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Miep and Jan Gies, icons of goodness who sheltered Anne Frank, were never willing to have their entire story written until they met Alison. Gold has received the Best of the Best Award given by the American Library Association, the Anti-Defamation League’s Merit of Educational Distinction Award and a Christopher Award for affirming the ...
May 1, 2023 · Miep and Jan chose not to be the bystanders, whose indifference so fascinated and troubled the great Holocaust writer and survivor Elie Wiesel. Beautifully shot on locations in Prague and Amsterdam, it boasts a cast of talented actors, led by Bel Powley, who plays Miep; and Liev Schreiber (not his first performance in a Holocaust drama), who ...
Apr 30, 2023 · Otto Frank and Jan Gies look on as Miep Gies holds baby Paul, born in 1950. (Public domain) Miep and Jan did not speak in the language of “feelings,” said Gold.
Miep Gies was born in Vienna in 1909 as Hermine Santruschitz. She lived through the First World War there, and became undernourished due to the food scarcity. Fortunately for her, aged 11 she was given the opportunity to recuperate with a foster family in the Netherlands. | Read more.
A Small Light: Created by Tony Phelan, Joan Rater. With Bel Powley, Joe Cole, Amira Casar, Billie Boullet. Follows the remarkable story of Miep Gies, a Dutch woman who risked her life to shelter Anne Frank's family from the Nazis for more than two years during World War II.
Jan 11, 2010 · Anne Frank July 11, 1943. 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. Right until the end Miep remained deeply involved with the remembrance of Anne Frank and spreading the message of her story.
