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“I don't want to be considered a hero.... Imagine young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero? I was not. I was just an ordinary housewife and secretary.”

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Miep Gies was a Dutch-born Holocaust survivor and author, renowned for her role in hiding Anne Frank and her family during World War II. Born on February 15, 1909, and passing away on January 11, 2010, Gies dedicated her life to the memory of those she saved and the lessons of the Holocaust. more

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