![]() ![]() Arrested alongside Corrie and the rest of the family, Father becomes ill and dies in a public hospital, without any of his children by his side. By the time of the Nazi occupation, Father is very elderly, but he supports Corrie and Betsie as they turn the house into a shelter and raises morale by reading aloud from the Bible every night. Corrie recalls childhood visits to Father’s close friends in the Jewish community, with whom he bonds over a shared love of the Old Testament. ![]() He also emphasizes the importance of tolerance, which later leads the family to risk their lives sheltering Jews. ![]() Father inculcates in Corrie and her siblings the Christian principles which guide them throughout their lives during her childhood, Corrie is always impressed with his thoughtful approach to philosophical dilemmas and steadfast reliance on God. However, he’s best known in the city for his good nature and generosity with time and money: Father takes in and raises several foster children after his own are grown, and his shop barely makes a profit because he often forgets to charge his customers. Father is a highly skilled watchmaker whose shop is one of the oldest institutions in Haarlem. In-text: (Ten Boom, Sherrill and Sherrill, 1971) Your Bibliography: Ten Boom, C., Sherrill, J. Corrie’s father, the benevolent patriarch of the ten Boom family. Her most famous book, The Hiding Place, is a biography that recounts the story of her family's efforts and how she found and shared hope in God while she was imprisoned at the concentration camp. The hiding place 1971 - Chosen Books - Washington Depot, Conn. ![]()
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