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Corrie ten Boom was born in Haarlem, the Netherlands. She was born on April 15,

1892. According to an article I read, she grew up in a devoted religious family.

Her family was part of the Dutch Reform church. In an article from the Holocaust Encyclopedia it says, “…ten Boom repeated…her family’s strong belief in a basic tenet of their religion: the equality of all human beings before God.” This was one reason why she and her family helped the Jews escape the Nazis.

Corrie had two sisters, Betsie and Nollie, and one brother, Willem. Her father was a watchmaker, his name was Casper. Corrie also became a watchmaker in 1924. She also had three aunts, one of which took care of them when her mother died.

In May 1940, the Germans took over the Netherlands and other smaller areas. This is when the ten Boom started to resist. They used the watch shop as a facade to help the Jews. A secret room was constructed in Corrie’s room behind a false wall. They would hide up to six people at a time in this hidden room. On February 28, 1944, the ten Boom family was betrayed by a Dutch informant. The German police raided the home, arresting around 30 people, including the entire family. The Jews currently hidden in the secret room were not found. All the people were taken to prison, but only Corrie, her older sister Betsie, and her father stayed there while the rest were released. Her father died shortly after being imprisoned.

Both sisters were moved to the Ravenbrueck Concentration Camp in the following December. Corrie was released soon after for reasons that weren’t completely known. She went home right after. Corrie then started a world-wide ministry to share what she learned. in Germany. Betsie died the following December. Corrie ten Boom died on April 15, 1983. The day was her 91st birthday.

Corrie was a hero to the Jews. She saved about 800 people. She is a perfect example of following what you believe. I have learned she is a devoted woman to God and to the people who need her help.

Work Cited
“Cornelia Arnolda Johanna ten Boom.” //Bio//. A&E Television Networks, 2014. Web. 08 Dec. 2014 "Corrie ten Boom." //United States Holocaust Memorial Museum //. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2014. "History." //Corrie ten Boom Museum - "De Schuilplaats / The Hiding Place" //. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2014.

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