Corrie ten Boom Margie Sewell Honors World Literature Mrs. Sewell October 3, 2014
Nazi Resistance Born April 15, 1892, Amsterdam, Netherlands Member of the Dutch Reformed Church Protested the Nazi persecution of Jews Believed in equality for all human beings
The ten Booms
A Hiding Place Hid Jews from deportation in their family home Gestapo raided their house February 28, 1944 and arrested the family
Internment Corrie, her sister, Betsie, and their father, Casper were sent to prison Their father died ten days later
Corrie and Betsie were sent to Ravensbruck – Betsie later died there
After the War Released in December 1944 Returned home Advocated reconcilation and forgiveness to heal the scars of war
The Hiding Place, written in 1971, traces her miraclous story of God’s protection before, during, and after the war.
Works Cited United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “Corrie ten Boom.” Holocaust Encyclopedia October United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. “Ravensbruck.” Holocaust Encyclopedia October 2013.