Everyone has heard of the legend Anne Frank, but who hid her and her family for the 2 years? Miep Gies! Miep Gies kept Anne Frank and her family alive during their time of need. Miep is a courageous woman who overcame hardships throughout her childhood and risked her life for the sake of others.
Miep was born in Vienna, Austria, and was the second daughter of two working parents. Her Mom and Dad were not suitable to raise Miep and her sister. Their home had little food and even littler work. Causing her to be in serious conditions. Because of her great luck, she was then sent away to a dutch camp in Amsterdam, Holland to regain her strength and health she had lost in her childhood. When she was 16 years old and back to health, she went back to Vienna to see her birth parents. She struggled with trepidation and depression, but her parents saw the love she had adopted for her country and family. She became so in love with Dutch she did not return back home to her birth parents. She was with her adoptive parents full time. She became very independent and wished to find work herself. Without her hard childhood, she would not be the person she was. She did not want people going through what she did, which made her passionate about helping everyone she could during those hard times. In the 1930’s, jobs were very hard to find. But again with her luck, Miep soon found work at a place called “Travies & Company”. The family immediately loved Miep. She had developed a great friendship with Mr. Frank and his kids. In the year of 1942, Otto Frank came to Miep knowing he could trust her. “Are you willing to take on the responsibility of taking care of use when we go into hiding”?, he asked. Otto’s plan included taking care of a total of 8 people. Miep agreed without hesitation, knowing the horrible consequences like jail time, concentration camps, and even death. In early July (1942) the family officially went into hiding. Everything depended on Miep. For 2 full years, she hid them in a secret annex in the office. Miep provided them with groceries, notebooks, and even the little things like hope, while also keeping low activity in the office. In 1944 the hiding of the Franks was over after someone (no one knows who) betrayed the trust of …show more content…
Miep kept Anne’s diary, saving it like a treasure. Soon after Otto was out of Bergen-Belsen she knew it was time to read Anne’s writing. When she finally read it, she gave it to Mr. Frank knowing he would want the reassurance of his own daughter. Anne 's wishes were to publish books, and that’s exactly what Otto did. The book called “The Diary Of A Young Girl” was published in the year of 1947. Miep is a courageous woman who is influencing kids and adults to not judge others by their race or religion and to help others when they need it. Miep has won many awards like the Raoul Wallenberg Award and The Righteous Amongst The Nations Award. She claims she is not a “hero” because, “We shouldn 't have to wait for a great leader to make this country a better place”.-Miep
Miep was born in Vienna, Austria, and was the second daughter of two working parents. Her Mom and Dad were not suitable to raise Miep and her sister. Their home had little food and even littler work. Causing her to be in serious conditions. Because of her great luck, she was then sent away to a dutch camp in Amsterdam, Holland to regain her strength and health she had lost in her childhood. When she was 16 years old and back to health, she went back to Vienna to see her birth parents. She struggled with trepidation and depression, but her parents saw the love she had adopted for her country and family. She became so in love with Dutch she did not return back home to her birth parents. She was with her adoptive parents full time. She became very independent and wished to find work herself. Without her hard childhood, she would not be the person she was. She did not want people going through what she did, which made her passionate about helping everyone she could during those hard times. In the 1930’s, jobs were very hard to find. But again with her luck, Miep soon found work at a place called “Travies & Company”. The family immediately loved Miep. She had developed a great friendship with Mr. Frank and his kids. In the year of 1942, Otto Frank came to Miep knowing he could trust her. “Are you willing to take on the responsibility of taking care of use when we go into hiding”?, he asked. Otto’s plan included taking care of a total of 8 people. Miep agreed without hesitation, knowing the horrible consequences like jail time, concentration camps, and even death. In early July (1942) the family officially went into hiding. Everything depended on Miep. For 2 full years, she hid them in a secret annex in the office. Miep provided them with groceries, notebooks, and even the little things like hope, while also keeping low activity in the office. In 1944 the hiding of the Franks was over after someone (no one knows who) betrayed the trust of …show more content…
Miep kept Anne’s diary, saving it like a treasure. Soon after Otto was out of Bergen-Belsen she knew it was time to read Anne’s writing. When she finally read it, she gave it to Mr. Frank knowing he would want the reassurance of his own daughter. Anne 's wishes were to publish books, and that’s exactly what Otto did. The book called “The Diary Of A Young Girl” was published in the year of 1947. Miep is a courageous woman who is influencing kids and adults to not judge others by their race or religion and to help others when they need it. Miep has won many awards like the Raoul Wallenberg Award and The Righteous Amongst The Nations Award. She claims she is not a “hero” because, “We shouldn 't have to wait for a great leader to make this country a better place”.-Miep