Facing the Lion review by John S. Conway

University of British Columbia Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe Simone Arnold Liebster This is one of a new series of memoirs written by members of theJehovah’s Witnesses sect, following the pattern set by their Jewishpartners in suffering. Liebster’s account of her youth in Alsace, andher persecution after

Facing the Lion review for H-Holocaust by Gillian McCann Ph.D. Candidate

Religious Studies, University of Toronto Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe Simone Arnold Liebster Memoir of Resistance:Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Nazi Regime For anyone thinking seriously about the history of the Nazi occupation of Europe and the Holocaust, a single haunting question will most certainly occur: Would I

Facing the Lion review by Denise L. Baker

Esq. Fort Lauderdale, FL Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe Simone Arnold Liebster Facing the Lion is a memoir based on the experiences of a young girl living on the border of France and Germany in Nazi Europe during one of the greatest human rights crises in the

Facing the Lion review by Cynthia Yoken

Co-Chairman, Holocaust Education Committee of Jewish Federation of Greater New Bedford, MA Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe Simone Arnold Liebster  “Facing the Lion” is a memoir of a young girl who grew up in the 1930s in Alsace, of a French-Catholic family. This unique story focuses on

Facing the Lion review by Claudia Licona

San Antonio, TX Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe Simone Arnold Liebster I thoroughly enjoyed reading this well-written autobiography. I was captivated by every detail. Every emotion from rage to despair, from a jovial heart to the depth of sadness, was stirred within me. I have been deeply

Unveiling of a Memorial in Reichenbach

This memorial to Max Liebster, honorary citizen of Reichenbach, should remind us of all who have suffered unjustly under the National Socialist regime, and stimulate us to think about our own values and goals. Memorial to Max Liebster in Reichenbach

Cameron Ackerland, 5th Grade

Class Assignment:  Book report about a person who survived something Book report based on Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe by Simone Arnold Liebster Presented to class as newspaper article written by reporter for the Alsace Gazette Glenview Middle School, East Moline, IL Cameron Ackerland Project Read

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, University of Minnesota

The Buchenwald SeriesWatercolors by Johannes SteyerA Jehovah’s Witness survivor As prisoner #1795, Steyer shares 27 freeze-frame visions in chronological order that contrast ten years of Nazi terror with individual religious determination and hope. The artist chose to use bright colors, perhaps reflecting the hope and optimistic yearning that infused his

Purple Triangles: Profiles

The Danner Family The Danner family lived at No. 3, Rue des Seigneur in Lower Yutz, Moselle, France. The father, Jacques Danner (nicknamed Jacob) was born on March 22, 1898 in Rohrbach and worked as a laborer at the blast furnaces. He married Augustine Rosine Hantz, born on February 25,