Answer: Corrie ten Boom
- Born April 15, 1892 in Haarlem Netherlands. Was youngest of 4 siblings
- They lived above a watchmaker shop
- Her mother died in 1921
- Corrie was the first women to be a licensed watchmaker.
- The Boom family was part of the Dutch Resistance. They would sneak in materials concealed inside Grandfather Clocks. The family built a hideout for refugees whenever the police came, ringing a secret bell//buzzer to alert the group.
- Throughout the years, they cared for many refugee and orphaned children. Corrie would teach Bible lessons and Sunday school.
- When the Boom family was caught hiding refugees, they were shipped to different concentration camps.
- Corrie was transported to different camps before being released due to a "Clinical Error". Shortly after this occurrence, all the women in her age group still in the concentration camp were executed.
** If you need more information, just google her name and click on one of the history pages link or let me know what else you need. **