Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe

Simone Arnold Liebster. (New Orleans, LA: Grammaton Press, 2000.) The autobiographical account of a young girl’s faith and courage. Set during the Nazi occupation of Eastern France, it tells the story of one 12-year old’s struggle to follow her conscience rather than give in to Nazi propaganda and persecution. Downloadable

Transcript for Testimony of Franz Wohlfahrt

Below you will find the transcript of the following video: https://sfi.usc.edu/content/living-histories-franz-wohlfahrt A more extensive video can be found here: https://sfi.usc.edu/content/franz-wohlfahrt CARD #1 Jehovah’s Witnesses were targeted for persecution based on their religious convictions and/or expression of those convictions.  When they refused to comply with compulsory military service in Germany, increasing

On Tuesday, eighth grade students at Napoleon Middle School (pictured) were able to talk to an 81-year-old Holocaust survivor who lives in France through Skype. Simone Arnold Liebster was sent to a re-education home in Germany when she was 12 years old. As a condition of the seminar, no photos were allowed of Liebster. (Photo by JEN LAZENBY)

Lesson plans

The Declaration – An Extraordinary Offer Using a unique primary document, this lesson highlights the difficult choices made by Jehovah’s Witnesses, a small group of people who adhered to their beliefs despite brutal efforts to make them conform to Nazi ideology. Unlike other concentration camp inmates, the Witnesses could buy

Displays & Artifacts

Canadian Museum for Human Rights Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaThe Canadian Museum for Human Rights is located in Winnipeg and is the only museum in the world solely devoted to human rights awareness and education. Its new building opened on September 19, 2014 with the mandate “to explore the subject of human

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

1999 May Family National Art & Writing Contest: Resistance During the Holocaust -Division II: Grades 10-12, First Place “We WILL Obey God Rather Than Men!” Mixed MediaAdam AlfreyKnox Central High SchoolKnoxville, Tennessee

Who Am I? Young Minds Forced to Choose Feedback

Letters regarding the Who Am I? exhibit: April 9, 2012: English and Reading Teacher, Hempstead High School, Dubuque, IA Dear Members of the Arnold-Liebster Foundation: Stephen Hempstead High School in Dubuque, Iowa, was proud to display “Who Am I? Young Minds Forced to Choose.” This brief story of Jehovah’s Witnesses

Simone Arnold Liebster portrait
Simone Arnold Liebster

Nikhil Lakshman, 10th Grade

Journalism Class Assignment 2021Book report based on Simone Arnold Liebster and her memoir Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young girl in Nazi Europe for the school newspaperVista Oakes Charter School, Byron, California How I Chose My Subject I chose to write about Simone because I was encouraged by her resilience and

Student Projects

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School Events 2010

Curriculum Integration of Technology Workshop, Alabama – USA The workshop highlighted ways teachers can use technology to enrich, enhance, teach, or reinforce lessons. A focal point of the workshop was a live Skype interview with Simone Arnold Liebster from France. Workshop presenter, Leonita Nelson, 5th grade teacher with Montgomery Public