Betsie ten Boom | |
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| Born | 19 August 1885 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 16 December 1944 (aged 59) Ravensbrück concentration camp, Germany |
| Resting place | Ravensbrück concentration camp, Germany |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Education | Through local secondary school |
| Occupation(s) | Bookkeeper, homemaker |
| Employer | Casper ten Boom |
| Known for | Righteous Among the Nations, The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom |
| Height | 5.28215 ft 0 in (161 cm) |
| Parent(s) | Casper ten Boom Cornelia Luitingh |
| Relatives | Corrie ten Boom (sister) |
| Website | ten Boom Museum |
Elisabeth ten Boom (19 August 1885 – 16 December 1944) was a Dutch woman, the daughter of a watchmaker, who suffered persecution under the Nazi regime in World War II, including incarceration in Ravensbrück concentration camp, where she died aged 59. The daughter of Casper ten Boom, she is one of the leading characters in The Hiding Place, a book written by her sister Corrie ten Boom about the family′s experiences during World War II. Nicknamed Betsie, she had suffered from pernicious anemia since birth.[1] The oldest of four Ten Boom children, she neither left the family nor married, but remained at home until World War II.[2] She was honored by the State of Israel in 2008 as a Righteous Among the Nations.
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- ^ The Hiding Place. Bantam Books, New York City: 1984. 1974. ISBN 0553256696.
- ^ "In My Father's House". Hodder & Stoughton Religious, London, England: 1976.