A Life-Changing Story | The Hiding Place | John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill, ...

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	• The Hiding Place John Sherrill, Elizabeth Sherrill, ... Chosen, 2006 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 242 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A true story of human compassion and love

This is my favorite book. I read it in 7th grade for English class and have re-read at least once a year, every year since. Believe me, that's a lot of times. It is the true story of Corrie ten Boom, a young woman during World War II. Her father was a watch repairman who owned the 100-year-old, family-run shop in the Netherlands. As devout Christians, they spent their lives living peacefully and simply.

When they saw the grave injustices being enacted upon their neighbors and friends, some Jewish and some not, the ten Boom family banded together to help as many as they could. In a way they lived by the premise of the poem, "And then they came for me..." Fighting for those who could not fight for themselves, the ten Boom family helped shelter as many as they could, until they were caught.

Being confined in the concentration camp only fortified Corrie and her sister Betsie's faith. They prayed all the time and fought off the desperation that tried so strongly to capture them. While not everyone made it out, some of the family did. You'll have to read the book to find out who though.

Needless to say, I have loved this book very well. Anything having to do with the Holocaust has always fascinated me and this book was no exception. Corrie ten Boom speaks plainly so as not to make anything sound better or worse than it really was. Her story is just one among thousands, but it stands out because of the way she tells the story. A truly inspiring read that I cannot compare to any other Holocaust memoir.

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A Life-Changing Story

Before I read THE HIDING PLACE, I did not know much about Corrie ten Boom. I knew that she helped to rescue Jews during the Holocaust and that was about it. After I read this book, I knew her so well that I felt we were friends. More than that, this book is a HUGE faith-builder for Believers - Jew and Gentile. Her story gives us the awareness of our fragility before the evil of man, and our strength in God when times get rough.

I recommend this book not only to adult Believers, but to kids too. In these Last Days, as the Scripture calls them, it is important to realize that we may be challenged one day like Corrie was. And will we stand?

Ellen C Maze, author Rabbit: Chasing Beth Rider

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classic: don't miss it!

This is one of my favorite books and, having recently reread it, I can assure you it is one of the best books out there about Holocaust rescuers. It is also a very fast read and suitable for children who are in middle-school and older. Finally, the author has a very spiritual perspective on her experiences, one that, in my opinion, transcends the Christian framework in which it is presented. Young people and adults alike will be moved by her capacity to forgive--in the end-- those who nearly killed her, and who did kill her friends. Plus this book is very gripping....there's a reason it was made into a feature film. In short: don't miss it! It is one of the most moving books you are likely to read ever. If you want more suggestions about Holocaust rescuer books see my Listmania list. There are some other good ones out there such as The Heart Has Reasons: Holocaust Rescuers and Their Stories of Courage which profiles other people like Corrie ten Boom who did similar things in Holland. There is also In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer which tells the story of a lady in Poland who did something similar to what Corrie did in Holland.

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you'll know it's true, when it happens to you

Disturbing look at a bunch of disturbed "base politicians".
Apparently mostly Gay and degenerate themsleves.
(failed soldiers and failed artist, poultry farmers, veterans--somewhat rightly mad over the
treaty of versilles)

Anyway,It is a good reminder in it's retelling of how no one said ANYTHING as people disappeared from their homes.
And the gradual incitement of hatred of Jews for various social ills. Although the nazi regime had a "root race theory" and wanted to "cleanse" their society of probably people like you and me. We read books and write stuff.

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Amazing

I'm really glad my book club picked this one to read, because otherwise I probably would never have read something shelved in the Christian Inspiration section. Unlike some of the other books I've read in that genre, this one actually was inspiring. I didn't feel like I was being preached at or pressured to think or act a certain way. The story Corrie ten Boom tells about her captivity during World War II was truly moving and well-told.

Corrie ten Boom was a woman admired the world over for her courage, her forgiveness, and her memorable faith. In World War II, she and her family risked their lives to help Jews escape the Nazis, and their reward was a trip to Hitler's concentration camps. But she survived and was released--as a result of a clerical error--and now shares the story of how faith triumphs over evil. For thirty-five years Corrie's dramatic life story, full of timeless virtues, has prepared readers to face their own futures with faith, relying on God's love to overcome, heal, and restore. Now releasing in a thirty-fifth anniversary edition for a new generation of readers, The Hiding Place tells the riveting story of how a middle-aged Dutch watchmaker became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler's death camps, and one of the most remarkable evangelists of the twentieth century.

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