Pekin Public Library, Pekin, Illinois – USA
Skype conference with 100 students and members of the community and Simone Liebster.
December 30
Joseph E. Fisher Middle School, Joliet, Illinois – USA
Skype conference with 90 6th-8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
December 16
Northrop High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana – USA
Skype conference with 40 10th grade students and Simone Liebster.
December 6
Midland Middle School, Sparland, IL – USA
Skype conference with 207 5th-8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
December 1
Highland High School, Highland, Illinois – USA
Skype conference with 60 students and Simone Liebster.
November 9

Wawasee Middle School, Syracuse, Indiana – USA
Skype conference with 150 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
October 25
Arizona Council for the Social Studies Fall Conference, Phoenix, Arizona – USA
Held at Cesar Camelback High School, the conference theme was “Global Perspectives in Our Changing World.” Exhibitors Renee Ochsner and Kristin Dickman Walter shared curriculum materials from the Arnold-Liebster Foundation website. Arizona Council for the Social Studies includes the Arnold-Liebster Foundation on its Websites of A.C.S.S. Affiliated Organizations & Classroom Resources for teachers and social studies specialists.
October 22
Illinois Council for the Social Studies, Palatine, Illinois – USA
The Fall 2016 Conference was held at Harper College. Gaye Flowers and Marge Fulton presented a teacher workshop with a Skype interview of Simone Liebster and an exhibit table provided classroom resources.
October 14
Illinois Reading Council, Peoria, Illinois – USA
Literacy advocates, educators, and researchers attended the Illinois Reading Council Conference “Reading: Unlocking Opportunities!” at the Peoria Civic Center. Marge Fulton and Gaye Flowers conducted a workshop highlighting a Skype interview with Simone Arnold Liebster, author of Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe. An exhibit table provided curriculum resources related to Ms. Liebster and her book.
September 29 and 30
Illinois Reading Council 2016, Peoria, IL
St. Petersburg, Florida – USA
Skype conference with middle and high school students and Simone Liebster.
September 5
Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida, Maitland, Florida – USA
Simone Liebster discussed her book Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe with 52 members of the community and the Holocaust Center Book Club.
August 28
Carbondale Public Library, Carbondale, Colorado – USA
Skype conference with 80 students and members of the community and Simone Liebster.
August 8
Queensland – Australia
Skype conference with 50 students and members of the community and Simone Liebster.
August 5
Twinsburg, Ohio – USA
Skype conference with middle and high school students and Simone Liebster.
July 22
Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida, Maitland, Florida – USA
Simone Liebster was the special guest speaker for the monthly series, “I Remember: Eyewitness to the Holocaust.” 255 attendees also viewed the traveling exhibits Jehovah’s Witnesses—Faith Under Fire and Who Am I? Young Minds Forced to Choose which are on exhibit from June-August at the Holocaust Center.
June 26
Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida, Maitland, Florida – USA
Jehovah’s Witnesses—Faith Under Fire is on exhibition from June 1 through August 31.
June 1
Holocaust Memorial Resource & Education Center of Florida, Maitland, Florida – USA
Who Am I? Young Minds Forced to Choose is on exhibition from June 1 through August 31.
June 1
Lakeland High School, LaGrange, Indiana – USA
Skype conference with 74 10th grade students and Simone Liebster.
May 25
Prince Chapman Academy, Fort Wayne, Indiana – USA
Skype conference with 26 5th and 6th grade students and Simone Liebster.
May 24
Troy Junior High School, Troy, Ohio – USA
Skype conference with 27 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
May 23
North Lenoir High School, La Grange, North Carolina – USA
Skype conference with 35 high school students and Simone Liebster.
May 20
Northridge Middle School, Middleburg, Indiana – USA
Skype conference with 360 6th grade students and Simone Liebster.
May 17
Beveridge Magnet School, Omaha, Nebraska – USA
Skype conference with 330 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
May 10
Maiden Middle School, Maiden, North Carolina – USA
Skype conference with 122 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
May 4
Library of Congress Teacher Workshop, Pekin, Illinois – USA
The workshop theme was “Teaching With Primary Sources” and was held at Pekin Library. Marge Fulton presented the experience of Jehovah?s Witnesses, which included a Skype interview with Simone Liebster.
April 30
Leesburg Elementary School, Leesburg, Indiana – USA
Skype conference with 60 6th grade students and Simone Liebster.
April 28
Ashe County High School, West Jefferson, North Carolina – USA
Skype conference with 22 11th and 12th grade students and Simone Liebster.
April 22
Union Intermediate School, Clinton, North Carolina – USA
Skype conference with 48 5th grade students and Simone Liebster.
April 20
West Noble Middle School, Ligonier, Indiana – USA
Skype conference with 90 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
April 15
West Noble Middle School, Ligonier, Indiana – USA
Skype conference with 90 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
April 14
Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, Arizona – USA
Genocide Awareness Week was held on April 11-16. The Arnold-Liebster Foundation presented “Jehovah’s Witnesses—Faith Under Fire – Eyewitness Testimony” by Kristin Dickman Walter and Renee Ochsner and focused on an interview with Simone Liebster. 156 attendees visited an exhibit table and viewed the traveling exhibit Jehovah’s Witnesses—Faith Under Fire which is on display in the Student Center through April 30.
April 12
Simone Liebster relates her story to educators, students, and members of the community at Scottsdale Community College
Basalt Middle School, Basalt, Colorado – USA
Two Skype conferences with 120 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
April 8
Pekin Community High School, Pekin, Illinois – USA
Skype conference with 55 9th-12th grade students and Simone Liebster.
April 6
Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, Arizona – USA
Jehovah’s Witnesses—Faith Under Fire is on exhibition from April 1-30.
Forsyth Technical Community College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina – USA
Skype conference with 13 students and Simone Liebster.
March 28
Chimacum Middle School, Chimacum, Washington – USA
Skype conference with 67 7th grade students and Simone Liebster.
March 25
Annawan High School, Annawan, Illinois – USA
Skype conference with 70 8th, 10th, and 11th grade students and Simone Liebster.
March 17
Jamieson Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois – USA
Skype conference with 65 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
March 14
Illinois Council for the Social Studies, Decatur, Illinois – USA
The Spring Conference was held at Millikin University. Gaye Flowers presented a teacher workshop featuring a Skype interview with Simone Liebster and an exhibit table provided curriculum resources.
March 11
North Carolina’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching “Gathering of Holocaust Educators” – USA
This four-day program was held on March 3-6 in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Teachers were helped to focus on the power of individuals’ personal stories as an effective vehicle for teaching the Holocaust. Diana Zientek presented the experience of Jehovah’s Witnesses, highlighted by a Skype interview with Simone Liebster.
March 5
Simone Liebster tells North Carolina teachers her story

Bloomington, Illinois – USA
Skype conference with 73 elementary, middle, high school, and college students and Simone Liebster.
February 27
Bridges High School, Carbondale, Colorado – USA
Skype conference with 35 9th-12th grade students and Simone Liebster.
February 24
Mary Miller Junior High School, Georgetown, Illinois – USA
Skype conference with 250 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
February 19
Lakeland High School, Lagrange, Indiana – USA
Skype conference with 90 10th grade students and Simone Liebster.
February 11
Manatee High School, Bradenton, Florida – USA
Skype conference with 90 11th grade students and Simone Liebster.
February 4
Gillespie Middle School, Gillespie, Illinois – USA
Skype conference with 100 8th grade students and Simone Liebster.
January 25
Passaic Valley Regional High School, Little Falls, New Jersey – USA
Skype conference with 37 high school seniors and Simone Liebster.
January 22
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Spoke with Simone Arnold Liebster, author of “Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe”
Passaic Valley Regional High School, Little Falls, New Jersey – USA
Skype conference with 37 high school seniors and Simone Liebster.
January 21
Chicago, Illinois – USA
Skype conference with 18 middle and high school students and Simone Liebster.
January 17
Bucharest – Romania
“Interview With Simone Liebster About Max Liebster”
Article from Luceafarul published on January 1, 2016.
With permission by Tudor Petcu.
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