Betsie died there on December 16, Twelve days later, Corrie was released for reasons not completely known. Corrie ten Boom returned to the Netherlands after the war and set up a rehabilitation center for concentration camp survivors.
In the Christian spirit to which she was so devoted, she also took in those who had cooperated with the Germans during the occupation. In , she began a worldwide ministry that took her to more than 60 countries.
She received many tributes, including being knighted by the queen of the Netherlands. In , at age 85, Corrie ten Boom moved to Placentia, California.
The next year, she suffered a series of strokes that left her paralyzed and unable to speak. She died on her 91st birthday, April 15, Her passing on this date evokes the Jewish traditional belief that states that only specially blessed people are granted the privilege of dying on the date they were born. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us!
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Suspected of being a double agent, she was executed in In the s and '30s, the Ten Boom family took in many foster children, whose parents were doing missionary work. During the Second World War, the Ten Boom home became a refuge, a hiding place, for fugitives and those hunted by the Nazis. By protecting these people, Casper and his daughters, Betsie and Corrie, risked their lives.
This non-violent resistance against the Nazi-oppressors was the Ten Boom's way of living out their Christian faith. During and into , there were usually people illegally living in the Ten Boom home: some of whom were Jews and others members of the Dutch underground.
Additional refugees would stay with the Ten Booms for a few hours or a few days until another 'safe house' could be located for them. Through these activities, the Ten Boom Family and their many friends and co-workers of 'the BeJe group' saved the lives of an estimated Jews and other refugees. That day, more than 30 people were arrested, among whom were father Casper and Betsie and Corrie, his two daughters that were living at home. Corrie's brother Willem, sister Nollie and nephew Peter were at the house that day and were also taken to prison.
Although the Sicherheitsdienst arrested many visitors, they could not find who they were really after. Some became Christians. In December, Betsie died. Two days later, an officer handed Corrie a certificate of discharge. After the war, she learned her discharge had been the result of a clerical error. However, she quickly learned she was not really free to go.
Only reasonably healthy individuals were allowed out. Because of swelling in her legs, she would have to remain in the hospital until she was better.
Although she desperately wanted to prop up her feet to ease her swelling, she hobbled around, helping patients who could not walk. On this day, 30 December , the gates finally opened to release Ten Boom to a waiting train. There she discovered her ration card had either been lost or stolen and she travelled several days without food.
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