PROMOTING REMEMBRANCE AND PEACE
We commemorate the victims of dictatorship and persecution
In fall 2026, a comprehensive volume of documentation will be published that traces the history of the memorial for Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted and murdered under National Socialism. On 650 pages with over 200 illustrations, the book covers the long journey from the initial idea to the ceremonial unveiling at Berlin’s Goldfischteich and is based on previously unpublished documents from over seven years of research.
Our education section offers reports on exhibitions and school projects, biographies, learning materials, teachers’ voices as well as videos and interviews with contemporary witnesses. The materials help pupils to understand history through personal stories and to reflect on values such as civil courage and human dignity – ideal for history and ethics lessons.
Adolphe and Emma Arnold wore the “purple triangle” in the concentration camps, with which Jehovah’s Witnesses (Bible Students) were marked. They were among the approximately 14,000 members of the Christian faith community in Europe who were persecuted under National Socialism.
Historical sources document the persecution and moral resistance of Jehovah’s Witnesses and their solidarity with other victim groups. Oral history interviews and testimonies preserve the memory of what happened.
The autobiographies of the founders give a moving account of their personal experiences of persecution and have also gained recognition among experts. We promote the publication of testimonies and research on persecution and resistance.
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