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- At the end of October 1942, Anne convinced her to spend a night in the Secret Annex, but Bep did not sleep a wink.
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At the end of October 1942, Anne convinced her to spend a night in the Secret Annex, but Bep did not sleep a wink. ‘To tell you the truth, I was terrified. Every time I heard a tree creaking in the October wind or a car driving along the canal, I grew afraid. I was grateful when morning came, and I was able to get back to work.’
May 1, 2023 · The 'A Small Light' filming locations were spread across Europe. According to a report from Deadline in April 2022, production for the miniseries began in July 2022 in Hradec Králové, Prague, and Amsterdam. It is unknown if the production was allowed to film at the Anne Frank House, formerly the offices of Opekta, where Otto Frank worked and ...
Jun 13, 2023 · Anne Frank and her family spent 761 days in hiding with the help of Bep Voskuijl who became Anne’s protector and closest confidante. Join Bep’s son Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl and journalist Jeroen De Bruyn, authors of the new book The Last Secret Of The Secret Annex, for a conversation with journalist Kati Marton, author of The Chancellor, about Bep’s relationship with the Franks, the burden ...
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Jun 9, 2023 · In an essay adapted from his recent book, “The Last Secret of the Secret Annex,” Joop van Wijk-Voskuijl recalls the long shadow of Anne Frank’s death on his mother, Bep—and Bep’s lasting ...
- Did Miep Gies Work For Otto Frank, Anne's Father?
- What Was Otto Frank's Business?
- Did Miep Gies Have A Gay Brother?
- Had Miep and Jan Gies Been Recently Married?
- Was Miep Gies A Short Woman?
- Did Otto Frank Ask Miep Gies to Help Hide His Family?
- Did The Frank Family Hide in An Annex Behind Otto Frank's Business?
- How Many People Did Miep Gies Help Hide in The Annex?
- Was Jan Gies Part of The Dutch Resistance?
- Is Miep Gies' Friend Tess Based on A Real person?
Yes. For six years, Miep Gies had worked as a typist in an embroidery and pleating workshop before losing her job when the crisis hit. Struggling to find work, an upstairs neighbor told her about another opportunity. The female neighbor worked as a representative for a business owned by a man named Otto Frank. At the time, Otto was still setting up...
The A Small Light fact-check reveals that according to the United States Holocaust Museum, Otto Frank's company, Opekta, "manufactured products used for making jellies and jams." After becoming proficient in the jam-making process, Miep Gies was promoted to customer service, where she took phone calls and responded to questions by mail (AnneFrank.o...
A Small Lightasserts that Miep Gies had a gay brother, Casmir 'Cas' Nieuwenburg, who was unrelated to her by blood. In the series, he is a son of her foster parents in Amsterdam. When she is unable to find a job, due to both laziness and a lack of employment options, her foster parents suggest that she marry her brother, Cas (Laurie Kynaston). Both...
Yes. Like in the A Small Light miniseries, the true story reveals that Miep and Jan had met at her first job and the two became romantically involved. There is some truth to the marriage starting off as a matter of convenience. Due to the fact that Miep had refused to join the Nazi women's association, her passport was invalidated and she had 90 da...
Yes. Gies stood at just 4 feet 11 inches. British actress Bel Powley, who portrays Gies in the series, is approximately 3 inches taller at 5 foot 2.
Yes. One day, Otto phoned Miep and informed her of the family's plans to go into hiding, asking her if she'd be willing to help them. The A Small Lightfact-check confirms that Miep Gies said yes without hesitation. Otto asked three other employees at the office if they'd be willing to help as well, including Victor Kugler, Johannes Kleiman, and Bep...
Yes. Like in the National Geographic A Small Lightminiseries, the secret annex was hidden behind a revolving bookcase in Otto Frank's shop, located at Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam. For more than two years, the Frank family lived in the annex. Miep Gies recalled being with the Frank family in the secret annex the day they went into hiding.
The A Small Lighttrue story reveals that Miep and her devoted husband Jan helped to hide not just the four members of the Frank family in the secret annex, but also their friends, the van Pels (including Hermann, his wife Auguste, and their 15-year-old son Peter van Pels), and Dr. Fritz Pfeffer, a local dentist. The van Pels arrived a week after th...
Yes. In Miep Gies' memoir, she talks about Jan's job in the Resistance, stating that he would visit people who had gone into hiding after they refused to go as forced laborers to Germany. He would assess the needs of these "illegal people" and then secure various supplies for them, including ration cards and money. Jan had the perfect cover for suc...
No. Miep Gies' best friend Tess (Eleanor Tomlinson) in the series is not based on a real-life individual. The character was instead inspired by all the people who harbored prejudice and turned a blind eye to what was going on as they attempted to continue living their lives in much the same way as they'd done prior to the German occupation.
May 12, 2023 · “Bep [Voskuijl] took care of bread and milk,” said Gies in a 1992 interview. “Kugler and [Johannes] Kleiman kept the business going and brought books and magazines along with them for the ...
Status onduidelijk. Elisabeth (Bep) Voskuijl was born on 5 July 1919 in Amsterdam. [1] She is the eldest child of Johannes Hendrik Voskuijl and Christina Sodenkamp. After her, seven more children were born in the family: Johanna Christina, Wilhelmina Hendrika, Hendrika Petronella, Cornelia Margaretha, Johannes Hendrik, Gerda and Dina. [2]
