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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 · Jan Gies was Miep's husband and one of the helpers of the people in hiding in the Secret Annex. He met the Frank family through his fiancée, Miep Santrouschitz, and married her in 1941. He was involved in the resistance during the war and died in 1993. Learn more about his life, role and legacy at Anne Frank House.
Jan 26, 1993 · Jan Gies was a civil servant and a helper of the people in hiding in the Secret Annex. He was married to Miep Gies, who also helped the Franks and their friends, and received the Yad Vashem decoration in 1972.
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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.
May 12, 2023 · Miep Gies was an ordinary person who risked everything to help others during World War II. She safeguarded Anne Frank's diary, hid other Jews in the Secret Annex, and shared Anne's story with the world. A Small Light is a new series from National Geographic that dramatizes her life and legacy.
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Learn how the people in hiding in the Secret Annex were discovered and arrested on 4 August 1944, by police officers who had come to search the building at Prinsengracht 263. Find out what happened to the helpers, the people in hiding, and Anne Frank's diary papers after the raid.
Learn about the Dutch couple who helped Anne Frank and her family in hiding during World War II. Read their story, see photos and testimonies, and explore their tree of life at Yad Vashem.
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