Jan Gies

time I really understood the power selfless acts could have on lives. In Anne Frank's diary one person stood out that was Hermine “Miep” Gies. Anne Franks Dairy not being lost can be contributed to Miep, a very brave woman who helped the Frank family hide from the Nazis. Gies risked her own life to keep the lives of others safe. It was Miep Gies with husband, Jan, and several coworkers that risked everything to help the Amsterdam Jews hide during the invasion.. Her birth name was Hermine…

knows nothing about his daughters and still hopes to see them again. He arrives back in Amsterdam at the beginning of July. He goes straight to Miep and Jan Gies and remains with them for another seven years. Otto Frank tries to find his daughters but in July receives news that they have both died of disease and deprivation in Bergen-Belsen. Miep Gies then gives him Anne's diary and papers. Otto reads the diary and discovers a completely different Anne. He is very moved by her writing. Anne…

Holland where Otto Frank (Anne’s father) had set up a business alongside Jan Gies. On May 10th, 1942 German troops had invaded Holland and five days later the Netherland army had surrendered. Anti-Jew laws had been put in place and the Jews had less and less rights. On July 5th Margot Frank receives a call-up for a German work camp, but instead the Frank’s decided to go into hiding at Mr. Franks jam factory. With Miep and Jan Gies helping them hid by bringing them library books, food, and news.…

time.Most people enjoy the thrill and amusement of the game of Hide and Seek, but what if one had to to hide in order to save their own life, well that's what Annelies Marie Frank, commonly known as Anne Frank, had to do. Anne was born on, June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany. Anne was known to be most famous for her diary which was later published and named, The Diary of a Young Girl. The book states Anne’s experience during her time in the war to when Anne, her family, and the others she hid…

After a long and busy day at work I was more than happy to go home. I had been at work very early in the morning until late at night. The moment I was about to leave Mr. Frank, my boss comes rushing towards me. “Meip, I need your help in a favor. My daughter Margot has been called up.” mumbled Mr. Frank. I did not have to think twice to answer. Mr. Frank and his family were good people and they or anyone else did not deserve to be treated horribly. “Mr. Frank of course I will help but no…

You may not of known that nuclear disasters can cause health effects but they really do! One of the worst nuclear disasters was Chernobyl. I’ll be telling you how it happened, the health effects it caused, and Chernobyl today. It happened on April 25, 1986, at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, Soviet Union. More than thirty people were killed immediately. The radiation release was thirty to forty times of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II. Tons of people were…

imaginary friend Kitty. She got this “friend” from a book. She wished the main character of the book was her friend and wrote to her in the diary. Anne’s diary was published by Otto Frank in 1947 (Muller, 318). After being took from the annex, Miep Gies found her diary and gave it to Otto Frank. After the war he published it. Her diary is over 350 pages long and translated into over 30 languages (Metzger,…

“This is a photograph of me as I wished I looked all the time. Then I might still have a chance of getting to Holywood [Hollywood]. But as present, I’m afraid, I usually look quite different,” Anne Frank wrote in her diary on October 10, 1942 next to a picture of herself as a young girl (Frank). Anne had a normal childhood and dreamed of becoming a Hollywood actress until her family had to go into hiding (Berger). She and her family lived in a hidden room at the top of her father’s office…