The office of Otto Frank, where Miep worked as secretary, was located at the front side of the same building.įollowing the betrayal and the deportation of the hiders, Miep and her colleague Bep made sure that the diary of the youngest of the group, Anne Frank, did not fall into the hands of the German occupier. So then it's fair to say you've been fortunate, and being fortunate seems to be the red thread running through my life.'ĭuring the Second World War, Miep Gies, along with Johannes Kleiman, Victor Kugler, Bep Voskuijl, Jan Gies and Johan Voskuijl, made up a team of helpers for the eight Jewish people hiding in the Secret Annex at Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam. That is an admirable age, and I have even reached it in fairly good health.
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