New release Memorial to the Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted and murdered under National Socialism – Documentation of the history of a memorial project Publication planned for fall 2026 Hardcover, 650 pages Over 200 pictures, cards and folding cards Extensive directories / statistics / chronologies Their resistance was life-threatening. Because it was
With the decision of the German Bundestag on June 22, 2023 to erect a memorial to the Jehovah’s Witnesses who were persecuted and murdered under National Socialism, the question of how the history of this often forgotten group of victims can be conveyed to a wider audience also came to
On December 15, 2023, Consul General Thomas Pröpstl presented the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany to contemporary witness Simone Arnold-Liebster in Chambéry, near her home in Aix-les-Bains in the French Savoy. On August 17, 2023, the German ambassador to France, Stephan Steinlein, informed Simone Arnold-Liebster, who
After 15 years of intensive efforts, the memorial to the Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted and murdered under National Socialism is now becoming a reality: construction work will begin in March 2026 in Berlin’s Tiergarten near the Goldfish Pond. The project is based on a resolution passed by the German Bundestag on
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – USA Video conference with 57 students and 239 parents, members of the community and Simone Liebster.January 18 Cape Town South Africa Video conference with 11 students and 25 members of the community and Simone Liebster.January 28 Japan Reshow video conference with 12 students and 80 parents, members
On January 27, 2026, Germany commemorates the victims of National Socialism. Jehovah’s Witnesses were among the first groups to be systematically persecuted by the Nazi regime – because they refused to salute Hitler, stayed away from Nazi organizations and refused military service. More than 1,700 of them lost their lives
June 24, 2025 marked the 92nd anniversary of the ban on Bible Students (Jehovah’s Witnesses) in Prussia. The Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the Arnold Liebster Foundation jointly hosted the commemoration. The event took place at the site of the planned memorial for Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted
Japan Reshow Simone Liebster interview with 21 students and 87 parents and members of the community and Simone Liebster.January 12 Aylward Academy, London, United Kingdom Video conference with 250 students and teachers and Simone Liebster.January 22 Learnity, Bucharest, Romania Video conference with 30 students and 2 teachers and Simone Liebster.February
Wawasee Middle School, Syracuse, Indiana, USA Video conference with 9 classes, 250 students and teachers and Simone Liebster.February 17 San Tan Valley (Phoenix), Arizona, USA Video conference with 70 students and 170 parents and members of the community and Simone Liebster.February 20 Yelm, Washington, USA Video conference with 20 Spanish
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