What did BEP Voskuijl do for the Franks?
Elisabeth “Bep” Voskuijl (Dutch pronunciation: [eːlisabɛt bɛp ˈfɔskœyl]) (5 July 1919 – 6 May 1983) helped conceal Anne Frank and her family from Nazi persecution during the occupation of the Netherlands. In the early versions of The Diary of Anne Frank, she was given the pseudonym “Elli Vossen”.
Who is Mr Voskuijl in Anne Frank?
Johannes Hendrik Voskuijl
Johannes Hendrik Voskuijl (15 January 1892 – 27 November 1945) was one of the people who helped to hide Anne Frank and the other people of the Secret Annex in Amsterdam. He was the father of helper Bep Voskuijl, who is known as “Elli Vossen” in the earliest editions of The Diary of Anne Frank.
Who was Miep and Bep in Anne Frank?
| Miep Gies | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hermine Santruschitz 15 February 1909 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 11 January 2010 (aged 100) Hoorn, North Holland, Netherlands |
| Known for | Hiding Dutch Jews, including Anne Frank and her family, from the Nazis |
| Spouse(s) | Jan Gies ( m. 1941; died 1993) |
What happened to the family who hid Anne Frank?
On January 11, 2010, Miep Gies, the last survivor of a small group of people who helped hide a Jewish girl, Anne Frank, and her family from the Nazis during World War II, dies at age 100 in the Netherlands. In early July 1942, the Frank family went into hiding in an attic apartment behind Otto Frank’s business.
Who was Miep Gies married to?
Jan Giesm. 1941–1993
Miep Gies/Spouse
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.
How old is Miep Gies now?
Miep Gies, the last survivor among Anne Frank’s protectors and the woman who preserved the diary that endures as a testament to the human spirit in the face of unfathomable evil, died Monday night, the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam said. She was 100.
How many of Anne Frank’s family died?
two sisters
After spending time in both Westerbork and Auschwitz, Anne and her elder sister Margot were eventually transported to Bergen-Belsen, which was swept by a massive typhus epidemic that began in the camp in January 1945. The two sisters died, evidently a few days apart, sometime in February 1945.
