“You can never learn that Christ is all you need, until Christ is all you have.”
April 15th marks the birthday of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch Christian and Holocaust survivor. She and her family risked everything to help many Jews escape the horrors of the Nazis, only to be imprisoned themselves. She was the only family member to survive Nazi imprisonment. As a hero of our faith, she authored several books, most famously “The Hiding Place”, the story of her life. The book is based on Psalm 119:114, “Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.” KJV
A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust
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College of Education, University of South Florida © 2005.
“The Corrie ten Boom Museum is located in Haarlem, Holland. A sign on the side of the museum recounts the fate of Corrie’s family after the home was raided by the Nazis and the family members arrested. Casper (Corrie’s father) died in Schevingen Prison after only ten days of captivity. Betsie (Corrie’s sister) died in Ravensbrück concentration camp. Willem (Corrie’s brother) contracted spinal meningitis in prison and died shortly after the war. Christiaan (Corrie’s nephew) was sent to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp and did not return.”
