June 1, 2023
A limited series by National Geographic, available for streaming, combines the memoir of Miep Gies with original research to tell the story of this Dutch woman who hid Anne Frank, her family, and others in a secret space in an office building. The series, titled A Small Light, shines light on Gies’s hiding the group, saving Anne’s diary, and giving it to her father, Otto Frank, who later published it. The series title is taken from one of Gies’s most famous quotes: “I don’t like being called a hero because no one should ever think you have to be special to help others. Even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can turn on a small light in a dark room.”