Corrie ten Boom





Corrie ten Boom

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born
December 13, 1901 in Amsterdam, Netherlands

died
April 15, 1983

gender
female

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influences
Jesus Christ; her father, Casper Ten Boom


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Corrie Ten Boom and her family were Christians who were active in social work in their home town of Haarlem, the Netherlands. During the Nazi occupation, they chose to act out their faith through peaceful resistance to the Nazis by active participation in the Dutch underground. They were hiding, feeding and transporting Jews and underground members hunted by the Gestapo out of the country. It is estimated they were able to save the lives of 800 Jews, in addition to protecting underground workers.

On Feb. 28, 1944, they were betrayed and Corrie and several relatives were arrested. The four Jews and two underground workers in the house at the time of the arrest were not located by the Nazis and were extricated by the underground 4...more


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Average rating: 4.41 · 38,531 ratings · 4,101 reviews · 40 distinct works
The Hiding Place
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Tramp for the Lord
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 1,262 ratings — published 1974 — 18 editions
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In My Father's House
4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 1976 — 9 editions
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Corrie Ten Boom's Prison Lette...
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Amazing Love: True Stories of...
4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1953 — 9 editions
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A Prisoner and Yet
4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1954 — 7 editions
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Not Good If Detached
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4.41 of 5 stars 4.41 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions
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Corrie Ten Boom Omnibus
4.65 of 5 stars 4.65 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Each New Day
4.4 of 5 stars 4.40 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1977 — 7 editions
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Corrie Ten Boom: Her Story
4.53 of 5 stars 4.53 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2004
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“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
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“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.”
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“Hold everything in your hands lightly, otherwise it hurts when God pries your fingers open.”
Corrie ten Boom

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