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Title: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: Confederate Kahanist on January 12, 2010, 04:06:51 PM
http://www.care2.com/causes/human-rights/blog/Rescuer-of-Anne-Franks-Diary-Passes-Away-At-100/


Miep Gies, the last surviving member of the group who hid Anne Frank and her family during World War II, passed away at age 100 in the Netherlands. The BBC reports she suffered a fall last month, and died on January 11th in a nursing home.

Gies and several other employees of Anne Frank's father kept them safe in an annex and brought them food and supplies for 25 months during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. After the family was captured, Gies collected Anne Frank's papers for safekeeping, and eventually returned them to her father, the family's sole survivor of the Holocaust. The papers were compiled and published in 1947 as Anne Frank:The Diary of a Young Girl.

Her efforts did not stop there. Well into her 80s she went on to travel and speak about her experiences, as well as speak out against intolerance and Holocaust denial. In 1989 the West German government awarded Gies the highest civilian medal, and in 1996 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands knighted her. In private, Gies and her husband Jan would stay home to reflect on their lost loved ones every August 4th, the anniversary of the raid.

Besides risking her life to protect those in need, Miep Gies enabled the publication of the most famous document of the Holocaust and perhaps the most famous document about human rights abuse. Published in 68 languages and read in classrooms worldwide, this book has allowed generations of people to learn about an extraordinarily dark period of human history and why it must never be forgotten. Miep Gies demonstrates that even in the most dismal of times, the goodness of humanity can still prevail.

Read more: holocaust, human rights, miep gies, anne frank
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: Zelhar on January 13, 2010, 01:58:17 PM
May she rest in peace.
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: pennyjangle on January 13, 2010, 03:29:49 PM
 :dance:
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: ag337 on January 13, 2010, 03:40:28 PM
:dance:

Why???
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: pennyjangle on January 13, 2010, 03:49:30 PM
She's in heaven.  :dance:
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: Rubystars on January 13, 2010, 04:01:04 PM
She's in heaven.  :dance:

Yes she is being rewarded for her righteousness.
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: pennyjangle on January 13, 2010, 04:27:39 PM
There's no greater love than risking your life for another.  ;D
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: angryChineseKahanist on January 14, 2010, 08:20:53 PM
does anyone know where I can download an authentic copy of anne frank diary?

I saw a bunch of fake ones.
I've never read it.
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: pennyjangle on January 14, 2010, 08:31:53 PM
maybe these sites will be a help

http://www.annefrank.org.uk/bbcdrama/faqs

http://www.learnoutloud.com/Catalog/Arts-and-Entertainment/-/Anne-Frank-The-Diary-of-a-Young-Girl/480

http://www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/previews/annef.htm
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: angryChineseKahanist on January 14, 2010, 10:34:25 PM
maybe these sites will be a help

http://www.annefrank.org.uk/bbcdrama/faqs

http://www.learnoutloud.com/Catalog/Arts-and-Entertainment/-/Anne-Frank-The-Diary-of-a-Young-Girl/480

http://www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/previews/annef.htm


Thanks.
So the title is Anne Frank diary of a young girl.
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: pennyjangle on January 14, 2010, 11:08:38 PM
Yes and for a book https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_0_12?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=diary+of+anne+frank&sprefix=diary+of+ann
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: eb22 on January 15, 2010, 01:25:13 AM
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Miep Gies.      A truly righteous person indeed.     
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: angryChineseKahanist on January 15, 2010, 12:31:50 PM
Yes and for a book https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_0_12?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=diary+of+anne+frank&sprefix=diary+of+ann

And which one would you buy. Or which one do you want me to buy.
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: pennyjangle on January 15, 2010, 12:39:54 PM
Yes and for a book https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_0_12?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=diary+of+anne+frank&sprefix=diary+of+ann

And which one would you buy. Or which one do you want me to buy.


The choice is yours not mine.
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: angryChineseKahanist on January 15, 2010, 12:41:50 PM

No idea.  I'll just do it the primative way, I'll run to the book store.

Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: patches on January 15, 2010, 02:22:40 PM
I like going to bookstores but they're so overpriced! I found an acceptable copy of Ann Frank: The Diary of A Young Girl on Amazon for .85 cents! With shipping it's gonna be like $5. I bet you in the book store it'll be double that price.
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: Daniel on January 17, 2010, 01:08:16 PM
Did any of you see the movie "Freedom Writers" where the affirmative action inner city class reads Anne Frank's diary and then gets Miep Gies to fly in and speak with all of them?
Title: Re: Rescuer of Anne Frank's Diary Passes Away At 100
Post by: syyuge on January 17, 2010, 01:22:40 PM
She's in heaven.  :dance:

Yes she is being rewarded for her righteousness.

Precisely....

and my hearty condolences to her....