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May 6, 2023 · In 1993 Jan died at the age of 87 of kidney failure. In a statement, the Anne Frank Foundation said: "Jan was not a person to stand in the limelight, not even amid all the publicity surrounding Anne Frank. "He was throughout his lifetime a man of few words, but many deeds."
- Did Miep Gies Have A Gay Brother?
- Had Miep and Jan Gies Been Recently Married?
- Did Otto Frank Ask Miep Gies to Help Hide His Family?
- How Many People Did Miep Gies Help Hide in The Annex?
- Is Miep Gies' Friend Tess Based on A Real person?
- Where Did The Title A Small Light Come from?
- Are The Anne Frank House and Annex Represented Accurately in The Series?
- Were The Franks Sent on The Very Last Train from The Netherlands to Auschwitz?
- Did Miep Gies Save Anne Frank's Diary After The Family's Arrest?
- Did Miep Gies Have Any Children?
A Small Light asserts 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). Bot...
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. 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 Light fact-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 Be...
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...
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.
The title was taken from a Miep Gies quote from later in her life. "I don't like being called a hero because no one should ever think you have to be special to help others," she said. "Even an ordinary secretary, housewife, or teenager can turn on a small light in a dark room."
Yes. Bel Powley told the Jewish Journalthat the sets that were built in Prague for the series are "complete replicas" of Otto Frank's business and annex at Prinsengracht 263. "They built it on levels, so ... you could film them walking from the office all the way back into the annex up the stairs. Marc Holmes, our artistic director, is an absolutel...
Yes. Part of what makes the Frank family's story so heartbreaking is that they survived in hiding for more than two years before the annex was raided by Dutch police officers on August 4, 1944. After spending a few days in prison, they were put on a train to the Westerbork transit camp. A few weeks later, they were sent on the very last train to th...
Yes. While the Frank family was in hiding, Miep Gies was aware that Anne Frank was keeping a diary. After the raid, Miep Gies went to the secret annex at Prinsengracht 263 to see if she could gather some personal belongings to keep for the Franks. It was then that she found Anne Frank's notebooks and papers lying on the floor. Miep kept Anne's writ...
Yes. Miep and Jan Gies had a son named Paul, who was born in 1950, half a decade after the war ended.
Jan Gies, the man who helped hide Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis in the Amsterdam “secret annex,” died Tuesday at the age of 87. Gies, together his wife Miep, helped hide the Frank ...
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May 12, 2023 · Jan died in 1993 at age 87, and Gies died in 2010 at age 100, just one month shy of her 101st birthday.
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May 2, 2023 · Less known are Miep and Jan Gies, two people who helped shelter the Frank family and preserved Anne Frank’s diary after she was captured. ... Miep Gies passed away in 2010 at 100 years old ...
Jan 26, 1993 · Added: Feb 21, 2017. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 176560594. Source citation. Jan Augustus Gies was a member of the Dutch Resistance who, with his wife Miep, helped hide Anne Frank and her family from Nazi persecution during the occupation of the Netherlands. Jan Augustus Gies (also known as Henk van Santen) was born and raised in Amsterdam's ...
Jan 26, 1993 · Amsterdam June 3, 1945 - July 18, 1945. On 3 June 1945, Otto Frank returned to Amsterdam to his friends Jan and Miep Gies. From there he went in search of his daughters. On 18 July, he received the news that his daughters had perished in Bergen-Belsen. Soon after, Miep Gies gave him his daughter Anne's diary.
