When
tourists visit Amsterdam among one of the favorite spots to visit is the
Anne Frank Museum.
Another
similar museum, but far less visited than the
Anne Frank museum is the Ten Boom family home museum in Haarlem. It was
used as a refuge for fugitive Jews and resistance fighters hunted by the
Nazis.
In 1944 the Nazis arrested this courageous Christian family and
all 5 were sent to prison (death) camps. Only Corrie ten Boom survived
the Ravensbruck concentration camp near Berlin after the war had ended
In the early 1970's
Corrie's book "THE HIDING PLACE" became a best seller and an award
winning motion picture. Corrie died on her 91st birthday, April 15,
1983.
In the Jewish tradition to die on your birthday is a special
privilege. Personally I was most touched by what Corrie ten Boom wrote about fear
and worry while in the concentration camp, "worry does not empty tomorrow
of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength".
The "Ten Boom Family Home Museum" certainly is a place to visit when in Holland.
