Her brother Willem was a Dutch Reformed pastor who studied anti-Semitism and ran a nursing home for the elderly-a place that became a refuge for Jews fleeing Germany in the 1930s. In the 1800s, Corrie’s grandfather had worked to improve relations between Christians and Jews. The Ten Booms were part of the Dutch Reformed Church, and all the children were raised to give generously to the poor and hold tightly to their faith.
In addition to that work, Corrie established a youth club for teenage girls, providing them with Christian teaching and classes in performing arts, sewing, and handicrafts. Working with her father, Corrie ten Boom discovered she loved the watchmaking business, and in 1922 she became the first woman to be a licensed watchmaker in the Netherlands. A few years later, the Ten Boom family moved to Haarlem, where Casper took over his father’s watchmaking shop.
She had three older siblings: Betsie, Willem, and Nollie. Corrie survived the Holocaust and went on to become a writer and speaker who never stopped communicating God’s goodness.Ĭorrie ten Boom was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1892 to watchmaker Casper ten Boom and his wife, Cornelia. For her role in sheltering Jews in her home, Corrie ten Boom was arrested and sent to Ravensbrück, a women’s concentration camp in northern Germany. Readers will be inspired by her story, celebrate her legacy, and learn that God can use His women to do mighty things.if they have courage.Cornelia Arnolda Johanna “Corrie” ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker and part of the Dutch resistance during World War II. By God’s grace, Corrie would survive to become a “tramp for the Lord,” sharing in more than sixty nations the thrilling message that nothing, not even death, can separate us from God’s love. Discovered by the Nazis, the ten Booms were sent to notorious concentration camps. What made Corrie ten Boom’s courageous life so beautiful? Corrie and her family, moved by the plight of the Jews during World War II, built a secret room-a hiding place-into their home in Haarlem, Holland. What set them apart? Their willingness to live courageously for Christ, even in impossible situations. This series of easy-read biographies celebrates the lives of women who lived committed to changing the world for better. They have a faith that can move mountains.
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