{"id":16435,"date":"2026-02-10T19:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alst.org\/uncategorized\/historical-remembrance-in-berlin-new-publication-on-the-unveiling-of-the-memorial\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T16:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T16:28:49","slug":"remembering-history-in-berlinnew-publication-on-the-memorials-dedication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alst.org\/en\/news\/remembering-history-in-berlinnew-publication-on-the-memorials-dedication\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering History in Berlin\u2014New Publication on the Memorial\u2019s Dedication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mock-up of the planned book. Cover image: Goldfischteich in Berlin\u2019s Tiergarten around 1930, \u00a9 Austrian Archives\/brandstaetter images\/picturedesk.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Forthcoming publication<\/p>\n

Mahnmal f\u00fcr die im Nationalsozialismus verfolgten und ermordeten Zeugen Jehovas \u2013 Dokumentation der Geschichte eines Gedenkprojekts<\/span><\/p>\n

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\n <\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n Scheduled for publication in fall 2026<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n Hardcover, 650 pages<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n More than 200 images, maps, and foldout maps<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/polyline><\/svg><\/span>\n Comprehensive indexes, statistics, and chronologies<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Their resistance put their lives at risk because it challenged a regime that tolerated no opposition. This makes the setting all the more remarkable: the Goldfischteich in Berlin\u2019s Tiergarten served as the hub of the resistance mounted by Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses throughout the German Reich\u2014right under the eyes of the Gestapo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On June 24, 2026, the memorial to Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses persecuted and murdered under National Socialism will be formally dedicated at this historic site. The volume is scheduled for publication in fall 2026. It traces the history of the memorial project in detail\u2014from the initial idea, first conceived in 1948, through the official dedication ceremony and related events in June 2026. These events marked the culmination of the long struggle for the dignified commemoration of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses\u2019 resistance to the Nazi regime. The volume\u2019s four sections, featuring well over 200 illustrations, trace the history of the memorial:<\/p>\n\n\n\n