{"id":265338,"date":"2022-03-31T08:44:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T13:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=265338"},"modified":"2022-03-30T15:22:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T20:22:30","slug":"corrie-ten-boom-saved-hundreds-jewish-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/corrie-ten-boom-saved-hundreds-jewish-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch watchmaker Corrie ten Boom made history saving hundreds of Jewish lives during WWII"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Corrie ten Boom orchestrated the rescue of 100 Jewish babies at an orphanage who were slated to be killed by the Nazis, according to a 2013<\/span>\u00a0interview<\/span><\/a>. This raid was one of many conducted by the heroic young Christian woman. With her family, she saved more than 800 lives from the Nazis in Holland during WWII before she was sent to a concentration camp.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hiding Place<\/b><\/p>\n

Before the start of WWII, Corrie became the<\/span> first licensed female watchmaker in Holland<\/span><\/a>. She also was an organizer of youth groups and education groups for fine embroidery. When her country fell under Nazi rule, Corrie\u2019s skills in intricate work and organization were used in<\/span> peaceful resistance<\/span><\/a> to help the most vulnerable.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 1942, Corrie, her sister Betsie, and their father hosted in their home the first of over 800 people to pass through their hands. The home was, thanks to Corrie\u2019s knack for organization and ingenious thinking, a uniquely organized space that would prove providential for hiding people \u201ca half block from the main police headquarters.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n