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Corrie ten Boom: The Most Amazing Thing She Did

Cindy Dawson

By Amir Tsarfati on Telegram

Many Christians love to use Corrie ten Boom as the ultimate example of forgiving the enemy. And yes – her forgiveness was powerful.

But let me remind you of something.

The most Christian thing Corrie did was not forgiving a Nazi guard after the war – the most Christian thing she did was refusing to stay silent while Jews were being hunted. She hid them. She protected them. She risked everything.

She did not sit on the sidelines – she acted.

She was a Ruth – “Your people shall be my people.” She attached herself to the Jewish people in their darkest hour – not when it was convenient.

Today, we are witnessing an unprecedented wave of antisemitism. Loud hatred. Polished hatred. Academic hatred. Even some self-proclaimed conservative influencers are fanning the flames.

Let me be very clear –

You will never provoke Israel to jealousy through hatred.

You will never draw Jewish hearts toward the Messiah through violence.

You will never reflect Jesus by attacking His own people.

The apostle Paul spoke about provoking Israel to jealousy – but jealousy comes from love, from holiness, from walking in truth – not from slander and conspiracy theories.

Silence in a time like this is not wisdom – it is surrender.

If we claim to follow the Jewish Messiah – then we must not be ashamed of the Jewish people.

This is not the hour to retreat – it is the hour to stand.

Jesus said, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:30-31 NIV

“In darkness God’s light shines most clear.” Corrie ten Boom

In His Love, Cindy

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you.”

Psalm 122:6 NASB

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What Is Holocaust Memorial Day? 2025

Cindy Dawson

(2-minute read)

January 27, 2025, is Holocaust Memorial Day. It marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration camp complex.

The Holocaust was the attempt by the Nazis and their collaborators to destroy all Jewish people in Europe. It took place across 22 different countries with the active participation of some of the citizens of those countries. Building upon centuries of antisemitism (anti-Jewish hatred), persecution of Jewish people began as soon as the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933. Classification, dividing people into ‘us’ and ‘them’ followed with the Nuremberg laws which discriminated against Jews, stripping them of their German citizenship. They were forced to wear yellow stars, a visual manifestation of the hatred which escalated to dehumanisation, polarisation, persecution. Ultimately it led to the extermination of 6 million Jewish people.

Today, antisemitism (anti-Jewish hatred) has increased significantly in the UK and globally following the vicious and barbaric attacks on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas. (from The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust)

We must never forget!

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom is a book every Christian must read.

Corrie ten Boom was the first licensed female watchmaker in the Netherlands who became a heroine of the Resistance, a survivor of Hitler’s concentration camps, and one of the most remarkable ministers of hope in the twentieth century.

In World War II she and her family risked their lives to help Jews and underground workers escape from the Nazis. In 1944 their lives were forever altered when they were betrayed, arrested, and thrown into the infamous Nazi death camps. Only Corrie among her family survived.

This is her incredible true story–and ultimately the story of how faith, hope, and forgiveness triumphed over unthinkable evil.

The Hiding Place movie trailer

In His Love, Cindy

Do you want to know more about Jesus? See my page Who Is Jesus?

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.”

Psalm 122:6

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