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Jan Augustus Gies (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑŋ ˈɣis]; 18 August 1905 – 26 January 1993) was a member of the Dutch Resistance who, with his wife, Miep, helped hide Anne Frank, her sister Margot, their parents Otto and Edith, the van Pels family, and Fritz Pfeffer from Nazi persecution during the occupation of the Netherlands by aiding them ...
Jan 26, 1993 · Jan Gies was Miep’s husband. Although he was not employed at Otto Frank's company, he was involved as a member of the Supervisory Board and was one of the helpers of the people in hiding. He could often be found in the Secret Annex and provided books and distribution coupons.
Miep and Jan Gies, fall of 1985, in Amsterdam While the Germans surged through most of Europe like a tidal wave, life in Amsterdam seemed to continue much as before. It was a beautiful summer and Miep and Jan were happy.
Jan Augustus Gies was born on 18 August 1905 in the parental home Rustenburgerstraat 191, Amsterdam as the son of Cornelis Gies and Wilhelmina Gezina Steenge. He was the youngest of five children and was preceded by: Rosina Wilhelmina (Ro), Cornelis, Fenna Gesiena and Johanna Augusta.
May 12, 2023 · Starring Bel Powley as Gies, Joe Cole as Jan and Liev Schreiber as Otto, “A Small Light” draws heavily on Gies’ memoir and the showrunners’ original research.
His second wife, Elfriede, filled out Pages of Testimony in memory of Anne Frank, her sister and mother. On March 8, 1972, Yad Vashem recognized Jan Augustus Gies and his wife, Hermine (Miep) Gies-Santrouschitz, as Righteous Among the Nations.
Jan Gies, the husband of helper Miep, came by to have lunch with the people in hiding, as he often did. Miep warned him about the presence of the police officers and Jan immediately left and went back to his place of work. There he reflected: what could he do?
Jan 28, 1993 · Jan Gies, who risked his life to bring food to the family of Anne Frank and to members of the Dutch Resistance during World War II, died here on Tuesday. He was 87. He died of kidney failure,...
May 2, 2023 · How a Dutch couple sheltered Anne Frank’s family and preserved her account of life under Nazi occupation. Miep Gies (right) and her husband Jan return to the house where the Frank family hid ...
Jan Gies arrived at the Opekta office as he did every day around noon for lunch, but his wife Miep Gies sent him away again immediately. He was able to escape unhindered, and he also stated that he did not see any SD officers.
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