Where did Miep Gies live?
Amsterdam
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Miep Gies/Places lived
Miep turns Dutch and stays on with her foster parents In 1924, the family moved to Amsterdam and Miep’s biological parents eventually decided that Miep was so much at home in the Netherlands that it would be better for her to stay there. Her foster parents agreed.
Did Miep Gies go to a concentration camp?
After the Franks were discovered in 1944 and sent to concentration camps, Gies rescued the notebooks that Anne Frank left behind describing her two years in hiding. They were eventually joined by Otto Frank’s business associate and his wife and son, as well as Miep Gies’ dentist, all of whom were Jewish.
Where did Miep Gies die?
Hoorn, Netherlands
Miep Gies/Place of death
When did Miep Gies die?
11 January 2010
Miep Gies/Date of death
Miep Gies, the last surviving and best known helper of Anne Frank and the people who shared her hiding place in an Amsterdam canalside house, has died in Hoorn on 11 January at the age of 100.
Why was Miep Gies a hero?
Miep’s selfless acts for the people in hiding during World War II makes her a hero we can all learn from. Miep wanted to help, feeling it to be her human duty to help others in need. She felt horrible about what the Nazis were doing to Jews, and could not stand to see her friends be sent away to torture.
Where did Miep Gies live before going into hiding?
At their apartment, close to the Merwedeplein where the Franks had lived before going into hiding, Gies and her husband (who belonged to the Dutch resistance) also hid an anti-Nazi university student.
Where did Miep Gies find Anne Frank’s diaries?
Before the hiding place was emptied by the authorities, Gies retrieved Anne Frank’s diaries and saved them in her desk drawer. After the war had ended and it was confirmed that Anne Frank had perished in Bergen-Belsen, Gies gave the collection of papers and notebooks to the sole survivor from the Secret Annex, Otto Frank.
Why was Miep Gies malnourished after World War 1?
Miep Gies was born on 15 February 1909 in Vienna (Austria) as Hermine Santrouschitz. The Santrouschitz family was Catholic and not well-off. Because there was not a lot of food available after the First World War, Miep even became malnourished.
How did Miep Gies help the Opekta workers?
To prevent the Opekta workers from becoming suspicious, Gies tried to not enter the hiding place during office hours. Her husband also helped by providing ration cards that he had obtained illegally. By visiting various grocery shops and markets on a regular basis, Gies developed a good sense of the supply situation.