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15 February 2009

Wow. Just wow. I read her biography over and over when it came out in the late 80s.→[More:]She already has a tree on the Avenue of Righteous Gentiles, I believe, as do all the other helpers. She's a great storyteller; the book also gives vivid descriptions of what happened, for example, during the Hunger Winter in Amsterdam, information that I didn't know before. Powerful, powerful stuff.

post by: Melismata at: 14:06 | 5 comments

One. This is awesome. I had no idea she was still alive.

Two. This sentence bothers me: "Like the Franks, about 24,000 Dutch Jews went into hiding, of which 8,000 were hunted down or betrayed in exchange for a bounty."

It should read:

"Like the Franks, about 24,000 Dutch Jews went into hiding, of whom 8,000 were hunted down or betrayed in exchange for a bounty."

posted by brina 15 February | 16:01

Good call, brina. Ick! And even better:

Even better: "Like the Franks, about 24,000 Dutch Jews went into hiding. Of those, 8,000 were hunted down or betrayed in exchange for a bounty."

Now I'll RTFA.

posted by Miko 15 February | 17:22

Good story. Wow, can't believe she's still alive either!

What the 'helpers' did was deeply inspiring - the bravery, when it would have been far safer to put blinders on and mind your own business.

posted by Miko 15 February | 17:31

I've always loved the sound of her name: Miep Gies. (Or at least, I've loved the way I assumed it sounds. I could be very wrong.)

posted by grabbingsand 15 February | 22:10

She's featured in The Freedom Writers.

posted by auntbunny 18 February | 03:51

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