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Gies, Frank's employee, became a close friend of the family, as did her fiancé, Jan Gies. After refusing to join a Nazi women's association, her passport was invalidated, and she was ordered to be deported back to Austria within 90 days (by then annexed by Germany, which classified her as a German citizen).
Jan 11, 2010 · Miep had met Jan Gies in her first job. The two got romantically involved and on 16 July 1941, 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.
Jan 26, 1993 · Jan Gies was Miep’s husband. Although he was not employed at Otto Frank's company, he was involved as a member of the Supervisory Board and was one of the helpers of the people in hiding. He could often be found in the Secret Annex and provided books and distribution coupons.
Jan Augustus Gies (Dutch pronunciation: [jɑŋ ˈɣis]; [a] 18 August 1905 – 26 January 1993) was a member of the Dutch Resistance who, with his wife, Miep, helped hide Anne Frank, her sister Margot, their parents Otto and Edith, the van Pels family, and Fritz Pfeffer from Nazi persecution during the occupation of the Netherlands by aiding ...
Apr 3, 2014 · Miep and her boyfriend, Jan Gies, courted for years but couldn't afford to get married. They finally found housing, but shortly afterward, in the spring of 1940, the Nazis invaded the...
In early 1947 Miep, Jan and Otto moved again, now to Jekerstraat 65, where they moved in with a friend of Jan's who had recently become a widower. Although Otto Frank had many friends and contacts and could also have started living or staying elsewhere, he preferred to stay with Jan and Miep.
Miep and Jan Gies, fall of 1985, in Amsterdam While the Germans surged through most of Europe like a tidal wave, life in Amsterdam seemed to continue much as before. It was a beautiful summer and Miep and Jan were happy.
