After spending three months in prison, Corrie ten Boom was sent to Vught concentration camp in south Holland in 1944, which was mainly used as a transit stop for prisoner being moved to Germany and Poland. She was than moved to Ravensbruck concentration camp in Northern Germany, were she remained until she was freed in December 1944. It was in Ravensbruck that Corrie's sister, Betsie ten Boom died.
"The Hiding Place" is the famous autobiography of Corrie Ten Boom who lived through the Nazi occupation of Holland in WWII. Corrie was part of the Dutch resistance in Haarlem. It tells how the Ten Booms smuggled Jews out into the countryside and abroad. Eventually Corrie and her sister Betsie were caught and sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp. The sisters became separated but held within the same camp. Betsie could not find herself hating the Germans. Corrie lived with hate and resentment until she learned from Betsie how to place her trust in God's will. Corrie miraculously survived to tell the tale and help in the post-war reconstruction of Holland and work tirelessly for reconciliation in Europe.
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
The first facility where the ten Boom family was sent was Scheveningen Prison, located in The Hague, Netherlands. After their arrest in 1944 for hiding Jews during the Holocaust, they were initially detained there before being transferred to other concentration camps. The ten Boom family's courageous actions and their experiences in these facilities are detailed in Corrie ten Boom's memoir, "The Hiding Place."
Miep Gies was not sent to a concentration camp.
Yes, I think Corrie TenBoom was wise. She had the help of her immediate family and they all contributed to saving as many people as they could with the help of God. They knew God was with them. After they were caught and sent to the concentration camp, she and her sister tried to help the other women in the camp by singing, etc. After Corrie was set free, she returned to her helping ways and was able to forgive the people who imprisoned her and her sister. She then spoke world wide about her experiences and wrote her book. For her, these were all wise decisions and were the wise way to live in this world of heartache and pain. Thru' her pain she was able to be a support to others.
she hid Jews from Hitler
Corrie ten Boom's family was imprisoned for most of 1944. They were arrested by the Nazis on February 28, 1944, and Corrie and her sister Betsie ended up in the Ravensbruck concentration camp where Betsie died on December 16, 1944 (age 59). Corrie was released on or about December 30.
Corrie Ten Boom helped hundreds of Jews escape persecution by hiding them in her home. It is estimated that the family saved over 800 Jews. She was the only one of her family who survived the Concentration Camps they were sent to after soldiers discovered the Jews they were hiding.
"The Hiding Place" is the famous autobiography of Corrie Ten Boom who lived through the Nazi occupation of Holland in WWII. Corrie was part of the Dutch resistance in Haarlem. It tells how the Ten Booms smuggled Jews out into the countryside and abroad. Eventually Corrie and her sister Betsie were caught and sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp. The sisters became separated but held within the same camp. Betsie could not find herself hating the Germans. Corrie lived with hate and resentment until she learned from Betsie how to place her trust in God's will. Corrie miraculously survived to tell the tale and help in the post-war reconstruction of Holland and work tirelessly for reconciliation in Europe.
Melanie was not sent to a concentration camp. Although she was sent to overcrowded Jewish homes in Belgrade. Melanie was not sent to a concentration camp. Although she was sent to overcrowded Jewish homes in Belgrade.
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Corrie Ten Boom found peace in the LORD through Jesus Christ. Her hardest trial was forgiveness of those who had hurt her sister. She met the guard that had beaten her sister years later. The guard had given his/her life to the LORD. By the grace of God Corrie was able to forgive. Forgiveness is essential to peace.
Werner Weinstein was sent to the concentration camp at Dachau.
He was sent to 5 different concentration camps but i can only find 3 due to low information of Benjamin Jacobs. He was sent to Buchenwald concentration camp, dora-mittelbau concetration camp, Auschwitz concentration camp.
She was never actually sent to a concentration camp, but she was sent to her first camp at age 13 in 1942.
According to the Wikipedia article, Corrie ten Boom was arrested by the Gestapo on 28 February 1944, sent first to prison, then to Vught and Ravensbrück - and released on 25 December 1944.
Jewish people were sent to Hitler's concentration camp. They were starved there, beaten and most were burned to death.