Leendert Character Analysis in The Hiding Place

A Jewish schoolteacher who takes refuge in the Beje. An amateur electrician, he installs a buzzer system through which someone downstairs can alert the whole house if a suspicious person is present. Leendert is in the house when the Gestapo arrest the ten Booms, but later escapes with Rolf’s help.

Leendert Character Timeline in The Hiding Place

The timeline below shows where the character Leendert appears in The Hiding Place. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...every time he travels to and from work. Two young Jewish men—Henk, a lawyer, and Leendert, a schoolteacher—arrive as well. (full context)

Leendert makes an especially important contribution by building an electric warning system, which Pickwick has encouraged... (full context)

...kind of drill to test Corrie’s ability to handle the Gestapo. Over and over, Henk, Leendert, Rolf, and her nephews wake her up in the middle of the night, shining lights... (full context)