Corrie Ten Boom was a Christian Dutch watchmaker who was a part of the underground Resistance during World War II. She hid Jews in a hiding place at her family’s house in the city of Haarlem in The Netherlands. She was very kind and tried to help everyone she could. Corrie lived through the hardships of World War II, went through pain and sickness, but still bared through. Corrie’s underground Resistance work started when a Jew came to the front door of her house asking for shelter. Corrie knew that keeping Jews in their house was a risk of safety, but she let the Jew come in anyway. Corrie, Betsie, their father, and the Jew talked over tea, and Corrie’s family decided to let the Jew stay. Over a period of time, more Jews came and stayed in the house. Some Jews would be sent to houses that were safer, but some still stayed at Corrie’s house. The Jews were given ration cards and fake identity cards by the Resistance, which covered up their real identity and allowed access to food. When hiding Jews became more dangerous, the Resistance workers decided that the Ten Boom’s house needed a hiding place for the Jews. A building designer built the hiding place in Corrie’s room behind the bookshelf. …show more content…
When her sister, Betsie, was sick, they had an oil to help with the cold. Even though Corrie thought that there was no oil left, a drop came out for each person, and there was enough oil for the whole cabin. Only when a nurse brought pills for Betsie, did the oil run out. Another miracle had to do with the Bible that Corrie hid in her sweater. When the camp went through security check, not a hand touched her, and the Bible was not found. Corrie’s release was another miracle. She learned fourteen years after her release at a memorial for Betsie and the ninety-six thousand other women who died, that her own release was a clerical error. One week after her release, all women Corrie’s age were taken to the gas