Corrie ten Boom

story written by Corrie Ten Boom. Corrie was born April 15, 1892. She was the youngest child of two sisters Nollie and Betsie and one brother Willem. She had to train to be a watchmaker in Holland and was the first woman to do this also. Her father, Casper Ten Boom, was born in 1859. He then met the love of his life in sunday school, Cornelia JoHanna Arnolda Luintiga. They end up getting married in 1884. This book has 239 pages. This book is about this family who is living through the invasion of Holland by the Nazies. Corrie Ten Boom’s job ended up having to hide Jews in the top of her house to get away from the Nazies.…

The Hiding Place written by Corrie Ten Boom in 1971, tells the life story of a young girl and her family living through the Holocaust. The book goes through the life of Corrie as she tells about the experiences she had during Nazi occupied Holland and about hiding the Jews that had escaped. Sadly, she is caught and sent to a concentration camp for her actions. Corrie lived through the Holocaust and believes that it is her responsibility to tell her story as well as keep her sister, Betsie’s,…

The book The Hiding Place is a memoir written by Corrie Ten Boom. Her memoir brings that reader through meaningful touchstone moments in her life: from her childhood, in Haarlem Netherlands, her life leading up to WWII, how she helped Jews and others being persecuted during WWII, and her time spent imprisoned. In these touchstone moments, she shows her reader both the joyful and sorrowful moments that build up who she is. When reflecting on her touchstone moments in all stages of her life,…

When thinking of a remarkable person, Corrie ten Boom pops into my mind. She was raised in an extremely religious family; therefore, she and her family always put God first. Because of this, her family saved nearly 800 Jews from being taken to a concentration camp by transforming their home into a safe house. Similar to Corrie ten Boom, I’m not afraid to stand up for what I believe is correct. Equality between all was very important to this family; hence, they risked their lives to save others.…

Bibliography: The Hiding Place. Corrie Ten Boom. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/corrie-ten-boom. Accessed 12 Feb. 2024. Corrie Ten Boom was known for her efforts to hide Jews during the German occupation in the Netherlands. She was born April 15, 1892, and was the youngest of four. She was able to receive recognition for her efforts by the Yad Vashem Remembrance Authority, being forever remembered as one of the Righteous Among the Nations in December of 1967. Her application and…

Cornelia “Corrie” ten Boom was born in Haarlem, Netherlands, on April 15, 1892. She was the youngest of 4 siblings (two sisters and a brother.) her father, Casper ten Boom, was a renowned jeweler and watchmaker. Corrie became Holland’s first female watchmaker. After Corrie’s mother passed away from heart failure, Corrie busied herself with helping her father in the shop and she started a girl’s youth club in which she taught Bible, crafts, sewing, and performing arts. In 1940, the ten Boom way…

or “Corrie” Ten Boom was a remarkable woman who exemplified every quality of a hero however excelled in compassion and forgiveness. She was born in Amsterdam in 1892, and raised in Harlem, The Netherlands. Her Parents Casper and Cornelia had 4 children. The home Corrie grew up in was an odd house architecturally, but religiously, it was deeply rooted in the Calvinist Christian teachings of the church. The physical home was a combination of two buildings renovated into one and because the initial…

Would you endanger your own life to save a group of people. Corrie Ten Boom was faced with this very decision. Everyone agrees that Corrie and her family hid the Jews, but some believe that they should not have hidden the Jews and some believe they should not have. The Ten Booms should not have hidden the Jews for three reasons: there were severe consequences, high risks and it was against there morals. The first reason the ten Booms should not have hidden the Jews in there house was that…

die soon. Corrie Ten Boom was the first licensed women watchmaker in Holland. Before Holland was invaded, they remained neutral in the war. However, when Holland got bombed by Germany they surrendered quickly after. After Holland was invaded, the citizen’s curfew was 10 pm, they had to turn in their radios, and they had to carry small folders containing photographs and fingerprints with them all the time. As the Nazi treated Jews badly, so did fellow Dutch citizens. Soon many buildings…

In the book The Hiding Place, by Corrie Ten Boom, the reader journeys through the events that unfolded during the holocaust from the perspective of a Catholic. Corrie Ten Boom may not have fallen victim to the Germans, but she definitely didn't agree with how the Germans were treating the Jews. Despite it being against the law, the Ten Boom family decided to lie in order to keep the Jews safe. In this case it is just to lie in because they are lying for the greater good of saving lives. When…