With 500 square feet of space, there were only so many spots in the Secret Annex where Anne Frank could find some peace and quiet to be alone with her thoughts. Sometimes, she’d go upstairs
Miep Gies was a Dutch national, born on February 15, 1909, in Vienna, Austria. Her parents were Wilhelm and Mathilde Santruschitz. She was the youngest of four siblings, having two older brothers and one sister.