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Cornelia Arnolda Johanna "Corrie" ten Boom (15 April 1892 [1] – 15 April 1983) was a Dutch watchmaker and later a Christian writer and public speaker, who worked with her father, Casper ten Boom, her sister Betsie ten Boom and other family members to help many Jewish people escape from the Nazis during the Holocaust in World War II by hiding them in her home.
The Hiding Place is an autobiographical book written by Corrie ten Boom with John and Elizabeth Sherrill. It was published in 1971. The Sherrills came up with the idea for The Hiding Place while doing research for another book of theirs called God's Smuggler. At the time, ten Boom was already in her mid-70s.
Clift was best known for her portrayal of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch woman who hid Jews from the Nazis during World War II, in the 1975 biographical film, The Hiding Place. [1] The role earned Clift a Golden Globe nomination in 1975 [1] [2] and a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles in 1977. [citation needed]
Corrie ten Boom, John and Elizabeth Sherrill (1971). The Hiding Place. Guideposts Associates. Demos Shakarian, John and Elizabeth Sherrill (1975). The Happiest People on Earth. Steward Press. Brother Andrew; Sherrill, John & Sherrill, Elizabeth (2001). God's Smuggler. Chosen Books. ISBN 0-8007-9301-3.
The Hiding Place is a 1975 film based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Corrie ten Boom that recounts her and her family's experiences before and during their imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp during the Holocaust during World War II. The film was directed by James F. Collier.
Casper ten Boom (18 May 1859 – 9 March 1944) was a Dutch Christian who helped many Jews and resisters escape the Nazis during the Holocaust of World War II. He is the father of Betsie and Corrie ten Boom , who also aided the Jews and were sent to Ravensbrück concentration camp , where Betsie died.
Betsie’s brother Willem ten Boom was a minister, [4] and the ten Boom sisters (Betsie, Nollie, and Corrie) had been active in charitable work before the war. [5] During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands , the family began to hide numerous Jews and resisters in their home and built a secret room to protect them.
Corrie ten Boom (15 April 1892 – 15 April 1983) and her family are actively involved in the Dutch underground, invite the persecuted to live in their home and create a hidden room to conceal them during searches. Hans Poley, a young Christian, is the first guest and benefactor of the ten Boom family's extraordinary hospitality in May 1943. [5]