Corrie ten Boom
publication date: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 (part of Round XXIX)
category: Humanitarianism
clue: 1t w0uld h4v3 t4k3n t3n 3xpl0s10ns t0 k1ll th1s surv1v0r wh1l3 sh3 h3lp3d 0th3r surv1v0rs.
explanation: Ten Boom was a Holocaust survivor who helped many Jews escape. The phrase "ten explosions" was a play on her last name. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Mike Eberhart, Elliot Farney, and Jerry Mathis
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