When was miep born

When the crisis hit six years later, she lost her job. Fortunately, her upstairs neighbour knew of another opportunity: she worked as a representative for Otto Frank's business and arranged for an interview with Otto, who was just setting up his Opekta business.

Miep was hired. Miep had met Jan Gies in her first job. The two got romantically involved and on 16 July , in the second year of war, the couple married. At that point, Jan was working as a social worker with Social Services of the municipality of Amsterdam.

They found a house near the Merwedeplein, where the Frank family lived. Then one day Otto called Miep in and informed her of the plans to go into hiding.

He asked Miep if she would be willing to help him and his family if they had to go into hiding in the Secret Annex. Miep did not hesitate for one second. When Margot received a call-up on 5 July , Otto and Edith Frank decided to go into hiding the next day. They called Miep and Jan, so that they could bring things for the hiding place. The next morning, Miep picked up Margot. Together they cycled to Otto's company on the Prinsengracht. Miep Gies was born in Vienna to Austrian parents, but because of illness and impoverishment, she was sent to the Netherlands for care and bonded with her foster family.

She married a Dutch man and worked for Otto Frank , becoming close with his family. She, along with several colleagues, hid the Franks in a secret annex to the office for more than two years before their discovery by the Gestapo. She rescued Anne Frank 's diaries and later returned them to Otto Frank, the sole survivor of his family.

He had them published. Gies recorded her own memoir of the time in and died on January 11, , at age Because there was little work and food shortages were frequent in the wake of World War I, Hermine was accepted into a Dutch program for malnourished children.

In December , she was placed with the Nieuwenburg family in Leiden to help regain her strength and health. The family nicknamed her Miep, and not just the name stuck—Miep stayed with her foster family long past the initial three months, moving with them to Amsterdam. She did go back to see her family in Vienna when she was 16, but trepidation about having to stay there prevented her from fully enjoying the visit.

She was much relieved when her parents told her they understood and accepted her love for her adopted country and family. Miep finished her schooling at 18 and got a job in the office of a textile company, where she worked until she was 24, when she was laid off due to the Depression. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets CSS enabled.

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Before the Secret Annex In , Miep started work as an office assistant for Otto Frank and became good friends with his family. Miep lives outside Amsterdam and has one son. She will be in February. Annex Occupants and Helpers Anne Frank. Otto Frank. Try This! Explore More. Read this next. Women Heroes. The Women's Suffrage Movement Getting the right to vote didn't come easy for women. Here's how they got it done.

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