep gies and her husband helped hide the franks from the nazis. It went on to become one of the most famous and widely read books in the world. The sound is worse than the world war ii bomber planes. More books by miep gies quotes by miep gies but even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can, within their own small ways, turn on a small light in a dark room.
The woman who rescued anne franks diary written by meeg pincus illustrated by jordi solano. Like thousands of unsung heroes of the holocaust, they risked their lives each day to bring food, news, and emotional support to the victims. We remember her remarkable courage and humble modesty today. Miep gies is interviewed about how she helped the franks to hide, her experiences during the war. Miep gies was born hermine santrouschitz on 15 february 1909 in vienna, austria. It must of been sad for her son to lose her, but miep almost was 101 when she passed, which is a good long life. Mar 23, 2016 everyone knows about the brave anne frank, but barely any have heard of miep gies, the woman who hid anne frank and her family during world war ii. But in fact, a hero was precisely what miep gies was. The book has sold a quarter of a million copies and counting. Hermine santruschitz 15 february 1909 11 january 2010, better known as miep gies was one of the dutch citizens who hid anne frank, her family and four other jews from the nazis in an annex above annes fathers business premises during world war ii.
The story of the woman who helped to hide the frank family, first published in 1987. Behind the bookcase jacket young miep gies miep gies was born in vienna, austria, in 1909. At age 11, with food shortages in her native land following world war i, she was sent to the. Due to her familys financial situation, she moved to holland to live with a foster family as. She kept anne frank s diary safe until otto frank returned from auschwitz in 1945. Gies and all of the historical figures depicted have pale skin. Together with alison leslie gold miep authored the book anne frank remembered. In the story of miep gies learning activity grades 38, part of scholastic s anne frank project, students get up close and personal with the woman who bravely hid anne frank and her family from the nazis during world war ii. Hermine miep gies, was one of the dutch citizens who hid anne frank, her family and four other dutch jews from the nazis in an annex above otto franks business premises during world war ii. Miep gies her real name was hermine santroudschitz, miep was a nickname given by her new family, miep is a term of affection in. Miep gies was born in vienna to austrian parents, but because of illness and impoverishment, she was sent to the netherlands for care and bonded with her foster family. When the franks were taken away by nazi soldiers, miep had the foresight to grab her beloved annes diary and keep it safe. Miep gies, the woman who hid anne frank and gave her diary. Miep gies was a catholic woman who protected several jews, including anne frank and her family, from the nazis during world war ii.
Nov 08, 2020 now, for the first time, we learn another side of the anne frank story in this moving book, the autobiography of miep gies, the woman who helped to hide the frank family. But even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can, within their own small ways, turn on a small light in a dark room. An austrian refugee, she was taken in during world war i by dutch strangers who then raised her. Miep gies often claimed she was not a hero, but most people challenge her modesty. The santrouschitz family was catholic and not welloff.
Fortunately for her, aged 11 she was given the opportunity to recuperate with a foster family in the netherlands. Miep gies books list of books by author miep gies thriftbooks. He helped otto frank and miep to execute a plan that enabled the franks, the van pels family and dr. People should never think that you have to be a very special person to help those who need. Fritz pfeffer to stay hidden from the nazis for a little over 2 years time. Together with her husband jan, and with several other former employees of otto frank, miep gies was responsible for the daytoday survival of. In the story of miep gies learning activity grades 38, part of scholastic s anne frank project, students get up close and personal with the woman who bravely hid anne frank and her family from the nazis during world war ii students can read a photostory of miep s life, including what brought her to amsterdam, how she became a dutch citizen, why and how she hid the frank. Miep gies was an employee of otto frank and one of the helpers of the people in. Miep gies, the woman who hid anne frank and gave her diary to. The economist often publishes obituaries on remarkable people who seldom rank in public consciousness alongside sports legends and hollywood bimbos. Miep s relationship with the franks began when she came to work for annes father in 1933, shortly after he emigrated from germany to amsterdam to escape the nazis.
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