Ten Boom, Corrie

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Evangelical Dutch Christian worker, evangelist and author; born Cornelia Arnolda Johanna ten Boom on April 15, 1892 in Amsterdam; along with her entire family was active in Protestant church work in the Netherlands where she started a nationwide Christian girls club; during World War II she and other members of her family helped to hide Jews and other refugees from Nazis; arrested along with her father and sister in 1944 and sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp; only family member to survive; after the war, she organized support for displaced persons and others traumatized by the conflict; became an evangelist and traveled around the world several times; published a book in 1972, THE HIDING PLACE, telling about her family's wartime work; the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's World Wide Pictures made a theatrically released film adaptation of the book in 1975; died in California on her birthday in 1983.

From the description of Papers of Corrie Ten Boom, 1902-1983, 1997, n.d. (Wheaton College). WorldCat record id: 26448870

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referencedIn Corrie Ten Boom. Texas Woman's University Library, Mary Evelyn Blagg-Huey Library
creatorOf Ten Boom, Corrie. Papers of Corrie Ten Boom, 1902-1983, 1997, n.d. Billy Graham Archive & Research Center
creatorOf National Prayer Congress (1976 : Dallas, Tex.). Audio tapes of National Prayer Congress, 1976. Billy Graham Archive & Research Center
referencedIn International Prison Ministry. International Prison Ministry audio and video tapes, 1975?- 1985?. Billy Graham Archive & Research Center
referencedIn Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Vice President (1950- : Cliff Barrows). BGEA: Papers of Cliff Barrows, 1945-2000. Billy Graham Archive & Research Center
referencedIn Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. World Wide Pictures, Inc. Records of BGEA's World Wide Pictures, 1951-[ongoing] Billy Graham Archive & Research Center
referencedIn Sloane, Allan. The hiding place / by Allan Sloane. Ohio State University Libraries
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associatedWith International Prison Ministry. corporateBody
associatedWith National Prayer Congress (1976 : Dallas, Tex.) corporateBody
associatedWith Open Doors with Brother Andrew. corporateBody
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Taiwan
United States
Germany
Argentina
Aouth Africa
Europe
Netherlands
New Zealand
South Africa
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Apartheid
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Belief and doubt
Christian leadership
Christian life
Christian literature
Christian martyrs
Church and social problems
Church work with children
Church work with refugees
Evangelicalism
Evangelistic work
Faith
Families
Forgiveness
Girls
Jews
Mass media in religion
Motion pictures in church work
Pentecostal women
Reconciliation
Refugees
Religious institutions
Repentance
Sermons, Dutch
Women
Women
Women authors, Dutch
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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