Anne franks relationship with miep gies biography

The Gies family visiting Otto Frank in Basel (Switzerland), summer of 1964.When Miep Gies (then still called Santruschitz) first met Otto Frank for the job interview at his Nederlandsche Opekta company in the late summer of 1933, they immediately took to each other. Otto Frank decided to hire Miep to replace a sick employee.

When this Miss Heel reported back for work a few months later, Miep stayed on. She very much enjoyed her work at the office.

Why did miep gies help the franks

Of course she did not discuss personal matters with her boss, but he had told her that his wife and two young daughters were still staying with his mother-in-law in Aachen, Germany. As soon as they found a house in Amsterdam to live in, the entire family would come over. Although he didn't express it, Miep sensed that he felt lonely without his family.

Whereas personal matters were discussed little at the office, world affairs all the more. As Miep remembers: ‘Mr. Frank and I quickly established a rapport as well, discovering o