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May 17, 2023 · Paul Gies is the only child of Miep Gies, the woman who helped Anne Frank and her family during the Holocaust. He is a private person who has chosen to maintain a low profile. Learn about his life, his wife, and his legacy from this article that explores his connection to bravery and kindness.
In 1949, the now forty-year old Miep turned out to be pregnant, and their son Paul was born on July 13, 1950. Life had returned to normal, there were plenty of groceries available, and everything was once again in working order. Miep Gies with son Paul, Otto Frank and Jan, January 1951, in Amsterdam
Good fortune is like a red thread running throughout my mother's life', remarked Paul Gies, son of Miep and Jan Gies. That remark seems justified, considering how this small, ailing girl, born in Vienna in 1909 and undernourished during the First World War, is now, in 2008, in reasonably good health, still living independently with some ...
Apr 26, 2023 · Did Miep Gies have any children? Yes. Miep and Jan Gies had a son named Paul, who was born in 1950, half a decade after the war ended. How much research did Bel Powley do to prepare for her role as Miep Gies? Powley said that prior to filming, she traveled to Amsterdam and took a private tour of the actual annex where the Frank family hid.
May 12, 2023 · Miep Gies was an ordinary person who risked everything to help others during World War II. The new series dramatizes her life and legacy, based on her memoir and original research. She safeguarded Anne Frank's diary, hid other Jews, and shared her story with the world.
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Jan 11, 2010 · Paul Gies was the son of Miep Gies, one of the helpers of the people hiding in the Secret Annex during World War II. He was born in 1950 and died in 2010. He met his mother when he was a child and became a journalist and author. Learn more about his life and legacy on the Anne Frank House website.
Paul Gies is a mathematician who teaches and mentors students at the University of Maine at Farmington. He has a BA in English from Iowa and a PhD in mathematics from Illinois, and he likes to joke about his accidental career change.
