Facebook a forum for virtual memorials Feb 5, 2010
Another project in Belgium attempts to create Facebook pages for each of the 27,594 Allied soldiers who were killed in Belgium during WWII, and Anne Frank and the Auschwitz memorial site are also on Facebook. Facebook and MySpace users have long been creating memorial pages for friends and family, but these new projects aim to rekindle lives of the more distant dead who might otherwise be forgotten. (MSNBC -- Technology)
The Culture Gabfest, "Mourning in America" Edition Feb 4, 2010
Stephen's picks: The fact that sports radio morning show acknowledged the death of Anne Frank protector Miep Gies. Marvin Gaye's rendition of the " at the 1983 NBA All Star Game. The Duke Ellington album .You can e-mail us at . Posted on Jan. 13 by Jesse Baker at 1 p.m. Or join the discussionon The Culture Gabfest, "Mourning in America" Edition : Listen to Slate's show about the week in culture. Stephen Metcalf is Slate's critic at large. He is working on a book about the 1980s.Illustration... (Slate)
Human Morality: Innate or Learned? Jan 30, 2010
Human Morality: Innate or Learned. Altruism in Primates and the Debate Over Human Nature. (Suite101.com)
Silvia Graziano’s carnival celebrates the beauty of the bizarre Jan 29, 2010
Helmed by Oskar Eustis, artistic director of the Public Theater, the play stars Mandy Patinkin as Sid Silver, whose passion to bring Anne Frank s story to the American stage is complicated by a New York publisher s plans for her diary. Hannah Cabell and Stephen Barker Turner also star. (Boston Globe)
Leftwingers Outraged by Being Associated with Leftwingers Jan 29, 2010
" Not satisfied with such a paltry accolade they list him in the "" section, alongside Anne Frank, Andrei Sakharov, Rosa Parks and Mother Theresa. . Exhibit B: Innocent people were not executed in significant numbers, (by Che and Castro.) Che presented a Christlike image, with his mortuary gaze it is as if Guevara looks upon his killers and forgives them." (Jorge Castaneda. Global Distinguished Professor of Politics and Latin American Studies. (Townhall.com)
Death raises timely question: What's a hero? Jan 19, 2010
Anne Frank, a victim of the Holocaust, wrote in her diary, I want to go on living even after my death ... The name Miep Gies is not nearly as well known as that of Anne Frank ... But the world would not have known about Anne Frank if not for Miep Gies, who died last week. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Discovery Channel's 'Life' Jan 15, 2010
Also coming in the current season of "Masterpiece Classic," a new version of "The Diary of Anne Frank," which premieres on April 11, Holocaust Remembrance Day ... "Besides, this is a very different 'Diary of Anne Frank' that shows Anne in all her feistiness, all her rebelliousness as a regular girl who did not like her mother and sister," Eaton said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Will We Do What is Necessary for Our Children? Jan 15, 2010
Miep Gies, who saved Anne Frank's diary during World War II, died Sunday at the age of 100 ... Anne Frank was 15 and a prisoner in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp when she died of typhus in 1945 ... "There is nothing special about me. I have never wanted special attention," wrote Gies in the prologue of her memoirs, "Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family.". (Townhall.com)
4Woman Who Hid Anne Frank, Rescued Her Diary Dies at Age 100» Jan 14, 2010
Woman Who Hid Anne Frank, Rescued Her Diary Dies at Age 100 ... 1998: Miep Gies displays a copy of her book 'Anne Frank Remembered' at her apartment in Amsterdam, Netherlands ... AMSTERDAM Miep Gies, the office secretary who defied the Nazi occupiers to hide Anne Frank and her family for two years and saved the teenager's diary, has died, the Anne Frank House museum said Tuesday. (Fox News)
Anne Frank rescuer lives on Jan 14, 2010
Anne Frank wrote these immortal words in her diary when she was a young teen during World War II. She was able to do so because she and her family were kept alive by Miep Gies, a Dutch woman who died this week at the age of 100 ... Anne Frank was one of the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust and her story would have been lost without Gies. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Anne Frank protector dies Jan 13, 2010
Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank, dies at 100 ... AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Without Miep Gies, the story of Anne Frank might never have been known ... FILE - In this 1945 handout photo made available on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, by the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, Netherlands, , Miep Gies, front row left, Otto Frank, front row center, and the helpers Bep Voskuijl, front row right, Johannes Kleiman, back row left, and Victor Kugler, back row right, are seen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
2 Americans reported trapped in wreckage in Haiti Jan 13, 2010
Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank, dies at 100. Without Miep Gies, the story of Anne Frank might never have been known ... Gies died Monday from a neck injury suffered when she fell last month, the Anne Frank House museum said. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Mia Farrow: Thank you Miep Gies Jan 13, 2010
Ms. Gies was an employee of Otto Frank before becoming friends with his entire family, including its youngest member, Anne Frank ... It has, for most of my life (I read Anne Frank's Diary when it was first published) been a puzzlement to me that so little attention and praise has been bestowed on those who risked and sometimes lost, their lives, by their own choice, to save others during WWII. The failure to recognize and honor them, I find very sadening. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Miep Gies dies at 100 Jan 13, 2010
Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank, dies at 100 ... Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank, dies at 100 ... Miep Gies, the last surviving helper of Anne Frank and her family, celebrates her 100th birthday on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. (The Palm Beach Post)
'I am not a hero': last of Anne Frank's helpers dies, aged 100 Jan 13, 2010
I am not a hero': last of Anne Frank's helpers dies, aged 100 ... NEW YORK: Miep Gies, the Dutch woman who helped hide Anne Frank's family from the Nazis and discovered the teenager's now-famous diary, has died in the Netherlands. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Miep Gies, who helped hide Anne Frank, dies Jan 13, 2010
Dick Coersen / EPA FileMiep Gies and her husband Jan visit Anne Frank Housein Amsterdam in this 1987 photo ... April 22, 1987: Miep Gies talks about helping Anne Frank and her family hide from Nazi occupiers ... 12: Miep Gies, the woman who helped Anne Frank's family hide, has died. (MSNBC -- International)
MRSA 'spread by moving patients' Jan 12, 2010
BBC News - MRSA 'spread by patients moving between hospitals. Page last updated at 00:00 GMT, Tuesday, 12 January 2010. (BBC News -- Health)
Nigeria's great rumour mill Jan 12, 2010
Page last updated at 14:00 GMT, Wednesday, 2 December 2009. Nigerians have been noticing the apparent decline in their president's health. (BBC News)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Jan 12, 2010
The last surviving member of the group who helped Anne Frank hide from the Nazis has died aged 100. Palin to present occasional series involving ordinary American heroes. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Miep Gies, 100; helped hide Franks, found Anne’s diary Jan 12, 2010
(Anne Frank House via Associated Press/File 1945) By Associated Press / January 12, 2010 ... AMSTERDAM - Miep Gies, the office secretary who defied the Nazi occupiers to hide Anne Frank and her family for two years and saved the teenager s diary, has died, the Anne Frank Museum said yesterday ... The diary, which Anne Frank was given on her 13th birthday, chronicles her life in hiding from June 12, 1942, until Aug. 1, 1944. (Boston Globe)
Miep Gies Remembered Jan 12, 2010
The Woman Who Worked to Save Anne Frank Dies at 100. Miep Gies, one of the women who helped to hide Anne Frank and her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, has died at age 100. (Suite101.com)
Terracotta army's new UK formation Jan 12, 2010
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Miep Gies, Anne Frank protector, dies at 100 Jan 12, 2010
Anne Frank was among eight people hidden by Miep Gies and others during WWII. STORY HIGHLIGHTS. Gies helped hide Anne Frank, seven others from Nazis in Amsterdam ... (CNN) -- Miep Gies, who ensured the diary of Anne Frank did not fall into the hands of Nazis after the teen's arrest, has died. (CNN -- World)
Woman who saved Anne Frank's diary dead at 100: website Jan 12, 2010
Miep Gies, who helped hide and feed Anne Frank and her family for two years in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam in the 1940s, is pictured in 2006, in a photo released by the Anne Frank House ... THE HAGUE (AFP) - The woman who saved Anne Frank's diary from the Nazis, Miep Gies, died after a brief illness, her website announced ... Anne Frank died from disease at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, but her father Otto returned from Auschwitz and Gies gave him his daughter's diary. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Anne Frank helper dies aged 100 Jan 12, 2010
BBC News - Anne Frank diary guardian Miep Gies dies aged 100 ... Anne Frank diary guardian Miep Gies dies aged 100 ... Miep Gies kept Anne Frank's diary safe before its publication. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Tate secures major Blake etchings Jan 12, 2010
BBC News - William Blake etchings secured for the nation. Page last updated at 11:19 GMT, Monday, 11 January 2010. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Gervais plans stand-up world tour Jan 12, 2010
BBC News - Ricky Gervais plans stand-up comedy world tour. Page last updated at 00:02 GMT, Tuesday, 12 January 2010. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Nation & World Jan 12, 2010
Floridatoday News Topics - USATODAY.com. Most read stories from USA TODAY. (Florida Today)
mensbasketball Jan 12, 2010
7h ago Miep Gies, the office secretary who defied the Nazi occupiers to hide Anne Frank and her family for two years and saved the teenager's diary not, has died, the Anne Frank Museum said Tuesday. She was 100. (USA Today -- Sports)
