Corrie Ten Boom

Corrie Ten Boom

Cornelia "Corrie" ten Boom (Amsterdam, The Netherlands April 15, 1892 – Orange, California, April 15, 1983) was a Dutch Christian, who with her father and other family members helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. Her family was arrested due to an informant in 1944, and her father died 10 days later at Scheveningen prison. A sister, brother and nephew were released, but Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsie were sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp, where Betsie died. Corrie wrote many books and spoke frequently in the post-war years about her experiences. She also aided Holocaust survivors in the Netherlands. Her autobiography, The Hiding Place (1971) was later adapted as a film of the same name in 1975 and starred Jeannette Clift as Corrie.

Read more about Corrie Ten Boom:  World War II, Harboring Refugees, Secret Room, Arrest and Detention, Betsie Ten Boom, Corrie's Release, Post-war, Life After The War, Honors, Religious Views, Books

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