Thursday, January 21, 2010

Question - 411

The first picture shows the very last visit paid by the woman in the picture to the place that made her famous. The second visual might act as a clue for what this place is. Identify the woman and the place.

Answer: The woman is Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during WWII. The second visual shows the bookcase behind which was the secret entrance to the room where Anne Frank and her family were hiding. Gies was remarkably modest about her role and has always insisted that there were many greater heroic deeds performed by others during WWII. She is also a Wallenberg fellow and passed away last week. Amresh, Hasan, Mekie, Iam (I hope you didn't mean the woman was Anne Frank), Anand, Ajinkya, Arvind, Manan and an anon got it. Well done all.

9 comments:

Amresh said...

Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during WWII. Picture on right shows the bookcase which covered the entrance of the annex where they were hiding. She died very recently and this was in the news.. Good One!

Hasan said...

Miep Gies, who hid Anne Frank et al

mekie said...

miep gies and the secret annex where she helped the Franks hide...

Iam said...

Anne Frank

Anand said...

Miep Gies - Anne Frank's helper. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-02-12-annefrank-helper_N.htm

Unknown said...

Miep Gies at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam.

Arvind said...

Miep Gies. the helper of anne frank.

Manan said...

I think she is Miep Gies who died recently in Amsterdam and who gave shelter to Anne Frank and kept her diary.

Anonymous said...

MIEP GIES AT THE ANNE FRANK HOUSE