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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 ...
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- Jan Augustus Gies, 18 October 1905, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan 26, 1993 · Died: 26 January 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.
Jan and Miep Gies on their wedding day on July 16, 1941 Besides her office job, Miep Gies had a busy social life. She enjoyed social events and, as so many of her peers, attended dancing lessons. During the 'free style dancing' organized on Friday and Saturday evenings, she and her friends would practice what they had learnt in the preceding week.
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Jan 26, 1993 · Jan Gies Jan Gies, like his wife Miep, helped the people in hiding in the Secret Annex. Person. Jan Augustus Gies; Born on: Aug. 18, 1905; Born in: Amsterdam, Nederland; Died on: Jan. 26, 1993; Died in: Amsterdam, Nederland; Persoonsbewijs van Jan Gies, 19 november 1943
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 12, 2023 · Starring Bel Powley as Miep Gies; Joe Cole (of “Peaky Blinders” fame) as her husband, Jan; and Liev Schreiber as Otto, “A Small Light” draws heavily on Gies’ memoir and the showrunners ...
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. "Our Helpers" in the Secret Annex"The best example of this is our own helpers, who have managed to ...
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