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Corrie ten Boom

Né(e): April 15, 1892 – Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Corrie ten Boom was a Dutch Christian writer, watchmaker, and Holocaust survivor whose work centered on faith, suffering, and forgiveness. Best known for The Hiding Place, her account of sheltering Jews during World War II, she became an influential international speaker; the book reached wide global readership and was adapted into a film.

Biographie et Parcours de l'Auteur

Corrie ten Boom was born on April 15, 1892, in Haarlem, the Netherlands, into a devout Christian family whose home sat above the watch shop run by her father, Casper ten Boom. She grew up in a household shaped by disciplined work, hospitality, and religious conviction, and she trained in the family trade until she became one of the first licensed women watchmakers in the Netherlands. Her education was practical rather than literary: the shop, the church, and the rhythms of family life formed her habits of observation, service, and perseverance. Those early years also established the moral vocabulary that would later define both her public witness and her writing.

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Every experience God gives us . . . is the perfect preparation for the future only He can see
-The Hiding Place
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Jesus, I cannot forgive him. Give me Your forgiveness
-The Hiding Place
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God has plans—not problems—for our lives
-Tramp for the Lord
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Without Him, I am nothing
-Not Good if Detached
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Forgiveness requires more strength than hatred
-Amazing Love
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for a child of God, no pit could be so deep that Jesus was not deeper still
-Corrie ten Boom’s Prison Letters

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Voix de la Communauté

"Corrie ten Boom is one of the great Christian heroines of the century"

Billy Graham

"Corrie ten Boom and her family helped Jews escape the Holocaust during World War II, saving nearly 800 lives"

Biography.com

"A compelling account of the remarkable true story of Dutch watchmaker Corrie ten Boom, who sheltered Jews during World War II"

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"Corrie ten Boom showed the power of love and forgiveness"

Christian History

"Miss Corrie Ten Boom, a visiting Dutch Protestant leader who rescued hundreds of Jews during the Nazi occupation"

JTA

"Author Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch Christian, survived a Nazi concentration camp after she was arrested for hiding Jews"

Publishers Weekly

"During World War II, Protestant watchmaker Corrie ten Boom helped rescue Jews in the German-occupied Netherlands"

USHMM

"Corrie ten Boom used her family’s home and watchmaking shop to hide hundreds of Jews and Dutch resisters from the Nazis"

The Times of Israel

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