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Exhibition “Remembering for the Future – 70 Years Later”

“Remembering for the Future – 70 Years Later”: This is the theme for a series of events to which ALF founder Simone Liebster was invited and which focus on the persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses during the Third Reich. The events are being held in the region of Münster (North Rhein-Westphalia) and will

Präsentation Verschiedene Opfertypen: Nichtjüdische Verfolgte und durch Nazis Ermordete
Präsentation Verschiedene Opfertypen: Nichtjüdische Verfolgte und durch Nazis Ermordete

Mosaic of Victims: Non-Jews Persecuted and Murdered by the Nazis

Greg and Sandra Milakovich, U.S. contacts for the Arnold-Liebster Foundation, were invited to present a one-hour workshop on the Nazi persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses as part of the following 7th-12th grade teacher workshop at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, Illinois. A highlight of the workshop was

School Events 2013

Columbus, Ohio – USA Skype conference with students and Simone Liebster.November 24 Arizona Council for the Social Studies Falls Conference – Phoenix, Arizona – USA Educators gathered at Grand Canyon University for the conference. Speakers and exhibits highlighted the theme of “Common Core: Staking a Claim in the 21st Century.”

Jehovah’s Witnesses as victims of two German dictatorships – imprisoned in the “Roter Ochse”

Special exhibitionfrom November 22, 2007 to February 13, 2008 Opening hours:Tuesday to Friday, 10 am – 4 pmEvery first Saturday and Sunday of the month,1 pm – 5 pmAdmission freeExhibition venue:“Roter Ochse” Memorial Site Halle (Saale)Am Kirchtor 20 b06108 Halle (Saale) In 1842 the “Royal Prussian Penal, Learning and Correctional

Cover Hoffnungsstrahl im Nazisturm
Cover Hoffnungsstrahl im Nazisturm

Russian translation of “Crucible of terror”

The Russian translation of “Crucible of terror” was released in St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 5, 2007. As the author could not be present, he sent a letter, which was read by his representative to the 120 persons assembled at the occasion. Max Liebster would like very much to be

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE INAUGURATION MEMORIAL CONCENTRATION CAMP NEUENGAMME

Excerpt from an article printed in the daily Bergdorfer Zeitung “It’s our duty to remember!”Yesterday Karin von Welck, Senator for Cultural Affairs, inaugurated a monument as a tribute to the memory of Jehovah’s Witnesses who were inmates of the Neuengamme concentration camp. Witali Kostanda (left) and Richard Rudolph (right), survivors of

GREETINGS ON THE OCCASION OF THE UNVEILING OF A MONUMENT ON THE GROUNDS OF THE NEUENGAMME CONCENTRATION CAMP

Greetings from Max Liebster on the occasion of the unveiling of a monument on the grounds of the Neuengamme concentration camp for Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1940 – 1945 As a former prisoner of the Neuengamme concentration camp, it is a privilege to greet you. I obviously would have enjoyed being present

Memorialtafel Zeugen Jehovas KZ Neuengamme
Memorial plaque for Jehovah’s Witnesses at Neuengamme concentration camp

ERECTION OF A MEMORIAL TO THE PRISONER GROUP OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES AT THE CONCENTRATION CAMP MEMORIAL SITE NEUENGAMME

Announcement The city of Hamburg and the International Association of the Neuengamme concentration camp (AIN) agreed to install a commemorative plaque dedicated to the prisoners Jehovah’s Witnesses at the concentration camp memorial. This plaque, affixed to a brick wall, carries the inscription: “Jehovah’s Witnesses (Bible Students) of the Neuengamme camp,