Corrie ten Boom

Cornelia Johanna Arnolda "Corrie" ten Boom (April 15, 1892 in Amsterdam – April 15, 1983 in California) was a Dutch evangelist and Nazi concentration camp survivor. She helped nearly 800 Jews escape the Nazis during World War II. 

Ten Boom co-wrote her autobiography The Hiding Place in 1971. It was later made into a movie of the same name.  

In December 1967, Ten Boom was given the award of "Righteous Among the Nations"' by the State of Israel. 

She died in California at the age of 91.

Other websites
 Corrie ten Boom at Yad Vashem website

Category:1892 births
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Category:Autobiographers
Category:Dutch Calvinists
Category:Dutch people of World War II
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