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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 ...
Jan 26, 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.
Apr 26, 2023 · The National Geographic miniseries focuses on Miep Gies and her husband, Jan Gies, who, along with a network of people, helped to hide the Frank family and several other Dutch Jews during World War II.
May 12, 2023 · Starring Bel Powley as Gies, Joe Cole as Jan and Liev Schreiber as Otto, “A Small Light” draws heavily on Gies’ memoir and the showrunners’ original research.
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.
Jan 26, 1993 · 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; foto uit het persoonsbewijs van Jan Gies, 19 november 1943. Fotograaf onbekend.
Jan Gies, the husband of helper Miep, came by to have lunch with the people in hiding, as he often did. Miep warned him about the presence of the police officers and Jan immediately left and went back to his place of work. There he reflected: what could he do?
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