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 * [[image:Cori_Ten_Boom.jpg width="230" height="267"]] || ==**The Hiding Place**==

by Corrie ten Boom (1892–1983)
Summary:

Corrie ten Boom tells of her life during World War Two. A Dutch woman who is admired for her courage, her forgiveness, and her memorable faith, she and her family risked their lives to help Jews escape the Nazis. Their reward was a trip to Hitler’s concentration camps.

The idea of a book on ten Boom's life began as John and Elizabeth Sherrill were doing research for the book [|God's Smuggler], about ten Boom's fellow Dutchman, [|Brother Andrew]. Corrie ten Boom was already in her mid-seventies when the Sherrills first heard about her. The title refers to both the physical hiding place where the ten Boom family hid [|Jews] from the [|Nazis], and also to the Scriptural message found in Psalm 119:114 which states, "Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word... "

Ultimately, Corrie’s father, sister, brother, and nephew all died as a result of their imprisonment. Yet, Corrie survived and in her memoirs, shares the story of how faith triumphs over evil. || References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hiding_Place_(biography)
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