Statement, announcements, and reactions French statement : His wife Simone, cousin Alfred and family, the local congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Arnold-Liebster Foundation announce
Simone Liebster (born Arnold) was born in August 1930 in a small Alsatian village. At age three, she moved to the bustling city of Mulhouse
Max Liebster was born to a Jewish family on February 15, 1915, in the small town of Reichenbach (Odenwald), Germany. Max, his parents, Bernhard and
During the winter of 1944-45, Allied troops crossed the Rhine River. All the dangerous prisoners had to be “evacuated” to other camps in the German
About five weeks after Simone’s departure on August 24, 1943, a rural policeman made the climb up to Bergenbach. Emma guessed that he had come
Emma and Simone faced their first frigid winter alone. The slow-burning coal kept the stove going overnight. In the morning, ice covered the windows and
German forces skirted the Maginot Line and stormed into France in June 1940, retaking the formerly German Alsace with a vengeance. Emma feared that war
Eugenie grew up to be a lively young lady. She liked to go dancing on Saturday evenings, and Emma had to go along as her
Emma was born April 17 1898 in Strasbourg, the capital city of Alsace, to Marie and Andreas Fiorvante Bortot. She had her mother’s light complexion