January 12, 2010
Miep Gies dies at 100
Miep Gies, the last surviving member of the group who helped protect Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis, has died in the Netherlands aged 100.From the BBC.She and other employees of Anne Frank's father Otto supplied food to the family as they hid in a secret annex above the business premises in Amsterdam.
Anne's diary of their life in hiding, which ended in betrayal, is one of the most famous records of the Holocaust.
It was rescued by Mrs Gies, who kept it safe until after the war.
Posted by David on January 12, 2010 6:51 PM
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This is indeed sad news. On the other hand, I understand Miep Gies enjoyed a high quality of life and consciousness, even during the last years of her long life. This was more than deserved.
She will go down in history as one of the Just.
Posted by: Ronald Kyrmse on January 13, 2010 6:50 AM
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