History is currently coming to life in Berlin’s Tiergarten: Construction work on the memorial to the Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted and murdered under National Socialism has begun on schedule. The memorial, which the German Bundestag decided to erect on June 22, 2023, is being built near the Goldfischteich. The construction site
History is currently being milled in a metalworking shop in Wermelskirchen, Germany – literally. The memorial to Jehovah’s Witnesses persecuted and murdered under National Socialism, which is to be formally dedicated in Berlin’s Tiergarten park on June 24, 2026, is being built there. It is a special moment for Matthias
NEW: This video now includes English subtitles. Click the CC icon in the YouTube player to enable them. 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
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
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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
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