Corrie ten Boom

Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983) was a Dutch Christian watchmaker and author who, with her family, helped hide Jewish refugees during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands — actions that led to her arrest in 1944. Imprisoned at the Scheveningen prison, Vught transit camp, and finally the Ravensbrück concentration camp in Germany, she survived an experience that killed her sister Betsie. After the war, she channeled her suffering into a worldwide ministry on forgiveness, reconciliation, and God's redemptive love. Her autobiography, The Hiding Place (1971), has sold millions of copies. She traveled to more than 60 countries and received the Israeli Yad Vashem Righteous Among the Nations honor. Corrie ten Boom lived 1892 – 1983.