Hi my name is Jacob and Peter Van Woerdan was my assignment for this blog. He showed great amounts of courage and braveness for his country by playing the country's national anthem on the organ when Holland was under control at the time. This is very like the troops of our country in Iraq. So this picture is dedicated to him.

I'm back

Hi everbody, I'm back from prison now and I want to go visit Aunt Corrie. Prison's been a disater they hardly feed you anything, but just enough to get you through the day. I learned my lesson though. I still love Holland and feel like playing the anthem again but I don't want to suffer the hardship of prison again.


1942

Hi I'm back from the ministry and feel great. There's only gonna be a few minutes before the nazis come but everyone loves me now. Ah! they broke in. I'm out.


1942

Tonight I am going to play my country's national anthem after my uncle's ministry at church today. I am probably going to get arrested but it's for Holland.

No Jews allowed

This week there were signs posted all around town saying "No Jews Allowed". I don't know what's happening but I don't like the looks of it. I hope nothing bad happens to the jews.

Country take over

Oh my gosh! Holland has been taken over by the Germans! I knew our country wouldn't last in the war. Now there are German soldiers patrolling the streets everywhere. I also saw some of my friends who were Jewish standing in line for something that was yellow. I went over to the Ten Boom's today and they told me the Jews were supposed to be getting a yellow star for a reason they didn't know.


1940

Air raid

Last night I heard explosions and airplanes all through the night. I could hardly sleep. Today there are a lot of jews standing in line for something that was yellow. I went over to the Ten Boom's today. They told me that the Jews were standing in line for a yellow star.



1940

Peter Van woerden

Hi I am Peter Van woerden. The son of Nollie and Fredrick Van woerden. I am the organist for the chuch of Haarlem and Corrie Ten Boom's favorite newphew. I usually visit her every day and she enjoys each visit. Today I was listening to the radio and heard that our country, Holland, was going into war.

1937