Corrie Ten Boom
1892-1983
Corrie Ten Boom, along with members of her family, lived in Haarlem, NL and helped many Jewish people escape from the Nazis during World War II by hiding them in her home.
Using her job as a watchmaker in her father's shop as a cover, Corrie built contacts with resistance workers, who helped her procure and distribute ration books and build a hiding place in the family home.
Six people, among them both Jews and resistance workers, hid in this hiding place when the Gestapo raided the house on February 28, 1944. Those in hiding remained undiscovered and were eventually able to make their escape over the rooftops. Corrie, her sister and father were arrested and later Corrie and her sister were sent to the Ravensbruck concentration camp.
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Join AWC as we visit the Ten Boom family home/museum in Haarlem and hear about Corrie's bravery and commitment to helping overs, both during the war and beyond. We will be shown the actual hiding place, located in Corrie's bedroom, which helped saved the lives of the 6 people who hid there. The house has been kept in almost the exact condition as it would have been in the 1940s and is incredibly moving to visit.
We will meet at the Starbucks at Den Haag Centraal Station at 8.30am and take the 8.52am train to Haarlem. The walk from Haarlem station to the Corrie Ten Boom house will take about 10 minutes. The tour begins at 10:00 and will last around an hour.
Cost: €10 per person
Registration will open: Tuesday 2nd May
Cancellation Deadline: Friday 9th June
Min/Max: 8/12