Update – April 2026: Die Bauarbeiten am Mahnmal im Berliner Tiergarten haben begonnen. Informationen zum Baufortschritt und zur Anmeldung für den Festakt am 24. Juni 2026 finden Sie in unserem aktuellen Beitrag. After 15 years of intensive efforts, the memorial to the Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted and murdered under National Socialism
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
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
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