Miep Gies risked her own life to hide Anne Frank and her family, but not everyone knows her story.
A new National Geographic series titled 'A Small Light,' aims to shed light on Miep Gies who risked her own life to hide Anne Frank and her family. Lauren Glassberg has the story.
Miep Gies risked her own life to hide Anne Frank and her family. Gies died at the age of 100 and received many honors for her actions, but not everyone knows her story.Eyewitness News reporter Lauren Glassberg spoke to one of the series' directors Susanna Fogel. Fogel directs the first three episodes of the series, which show how Gies meets the Franks and makes the all-important decision to hide them."This is actually a young person trying to live her life having really banal 20-something issues while she's doing this huge thing that was a flash point decision she made and all the aftermath of that," she said.
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