Miep Gies, the last of the Gentile protectors of Anne Frank and her family, passed away today at the age of 100 years. She was the secretary of Otto Frank who helped hide him and his family in some unused rooms of the business office. Later, when the Gestapo took away the family, it was Mrs. Gies who found and hid Anne's diary. When Otto returned from concentration camp (the lone survivor of the hidden Jewish group) after the war, she gave to Otto his daughter's diary. Here is a video of her relating that scene (turn on the captions to get the English translation).
She, her husband and some others were true heros who did not seek accolades for the aid they extended. Oh, by the way - Mrs. Gies was Roman Catholic. God rest her soul.
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