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Born April 15, 1892
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Trained as a Watchmaker
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First female watchmaker in the Netherlands
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Taken into custody by the Gestapo
Her family was betrayed. Everyone in her family that was there that night was taken by the Nazi police
http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2017/02/the-american-gestapo -
Casper, Corrie's father dies
Just ten days after being imprisoned, the 84 year old passed away
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Betsie, her sister, died
while Corrie and her sister were imprisoned they encouraged the other prisoners by reading them the bible. They read until the day Betsie died.
http://lci.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cbf9a53ef0163014d6ef0970d-popup -
Released from Death Camp
Because of a clerical order, Corrie was released from Ravensbruck. She was released one week before every woman her age were executed. She was released just 12 days after her sister died.
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Returned to Germany
When she returned she met with two former guards of Ravensbruck and she forgave them. This would begin her worldwide ministry. -
Wrote The Hiding Place
She wrote about her life and how they hid Jews to shelter them from the Nazis.
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Died
In Orange, California, on her 91st Birthday she passed away.
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