In Haarlem, Holland, 1837, a man named Willem ten Boom opened a watch shop. His family lived in the rooms above the shop. Later, the home and business was passed on to his son, Caspar ten Boom, and then later to Caspar’s daughter, Cornelia, who went by the name of Corrie ten Boom.

The ten Boom family were devoted Christians, and their home was always open to anyone in need. The family served their community in Haarlem for many years; however, they would become well-known for their kindness and humanity during the years of the Second World War.

During those years between 1943 and 1944, Corrie would create a “hiding place” behind the wall of her own bedroom, where she hid Jews, students who wouldn’t cooperate with the Nazi party, and members of the Dutch underground resistance movement.

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