Exhibitions

A Hidden Source Of Courage

This tiny Bible measures 3.5” x 5” and is 1” thick. The Leander van Ess Catholic version of the Bible contained only the Christian Greek Scriptures and the Psalms. Hidden by her mother in a sewing box with a false bottom, it traveled with 12-year old Simone Arnold when she

Remembrance for the future – 70 years later

Jehovah’s Witnesses—Faith Under Fire premiered at Florida Holocaust Museum. 12 panels created by the Arnold-Liebster Foundation chronicle the Nazi persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Witnesses’ nonviolent resistance to Nazi terror inside and outside the camps. As historian John Toland wrote, this is “a story of human courage that must be

Spiritual Resistance

The Bible played a key role in the spiritual resistance of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Viewing it as the greatest treasure, Adolphe and Emma Arnold found it to be a source of strength while they were imprisoned. When in Dachau, Adolphe became so distressed by the news that his wife and daughter

Who Am I? Young Minds Forced to Choose

Who Am I? Young Minds Forced to Choose premiered at Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust. Created by the Arnold-Liebster Foundation, this compelling exhibit of 13 framed panels examines the lives and experiences of young Jehovah’s Witnesses who suffered due to their refusal to accept Nazi ideology. Includes educational activities for

Who Am I? Young Minds Forced to Choose Media Kit

This compelling exhibit examines the lives and experiences of young Jehovah’s Witnesses who suffered due to their refusal to accept Nazi ideology. Simone and Rudolf, two young, persecuted Jehovah’s Witnesses, narrate the stories of their families and friends. Each panel heading poses a probing question for young viewers. Short, true-life accounts show

Jehovah’s Witnesses Faith Under Fire Media Kit

This exhibit showcases the relatively unknown story of suffering and hardships endured by Jehovah’s Witnesses in Nazi Germany. This small group was quickly thrust into the firestorm of Nazi terror, where through their unrelenting propaganda and pressure, male and female Witnesses, young and old, had to make a firm stand

Traveling Exhibit “Faith under Fire”

Sponsored by the Arnold Liebster Foundation, this traveling exhibit Faith under Fire premiered at the Florida Holocaust Museum on January 14, 2006. Faith Under Fire Traveling Exhibit in Holocaust Gallery at Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond, Virginia The exhibition is composed of 12 panels relating the persecution inflicted on Jehovah’s Witnesses during the dark

Exhibition “Remembering for the Future – 70 Years Later”

“Remembering for the Future – 70 Years Later”: This is the theme for a series of events to which ALF founder Simone Liebster was invited and which focus on the persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses during the Third Reich. The events are being held in the region of Münster (North Rhein-Westphalia) and will

Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center Skokie

Adolphe Arnold was incarcerated in Dachau Concentration Camp from December 5, 1941, to August 17, 1944, for refusing to denounce his beliefs as a Jehovah’s Witness. Thereafter he was transferred to Mauthausen. Thereafter he was transferred to Mauthausen. His family wrote regularly and smuggled Scripture passages inside cookies they sent