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
On September 25, 2024, a Stolperstein (stumbling stone) will be laid in Schwerin in memory of Jehovah’s Witness Emma Tiesel. This is the first time that the state capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has commemorated a member of the religious community who was persecuted under National Socialism. The Bible Students were already
The commemoration unfortunately has to be canceled due to security measures in connection with the European Football Championship. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The foundation Stiftung Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas, together with the Arnold Liebster Foundation, invites to a public commemoration on the 91st anniversary
On March 31, 2024, concentration camp survivor Hermine Schmidt passed away at the age of 98. She was baptized as a Jehovah’s Witness in 1942 and was arrested by the Gestapo in 1943. In 1944, she was deported to the Stutthof concentration camp, where she had to witness indescribable atrocities.
Little London International Academy, Voluntari, Romania Video conference with 20 high school students and Simone Liebster.January 17 Aachen Comprehensive School, Germany Video conference with students and Simone Liebster.January 27 Hainesport Township School, Hainesport, New Jersey – USA Video conference with 22 students and teachers and Simone Liebster.February 11 Chicago, Illinois
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, has awarded Simone Arnold-Liebster the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany as a token of gratitude for her commitment to preserving and passing on the memory of the tyranny of the National Socialists. The award rightly
On June 22, 2023, the German Bundestag unanimously approved the erection of a memorial to Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted and murdered under National Socialism. The memorial is to be erected in Berlin’s Tiergarten, near the Goldfish Pond, by the Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. It will consist of