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Corrie ten Boom

Born

in Amsterdam, Netherlands

April 15, 1892

Died

April 15, 1983

Website

http://www.corrietenboom.com/

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, History, Religion

Influences

Jesus Christ; her father, Casper ten Boom; Elisabeth (Betsie) 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 47 hours afte ...more

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Average rating: 4.48 · 394,429 ratings · 17,733 reviews · 102 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom by Corrie ten Boom, John Sherrill (Contributor), Elizabeth Sherrill (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.48 avg rating — 353,724 ratings — published 1971 — 240 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tramp for the Lord 4.50 avg rating — 26,148 ratings — published 1971 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In My Father's House : The Years Before the Hiding Place 4.41 avg rating — 3,536 ratings — published 1976 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amazing Love: True Stories of the Power of Forgiveness 4.41 avg rating — 1,411 ratings — published 1953 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corrie Ten Boom's Prison Letters 4.36 avg rating — 1,108 ratings — published 1975 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Prisoner and Yet 4.53 avg rating — 746 ratings — published 1954 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Stand at the Door and Knock: Meditations by the Author of The Hiding Place 4.48 avg rating — 747 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God Is My Hiding Place: 40 Devotions for Refuge and Strength 4.82 avg rating — 356 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hiding Place: a Graphic Novel by Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill (Goodreads Author), John Sherrill 4.64 avg rating — 328 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Each New Day 4.45 avg rating — 306 ratings — published 1977 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Corrie ten Boom (?)

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”
― Corrie Ten Boom, Clippings from My Notebook

tags: strength, worry

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“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
― Corrie ten Boom

tags: faith, future, god, trust

4124 likes

“Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.”
― Corrie Ten Boom

tags: forgiveness, hiding-place

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