The Brave Story of Corrie ten Boom “There is no pit so deep that God’s love is not deeper still.” Corrie ten Boom has spoken these words more times then she can count on her fingers; they encouraged her through heartbreak and pain, World War II and the risk of hiding Jews, concentration camps, and even the death of her sister. Corrie was brave when others were weak; she fought when others hid. She always knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that she was supposed to help others when they could
THE HIDING PLACE SUMMARY The Hiding Place a biography about a young girl named Corrie Ten Boom. She was a jew who lived in Holland during the Holocaust. The book tells all of her strugles throught world war II and how she saved many lives. Corrie Ten Boom was born April 15, 1892 in Haarlem, Holland. Corrie had two siblings: Willem, Nolli, and Betsie. Corrie’s mother had died and the two oldest siblings moved out. Betsie, Corrie, and Casper were all that was left in home. Her father, Casper Ten Boom
Imagine yourself in a WWⅡconcentration camp, performing forced labor in hideous living conditions whilst being nearly starved to death. What would be your attitude towards those around you, and most especially, your captors? For Corrie ten Boom and her sister Betsie, it was that of complete love and concern, and a desire to give them the light of Christ. A true story, The Hiding Place is Corrie ten Boom’s historical account of her and her family’s experience in WWⅡ. Written by Corrie herself, this
Corrie ten Boom was a simple watchmaker until she and her family were invaded by Nazi soldiers and put in a concentration camp. Corrie and her family were treated horribly in the camp because they were helping innocent Jews. Even though they suffered, Corrie and her family relied on God the whole way through. Corrie ten Boom was a very influential christian who impacted many lives by helping hundreds of Jews by hiding them from the Nazis, spreading the Gospels while being held captive in concentration
In Haarlem, Holland, during the year of 1937, the story of The Hiding Place begins with Corrie, whom is the narrator. The book begins with the one-hundredth anniversary of the Boom watch shop her family had owned. The family was very well liked in the community; they had very strong religious ties and wanted to help out anyone who might need it. During this time, Nazism was on the rise. Many of the Dutch people were under the assumption their neutrality would remain just as in World War I; but they
Corrie ten Boom once said, "Love is larger than the walls which shut it in." She took this statement to heart, showing love to everyone. Corrie ten Boom was a courageous Christian Dutch woman who hid Jews in her house during World War Two. She was caught and put in a few different concentration camps. Corrie did make it out alive and went on to preach the Christian message to many people. Corrie ten Boom deserves a biography because she was to risk everything in order to help those that were in need
when it was clear. The family was first sent to Scheveningen prison, while the other people in the building were sent free. Casper, Corrie’s father, become ill and died after 10 days of imprisonment. On June 1944, Corrie and Betsie were sent to the Vught Political Concentration Camp. Then, in September, the girls were sent to Ravenbrück Concentration Camp. On December 16, Betsie died in Ravenbrück. In late December, Corrie was released. Corrie was released just one week before her age was gassed. After
In the Netherlands during WW2 many Dutch citizens were so against Hitler and his ways that they became willing to do anything to stop him or at least help those who found themselves in his sights. These people became resistance workers, they went from being just typical people, the florist or the baker, to people who put their lives on the line to do something they believed in. Almost none of the people in the resistance had any sort of previous training, they learned as they when along. Resistance
must find the way, you and I, no matter how long it takes. . . .” (Boom 125). This reveals that Betsie sees the goodness in everyone, and she does not believe that the person is evil. The person is surrounded by evil. Betsie and Corrie are taken to Vught, and Betsie sees the opportunity to spread love while they are there. She sees how much hate the concentration camps bring, and the only outcome of hate is even more hate. If Betsie and Corrie spread love, then all of the hate will turn into love for
In the beginning of the 1930s, Germany was in a desperate place due to the worldwide economic depression, which resulted in millions of people out of work. The Germans had been defeated in World War I early 15 years earlier, and lacked confidence in their feeble government. This unsteady leadership gave an opportunity for a new ruler. Prior to the economic depression, the Nazi party was basically unheard of. After Adolf Hitler rose to power in January of 1933, many Germans believed that they had
The Axis Powers Almost everyone knows of The Axis Powers. They were enemies of The Allied Powers in World War II. They are synonymous with The Holocaust because Adolf Hitler was the man who started The Holocaust and he ws the dictator of Germany. The Axis Powers originally was the alliance between Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany and Benito Mussolini's Fascist Italy. Italy did not do much during the war though. The goals of The Axis Powers clearly emerged in the Italo-Germany Pact. It was a pact
The average person is going to have to see their physician eventually for some reason in their life span. The purpose of seeing a physician is to be treated, checkups, examinations or whatever that reason maybe, however, believe it or not the doctor is our friend. Fortunately, behind every great leader is their supporter i.e. nurse, medical office assistant. When someone walks into a medical office the front desk is the first impression one would receive and would determine the likelihood of ones
The chaos and destruction that the Nazi’s are causing are not changing the lives of only Jews, but also the lives of citizens in other countries. Between Night by Elie Wiesel and The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom, comradeship, faith, strength, and people of visions are crucial to the survival of principle characters. Ironically, in both stories there is a foreseen future, that both seemed to be ignored. Before the Great War begins affecting the Wiesel’s and ten Boom’s lives, both families experience