Corrie Ten Boom Ww2 Hero

Mara Davis

Ms. Bauer

English Language Arts Period 3

15 March 2023

Corrie Ten Boom: WWII Hero

Without Corrie ten Boom's efforts, hundreds of Jews would have died in ghettos and concentration camps. When the Nazis invaded Holland in 1940 many people would not stand for the cruel and racist ways of the Nazi party. Among these people were the Ten Boom family. Corrie Ten Boom was a WWII hero who helped save hundreds of Jews by hiding them in her house and leading a network of safe houses in Holland.

There are many reasons Corrie Ten Boom wanted to help Jews escape from Nazi Germany. To begin, Corrie was born on April 15, 1892 in Haarlem, Netherlands. Corrie and her family were very religious people. Their Christian faith inspired them to help Jewish

The Ten Boom house in Haarlem, called the Beje house, became a refuge for Jews. Escaping Jews were hidden behind a false wall in Corries room. The area could only hold 6 cramped people. Some of them would only stay days, but some would have to stay for weeks before it was a safe time to transport them to a new safe house. Soon Corrie was a leader of the beje movement, where she would lead Jews in hiding through a series of safe houses across the country. Through her efforts she is thought to have saved nearly 800 Jews. Disappointingly, after the betrayal of a fellow Dutch citizen, the whole Ten Boom family was arrested from their house on February 28, 1944. Corrie and her sister Betsie were sent to Ravensbruck prison. Where they taught the word of the lord to prisoners even in captivity. Corrie once mentioned that 700 prisoners had to stay in a room built for 200. In an interview with Pat Robertson Corrie states, “One of the most terrible things I have experienced in the concentration camp was that they stripped us of all our clothing, we had to stand naked.” (“Uncovering the Inspiring Story of Corrie ten Boom's 1974 Journey!”). Corrie later related this experience to Jesus dying naked on the cross, stating that it helped her to better understand his suffering. Although she experienced some awful circumstances within the camp, it became worse when her sister died in December of 1944. No one knows why, but

After being released from Ravensbruck, Corrie traveled for 33 years, speaking in 64 countries. A website states, “ In 1946, she began a worldwide ministry that took her to more than 60 countries. She received many tributes, including being knighted by the queen of the Netherlands.” (Biography.com Editors). Corrie preached her story and taught about how her faith in God stayed strong throughout her experiences. She taught the world that even though Nazis caused pain and suffering to her family, her love for God has allowed her to forgive those who caused the deaths of her father, sister, brother, and nephew. Corrie states, "When Jesus Christ tells us to forgive our enemies, He gives us the power He demands of us."(“Her Story | Corrie ten Boom Online Archive”). Corrie also wrote an autobiography called, “The Hiding Place”, where she writes about her family enduring the hardships sent their way. When her book was adapted into a movie, it was set in a recreation of Ravensbruck prison. In the last days of shooting “The Hiding Place”, Corrie went to visit the set. But entering the camp was very hard for her. A website states, “It was difficult for me," she said. "The moment I entered the camp I felt it was all real again, maybe too real. It became too much for me. I couldn't hold my tears any longer, and maybe it was good that I cried.” (“Her Story | Corrie ten Boom Online Archive”). Furthermore, In 1978 Corrie suffered a series of