Beschreibung:
Als Elfjährige kam Miep Gies - als Wiener Arbeiterkind - halb verhungert zu Pflegeeltern nach Amsterdam. Ab 1933 arbeitete sie als Sekretärin für Otto Frank. Als dieser sich mit seiner Familie vor den Deportationen der Nazis verstecken musste, versorgte Miep Gies sie unter Lebensgefahr. Als Franks verraten und verhaftet wurden, rettete sie Annes Tagebücher für die Nachwelt. Am 15. Februar 2009 feierte sie ihren 100. Geburtstag. 2010 verstarb Miep Gies.
For the millions moved by Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, here at last is Miep Geis's own astonishing story.
For more than two years, Miep Gies and her husband helped hide the Franks from the Nazis. Like thousands of unsung heroes of the Holocaust, they risked their lives each day to bring food, news, and emotional support to the victims.
She found the diary and brought the world a message of love and hope.
It seems as if we are never far from Miep's thoughts...Yours, Anne.
From her own remarkable childhood as a World War I refugee to the moment she places a small, red-orange, checkered diary-Anne' s legacy-in Otto Frank's hands, Miep Gies remembers her days with simple honesty and shattering clarity. Each page rings with courage and heartbreaking beauty.
For the millions moved by Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, here is Miep Gies's own astonishing story. For more than two years, Miep and her husband helped hide the Franks from the Nazis. Like thousands of unsung heroes of the Holocaust, they risked their lives every day to bring food, news, and emotional support to its victims. From her remarkable childhood as a World War I refugee to the moment she places a small, red-orange-checkered diary -- Anne's legacy -- into Otto Frank's hands, Miep Gies remembers her days with simple honesty and shattering clarity. Each page rings with courage and heartbreaking beauty.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Prologue
PART ONE
Refugees
PART TWO
In Hiding
PART THREE
The Darkest Days
Epilogue
Map of the Netherlands
Map of Amsterdam
Floor Plan of the Annex