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Never condemn a whole nation

Answer Miep Gies: "That depends. Those who were cruel, I hate. However the many other Germans, who were not involved, I do respect. I always look at the individual, before I decide, because every human being makes his own decisions. I am Austrian born and many of my fellow countrymen were ruthless Nazi's. It was an Austrian policeman who arrested my dear friends! From this you understand never to condemn a whole nation."
 
1920
1930
1939
• Miep Gies's letter to the Queen
• Austrian declaration of non-Jewish descent of Miep Gies
 
1940
1941
• 'Cuba-letter', November 24, 1941
• Jan Gies
 
1942
• About dependency
• Bad news according to Miep Gies
• Bad news according to Anne
• Staying the night, according to Anne Frank
• Staying the night, according to Miep Gies
• The arrest
• Mail duty
• The writer caught out
• Staying the night in the Secret Annex
• The first day in hiding
• Otto Frank's question
• The young writer caught
• Messages from the world outside
• Friendship with the Frank family
 
1943
• Helping the hiders in the Secret Annex
• New shoes
• Uncommonly beautiful shoes
 
1944
• The betrayal
• Obtaining the Dutch nationality
• Grumbling about the heat according to Anne
• Accidentally caught by Miep
• 'Make me Dutch!' wrote Anne
 
1945
• The return of Otto Frank
• Declaration of Edith Frank's death
• After the betrayal and after the war
 
1950
1954
• Declaration of Margot Frank's death
• Declaration of Anne Frank's death
 
1960
1965
• FAQ
• Staying the night in the Secret Annex
 
1970
1980
1990