Hello V and all the others
...who worked hard on this tpoic!
This is really great, niot only it adds visual and auditive dimensions
but is pleasant to watch, and with plenty of good counter-arguments too.
Thanks again.
J.C. MacHislopp
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WT Comments Goes Where No Watchtower Has Gone Before...
by V inthis week an unbelieving mate and non-jw will be the first, as such, to ever conduct the watchtower study.
stay tuned!.
also newly released, the video version for the study edition beginning 11 february.
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Your Faith Dead or Alive
by MacHislopp injames says: faith divorced from deeds is lifeless as a corpse.jas.
5.367.691 persons were baptized in the last 18 years (i.e.
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Hello everyone,
Notice this letter from the President of the WTBS Inc, in 1974:
*** yb74 254-6 Is Your Faith Dead or Alive? ***
James said, “Faith, if it does not have works, is dead in itself.” (Jas. 2:17) Having now read the Yearbook, can you say that Jehovah’s Christian witnesses world wide have faith that led them into action? Their faith is certainly not a lifeless thing. All true Christians must show that their faith is a live faith, because “faith without works is dead.” (Jas. 2:26) One’s faith must show up through work in some way. How? Look at the results with 193,990 persons being baptized last year. Jehovah’s witnesses were doing what Christ Jesus directed his disciples to do, make more disciples! So their faith shown by works has been productive.
It is very interesting to note that in the last seven years 949,842 persons were baptized; and in the last 26 years, 2,084,398. These figures say something to us. At the close of the year 1966 there were 1,118,665 publishers who were sharing in the Kingdom service, and since then there have been another 949,842 persons baptized. So today, if we make allowance for those who have died, which normally runs to about one percent per year, still we should have nearly two million persons who could be preaching the good news.
The Yearbook report shows there was a peak in publishers of 1,758,429 out in the field in 1973. So that is approximately 250,000 short of two million.
Think of James’ words again: “Of what benefit is it, my brothers, if a certain one says he has faith but he does not have works?” (Jas. 2:14) Remember, he is talking to those who have dedicated their lives to God and are baptized. He is addressing his words to “my brothers.” Are we to assume that about 250,000 of our brothers and sisters are trying to show faith without any works? It is something to ponder over.
The Society’s records show that 2,084,398 persons were baptized in the last 26 years. Add to that the publishers who were in the field service the previous year, 1947, namely, 207,552, and that gives you a total of 2,291,950 persons. Allowing for the death of about 225,000 persons, at the usual rate of one percent each year, are we to say that since 1947 there have been over three hundred thousand brothers and sisters who have gone out in the field service at some time or other since their dedication and baptism and are now trying to show Jehovah and others their faith without works? James says: “Faith divorced from deeds is lifeless as a corpse.”—Jas. 2:26, NE.
We would very much like to help those who are still living and who at one time were associated with Jehovah’s witnesses as our brothers and sisters and rebuild and strengthen their faith so it will be a live faith, not a dead one. They are always welcome to come to the Kingdom Halls of Jehovah’s Witnesses. The only way that their faith can be made a living faith is by taking in spiritual food and then recognizing the importance of the ministry, following in Christ Jesus’ footsteps.
It is most encouraging, though, in these “last days” to see so many people fleeing from Babylon the Great, taking their stand on Jehovah’s side, walking in integrity and proclaiming the good news. Those serving as congregation publishers certainly did a fine work, and it is also interesting to see that, on an average, 94,604 individuals spent their full time in the pioneer work each month, as compared with 92,026 the year before. It is a pleasure to report that from among the congregation publishers there were many that spent a month or two in the temporary pioneer service and they averaged around ninety hours of field service when they entered that field for a short period. Excellent!
Then, too, the field service report shows that, on an average, there were 1,105 missionaries, 12,521 special pioneers, 1,747 circuit overseers and 189 district overseers in the full-time service in various parts of the world. Due to the generosity of Jehovah’s Christian witnesses everywhere and their contributions to the Society in all countries, we have been able to help these brothers and sisters to the extent of $7,718,242.10, covering their housing, food and travel expenses. In addition to these full-time workers that were assisted, we have 2,733 members of the Bethel family working in 95 branch offices.
Of these 95 branches, 35 do local magazine printing. The printeries in the United States, Germany and Finland, and in a few other places where we have to have books, booklets and magazines made outside our own plants, all together produced 33,354,118 bound books, 10,533,838 booklets, 198,177,981 copies of The Watchtower and 202,520,820 of Awake! The Bethel families everywhere are pleased that they are able to serve you in this way, and they also go from house to house and conduct Bible studies on weekends and during evening hours, as other congregation publishers do.
All the branches have sent in some very excellent reports and field experiences. During the year probably some of these stories can be printed in the Watchtower and Awake! magazines. One thing I would like to say, though, in closing, is that missionaries in all parts of the world expressed their deep appreciation and are thankful for your generous help in arranging for them to travel home during the year 1973 so as to attend one of the “Divine Victory” International Assemblies and visit with their relatives and friends. They love you for it. This generous gift of yours was in addition to the expenditures mentioned above.
And, furthermore, all the branch overseers have requested that the warm love and greetings from their branches and all the brothers in their countries be sent to all of you brothers too. One might try to convey this brotherly love in words similar to those of Paul, saying: ‘But now the branch overseers have just now come to us from you and given us the good news about your faithfulness and love.’ “Moreover, may the Lord cause you to increase, yes, make you abound, in love to one another and to all.”—1 Thess. 3:6, 12.How wonderful and true this is. In addition to the love conveyed by the branch overseers, over 25,000 of our brothers traveled from one country to another because of the international assemblies, bringing love and greetings. What joy it is for us today to look forward to the divine victory and to be able to show our faith in Jehovah God by our works.
Be assured of my warm love and best wishes too.Your brother and fellow servant,
President Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°
For the sake of ' clarification ' let’s do an update, using the figures published in the 2008 yearbook.
“The Society's records shows that :
5.367.691 persons were baptized in the last 18 years (i.e. 1990 -2007 )Add to that the publishers who were in the field service
the previous year, 1999, namely 5. 912.492 that gives you a total of :11.280.183 persons.-
Allowing for the death of about 1.128.000 persons,at the usual rate of one percent each year are we to say that since 1999 , there have been over
3.194.331 brothers andsisters
who have gone out on the field service at some time or another since their dedication and baptism and are now trying to show Jehovah and others their faith without works?
James says : " Faith divorced from deeds is lifeless as a corpse."- James 2:26, NE.”°NB
11.280.183 (-) 1.128.000 (-) 6.957.852 *publishers peak for 2007*we are left with 3.194.331 b.&S missing . This number divided by 18 gives
177.462 missing /year which is equivalent to 3.412 b&s missing/ each weekor 20 every hour for the last 18 years.
Greetings,
J.C. MacHislopp
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BLONDIE RETURNS!! | COMMENTS YOU WILL NOT HEAR...
by V innext weekend, the first lady of watchtower comments returns to the podium.... .
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Hello Blondie,
well come back...one of the best news we had
in this year 2008
Greetings
J.C.MacHislopp
P.S. Still recovering....slowly but getting better
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How Many JWs REALLY Died in German Concentration Camps?
by Farkel inin tribute to norman hovland who did the research and wrote this:.
how many jehovah's witnesses in the concentration camps?norman hovland.
how many jehovah's witnesses was there in germany before and shortly after the war?
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MacHislopp
Hello again,
this time after downloading a free version of notepad, I'm sending the research on the quotes from the WTBS Inc.
publications starting from the year 1943. It is not as nice as my original, but presentable.
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How many Jehovah’s Witnesses were imprisoned and how many died in the Nazi's concentration camps?
1943
From the book: The Truth shall make you free” published by the WTBS Inc. New York, Chapter XXIV , page 316 :
« Eventually 6000 of them were thrown into concentration camps, isolated and distinguished
fromother by a violet badge , and most brutally treated”.7 years later:
1950
*** w50 12/15 p. 500 Jehovah’s Witnesses Again Endure Totalitarian Hate ***
“With the mass-arresting of Jehovah’s witnesses these people have now, for the second time within a couple of decades, donned the martyr’s crown—and they know what that means. Already during the Hitler regime about 1,000 Jehovah’s witnesses were executed as traitors, because they not only refused to serve in the war but openly opposed Hitler’s authority. Another 1,000 of Jehovah’s witnesses died in prisons and concentration camps, and all who have afterwards been describing life in those camps have in their books given Jehovah’s witnesses the very highest recognition.8 years later:
1951
*** w51 2/15 pp. 105-106 An Open Answer to “The Vindicator” ***
That is why during the Nazi regime in Germany from 1933 to 1945 Jehovah’s witnesses in that land refused to heil Hitler! as their Fuehrer or Leader, and went to concentration camps and prisons, where 2,000 died cruel deaths, and of the 8,000 that came out alive, 2,000 were invalided for the rest of their lives.11 years later:
1954
*** w54 12/1 pp. 724-725 par. 17 The Fight for Freedom to Preach World-wide ***
17 It is a familiar story about the fight for freedom fought by Jehovah’s witnesses to preach in Nazi- and Fascist-dominated lands from 1933 to 1945. Thousands were thrown into the concentration camps. Many were tortured and killed. Countless numbers died because of their loyalty to Jehovah God.12 years later:
1955
*** w55 8/1 pp. 462-463 Part 15—Foreign Activities Under Fascist-Nazi Persecution ***
Thus a mad national effort was embarked upon, to eliminate Jehovah’s witnesses from the German national scene. In the course of the dark years that followed thousands of witnesses were arrested, falsely convicted and put in prisons and concentration camps where many of them suffered unspeakably. Some two thousand witnesses lost their lives in this struggle to keep faithful integrity to Jehovah.21 years later:
1964
*** w64 1/1 p. 13 par. 19 They Listened to an Angel ***
19 Hitler, a Roman Catholic, the arm of his church in Germany, forbade Jehovah’s witnesses to preach the kingdom of God, and these modern-day Christians had to say to Hitler’s Gestapo police: ‘Whether it is righteous in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves.’ They kept preaching even though 10,000 of them were put in concentration camps and over 4,000 died there. The rest nearly starved to death. The war’s end aided their survival.31 years later:
1974
*** yb74 p. 212 Part 3—Germany ***
A total of 2,000 brothers and sisters had been put into concentration camps, where they had spent 8,078 years and six months, an average of four years. A total of 635 had died in prison, 253 had been sentenced to death and 203 of these had actually been executed. What a record of integrity!31 years later:
1974
*** g74 1/22 p. 32 Would You Remain Loyal? ***
In Nazi Germany Jehovah’s witnesses refused to compromise. They remained loyal to righteous principles. They had no share in Hitler’s political or military aggressions. Just a few decades ago, hundreds died in his concentration camps. But thousands came out strong in faith.
36 years later:
1979
*** w79 11/1 p. 7 Neutrality in a Mixed-up World ***
Many Christian witnesses of Jehovah in Nazi Germany and elsewhere lost their lives in maintaining neutrality. As they faced death they drew comfort from Jesus’ words: “Do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be in fear of him that can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna [eternal death].” (Matt. 10:28)41 years later:
1984
*** w84 10/1 p. 8 Impressed by the Integrity of Jehovah’s Witnesses ***
The title of Dr. King’s book is The Nazi State and the New Religions: Five Case Studies in Non-Conformity.
Most outstanding among Dr. King’s findings are the figures of deaths and imprisonment of Jehovah’s Witnesses. These indicate that the figures previously published by the Witnesses were greatly underestimated. Dr. King’s source for these statistics was a volume published in Munich, Germany, by Michael Kater. “My own perusal of Court and Gestapo records,” she declared, “would certainly support these higher figures.”
What are these figures? “Some 10,000 were imprisoned, and together they received sentences totalling 20,000 years. One out of every two German Witnesses was imprisoned, one in four lost their lives.41 years later:
1984
*** g84 12/8 p. 13 Nazi-Fascist Attacks on Witnesses ***
Some were not only victims but also martyrs, for they could have obtained their release. That was the case, according to one source, with the 10,000 Witnesses, men and women, who were victims of the sadism and brutality that Hitler and his S.S. henchmen had organized. Those Witnesses were given the opportunity to sign a paper renouncing their religion and thus go free. Very few accepted.—See The Nazi State and the New Religions: Five Case Studies in Non-Conformity, by Dr. Christine E. King.
Of the 10,000, about 2,500 never did go free, according to the above source—they died in Dachau, Belsen, Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen, Ravensbrück, Auschwitz, Mauthausen and other camps—faithful to their God, Jehovah, and their exemplar, Christ. Aside from those who were gassed, many died as a result of beatings, starvation and medical experimentation. Others, including women, were executed by being hanged, beheaded or shot.43 years later:
1986
*** w86 1/1 p. 10 par. 3 Days Like “the Days of Noah” ***
. And as to persecution, Jesus forewarned his disciples, saying: “They will put some of you to death.” Hundreds of our brothers died at the violent hands of Nazi Hitler. Jehovah will remember all of such in the resurrection45 years later:
1988
*** re chap. 8 p. 40 par. 9 Striving to Be Conquerors ***
9 During Nazi rule in Germany, Hitler completely banned the preaching work of Jehovah’s Witnesses. For years, thousands of Witnesses were cruelly confined in concentration camps and prisons, where many died, while some 200 young men who refused to fight in Hitler’s army were executed.
1988*** re chap. 27 p. 185 par. 28 God’s Kingdom Is Born! ***
28 This vicious flood of persecution reached a high point during World War II. In Europe some 12,000 Witnesses were incarcerated in Nazi concentration camps and prisons, and about 2,000 died.46 years later:
1989
*** w89 1/1 p. 21 par. 13 “To Jehovah Belongs the Battle” ***
. The book Mothers in the Fatherland reported: “[Jehovah’s Witnesses] were sent to concentration camps, a thousand of them were executed, and another thousand died between 1933 and 1945. . . . Catholics and Protestants heard their clergy urge them to cooperate with Hitler.47 years later:
1990
*** w90 2/1 p. 22 par. 9 Exposing “the Man of Lawlessness” ***
9 Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses have surrendered their soul in behalf of their friends in obeying the law of love. A review of the book Kirchenkampf in Deutschland (Fight of the Churches in Germany), by Friedrich Zipfel, says regarding the Witnesses: “Ninety-seven percent of the members of this small religious group were victims of National Socialistic [Nazi] persecution. One third of them were killed, either by execution, other violent acts, hunger, sickness or slave labor50 years later:
1993
*** g93 5/8 p. 4 Victims or Martyrs What Is the Difference? ***
During the Nazi period in Germany (1933-45), Jehovah’s Witnesses suffered terrible persecution for daring to remain neutral and for refusing to serve in Hitler’s war effort. Thousands were sent to the dreaded concentration camps, where many were executed and others died from mistreatment.1993
*** g93 5/8 p. 31 A Holocaust Museum and Jehovah’s Witnesses ***
The Nazis thus banned them as an organization in April 1933. Accused of both civil and religious disobedience, they were among the first groups to be thrown into concentration camps. “Ultimately, more than 30,000 Witnesses were persecuted by the Nazis,” states a museum newsletter.1993
*** g93 5/8 p. 32 “‘Jehovah’ Erased by Nazis” ***
All of this was part of the Nazis’ campaign of persecution of the Jews. At the same time, it was doubtless intended to strike a blow against Jehovah’s Witnesses, who had been banned since 1933 and were also being sent to the concentration camps.
In 1933 there were 19,268 active Witnesses in Germany.52 years later:
1995
*** g95 8/22 p. 10 The Evils of Nazism Exposed ***
Why were Jehovah’s Witnesses so well acquainted with the concentration camps? When World War II started in 1939, there were already 6,000 Witnesses confined in camps and prisons. German historian Detlef Garbe estimates that the Witnesses constituted at that time between 5 and 10 percent of the total camp population!At a seminar on the Witnesses and the Holocaust, Garbe stated: “Of the 25,000 persons who admitted to being Jehovah’s Witnesses at the beginning of the Third Reich, about 10,000 were imprisoned for any length of time. Of these, over 2,000 were admitted to concentration camps. This means that the Jehovah’s Witnesses were, with the exception of the Jews, the worst persecuted by the SS of all the religious based groups.”
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53 years later:
1996
** g96 9/8 p. 30 From Our Readers ***
However, as a group Jehovah’s Witnesses refused to support the Nazi regime. Thus, they became the targets of vicious persecution by Hitler’s government. Thousands suffered imprisonment in concentration camps, and many died there. See our August 22, 1995, issue.—ED.
53 years later:
1996
*** g96 1/8 p. 28 Watching the World ***
Interestingly, the Tribune observed that historian John S. Conway, of the University of British Columbia, Canada, said that the only religious organization that absolutely refused to follow the Nazis was Jehovah’s Witnesses. He added that for this more than half were sent to concentration camps.
54 years later:
1997
*** g97 8/22 p. 26 Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia ***
Because Jehovah’s Witnesses refused to cry out ‘Heil Hitler’ and serve in Hitler’s army, many thousands of believers were sent to Nazi concentration camps, and thousands died.57 years later:
2000
*** g00 12/22 p. 18 The First One a Hundred Years Ago ***
In 1933 the branch was confiscated by the Nazis, the Witnesses were banned and, in time, two thousand of them were sent to concentration camps.
57 years later:
*** w00 4/1 p. 19 par. 5 Fighters Against God Will Not Prevail! ***
5 Dictatorships emerged in the 1930’s, and Germany, Italy, and Japan united to form the Axis powers. Early in that decade, barbaric persecution was unleashed against God’s people, notably in Nazi Germany. Bans were imposed. Homes were searched, and their occupants were arrested. Thousands were thrown into concentration camps because they refused to renounce their faith.
58 years later:
2001
*** g01 4/22 p. 5 A Focus of the Soviet Attack ***
Further increase, “unbelievable as it may sound,” Kolarz wrote, came from “the German concentration camps.” The Nazis had imprisoned thousands of Witnesses for refusing to support Hitler and his war of aggression.
58 years later:
2001
*** w01 3/15 p. 9 Courageous Integrity Keepers Triumph Over Nazi Persecution ***
By 1939, six thousand of them had been imprisoned, and thousands had been sent to concentration camps. (Picture 3) What was the situation by the end of World War II? Some 2,000 imprisoned Witnesses had died, over 250 by execution.61 years later:
2004
*** w04 12/1 p. 26 Trusting in Jehovah’s Loving Care ***
In 1936 and 1937, the Gestapo conducted mass arrests and threw thousands of Witnesses into prisons and concentration camps, where they suffered the most cruel and sadistic treatment.62 years later:
2005
*** w05 12/15 p. 22 par. 13 Whom Do You Obey—God or Men? ***
His efficient death machine seemed more than equal to the task. The Nazis did succeed in rounding up thousands of Witnesses and sending them off to concentration camps. They even managed to kill some Witnesses.
63 years later:
2006
*** w06 2/15 p. 32 “What Does the Purple Triangle Mean?” ***
In Germany under the Nazi regime, Jehovah’s Witnesses refused to heil Hitler, and they maintained neutrality on political and military issues. So the Nazis cruelly persecuted them, incarcerating some 12,000 Witnesses for varying lengths of time in prisons and concentration camps. About 2,000 of them died, hundreds being executed.64 years later:
2007
*** es07 p. 17 February ***
Thursday, February 1
You may perhaps be found fighters actually against God.—Acts 5:39.
When Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany refused to heil Adolf Hitler as their Führer, Hitler vowed to exterminate them. (Matt. 23:10) His efficient death machine seemed more than equal to the task. The Nazis did succeed in rounding up thousands of Witnesses and sending them off to concentration camps. They even managed to kill some Witnesses.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
From outside souces :The Victim List Project was approved in November 2000 f
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Name Lists Catalog
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Name Lists
By 1939, approximately 6,000 Jehovah's Witnesses from the Reich (including Austria and the Protectorate) were incarcerated in prisons or camps. Of those 20,000 German Witnesses who remained active throughout the Nazi period, approximately one-half were convicted at some juncture during that time. Between 2,000 and 2,500 German Witnesses and 700-800 non-German Witnesses were interned in concentration camps. The number of Jehovah's Witness deaths in the camps totaled approximately 1000 German Witnesses and 400 non-German Witnesses (including 90 Austrians and 120 Dutch). It is worth noting that non-German Jehovah's Witnesses suffered a considerably higher death rate than German Witnesses. In addition to the above number, approximately 250 Germans were executed, mostly following military tribunals for refusal to commit to military service.@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@O
from the : NSW Jewish Board of Deputies 2000@((Australia)
Australia
In April 1933 19,268 Jehovah's Witnesses were living in Germany. Some 10 000 were arrested and of these, 4-5000 were murdered. Their organisation was outlawed, despite the fact that it endorsed a traditional religiously-motivated antisemitism. Families were broken up; children removed from their parents and handed into the custody of the State. From 1937 adult Jehovah's Witnesses were sent to concentration camps, where they were identified by purple triangles. In their suffering the Jehovah's Witnesses saw a sign from God; they saw their fate as unmistakable proof of their future salvation. They followed the guards' orders willingly and for this they earned the distrust and condemnation of fellow inmates. More than 1500 Jehovah's Witnesses died in the camps.
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Greetings to all,
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Jdub deaths in nazi death camps how many
by buffalosrfree inas per the subject, i am looking for quick references on just how many deaths actuallyh occured during wwii???????
pls need info for book study!!
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MacHislopp
Hello again,
this time after downloading a free version of notepad, I'm sending the research on the quotes from the WTBS Inc.
publications starting from the year 1943. It is not as nice as my original, but presentable.
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How many Jehovah’s Witnesses were imprisoned and how many died in the Nazi's concentration camps?
1943
From the book: The Truth shall make you free” published by the WTBS Inc. New York, Chapter XXIV , page 316 :
« Eventually 6000 of them were thrown into concentration camps, isolated and distinguished
fromother by a violet badge , and most brutally treated”.7 years later:
1950
*** w50 12/15 p. 500 Jehovah’s Witnesses Again Endure Totalitarian Hate ***
“With the mass-arresting of Jehovah’s witnesses these people have now, for the second time within a couple of decades, donned the martyr’s crown—and they know what that means. Already during the Hitler regime about 1,000 Jehovah’s witnesses were executed as traitors, because they not only refused to serve in the war but openly opposed Hitler’s authority. Another 1,000 of Jehovah’s witnesses died in prisons and concentration camps, and all who have afterwards been describing life in those camps have in their books given Jehovah’s witnesses the very highest recognition.8 years later:
1951
*** w51 2/15 pp. 105-106 An Open Answer to “The Vindicator” ***
That is why during the Nazi regime in Germany from 1933 to 1945 Jehovah’s witnesses in that land refused to heil Hitler! as their Fuehrer or Leader, and went to concentration camps and prisons, where 2,000 died cruel deaths, and of the 8,000 that came out alive, 2,000 were invalided for the rest of their lives.11 years later:
1954
*** w54 12/1 pp. 724-725 par. 17 The Fight for Freedom to Preach World-wide ***
17 It is a familiar story about the fight for freedom fought by Jehovah’s witnesses to preach in Nazi- and Fascist-dominated lands from 1933 to 1945. Thousands were thrown into the concentration camps. Many were tortured and killed. Countless numbers died because of their loyalty to Jehovah God.12 years later:
1955
*** w55 8/1 pp. 462-463 Part 15—Foreign Activities Under Fascist-Nazi Persecution ***
Thus a mad national effort was embarked upon, to eliminate Jehovah’s witnesses from the German national scene. In the course of the dark years that followed thousands of witnesses were arrested, falsely convicted and put in prisons and concentration camps where many of them suffered unspeakably. Some two thousand witnesses lost their lives in this struggle to keep faithful integrity to Jehovah.21 years later:
1964
*** w64 1/1 p. 13 par. 19 They Listened to an Angel ***
19 Hitler, a Roman Catholic, the arm of his church in Germany, forbade Jehovah’s witnesses to preach the kingdom of God, and these modern-day Christians had to say to Hitler’s Gestapo police: ‘Whether it is righteous in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves.’ They kept preaching even though 10,000 of them were put in concentration camps and over 4,000 died there. The rest nearly starved to death. The war’s end aided their survival.31 years later:
1974
*** yb74 p. 212 Part 3—Germany ***
A total of 2,000 brothers and sisters had been put into concentration camps, where they had spent 8,078 years and six months, an average of four years. A total of 635 had died in prison, 253 had been sentenced to death and 203 of these had actually been executed. What a record of integrity!31 years later:
1974
*** g74 1/22 p. 32 Would You Remain Loyal? ***
In Nazi Germany Jehovah’s witnesses refused to compromise. They remained loyal to righteous principles. They had no share in Hitler’s political or military aggressions. Just a few decades ago, hundreds died in his concentration camps. But thousands came out strong in faith.
36 years later:
1979
*** w79 11/1 p. 7 Neutrality in a Mixed-up World ***
Many Christian witnesses of Jehovah in Nazi Germany and elsewhere lost their lives in maintaining neutrality. As they faced death they drew comfort from Jesus’ words: “Do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be in fear of him that can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna [eternal death].” (Matt. 10:28)41 years later:
1984
*** w84 10/1 p. 8 Impressed by the Integrity of Jehovah’s Witnesses ***
The title of Dr. King’s book is The Nazi State and the New Religions: Five Case Studies in Non-Conformity.
Most outstanding among Dr. King’s findings are the figures of deaths and imprisonment of Jehovah’s Witnesses. These indicate that the figures previously published by the Witnesses were greatly underestimated. Dr. King’s source for these statistics was a volume published in Munich, Germany, by Michael Kater. “My own perusal of Court and Gestapo records,” she declared, “would certainly support these higher figures.”
What are these figures? “Some 10,000 were imprisoned, and together they received sentences totalling 20,000 years. One out of every two German Witnesses was imprisoned, one in four lost their lives.41 years later:
1984
*** g84 12/8 p. 13 Nazi-Fascist Attacks on Witnesses ***
Some were not only victims but also martyrs, for they could have obtained their release. That was the case, according to one source, with the 10,000 Witnesses, men and women, who were victims of the sadism and brutality that Hitler and his S.S. henchmen had organized. Those Witnesses were given the opportunity to sign a paper renouncing their religion and thus go free. Very few accepted.—See The Nazi State and the New Religions: Five Case Studies in Non-Conformity, by Dr. Christine E. King.
Of the 10,000, about 2,500 never did go free, according to the above source—they died in Dachau, Belsen, Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen, Ravensbrück, Auschwitz, Mauthausen and other camps—faithful to their God, Jehovah, and their exemplar, Christ. Aside from those who were gassed, many died as a result of beatings, starvation and medical experimentation. Others, including women, were executed by being hanged, beheaded or shot.43 years later:
1986
*** w86 1/1 p. 10 par. 3 Days Like “the Days of Noah” ***
. And as to persecution, Jesus forewarned his disciples, saying: “They will put some of you to death.” Hundreds of our brothers died at the violent hands of Nazi Hitler. Jehovah will remember all of such in the resurrection45 years later:
1988
*** re chap. 8 p. 40 par. 9 Striving to Be Conquerors ***
9 During Nazi rule in Germany, Hitler completely banned the preaching work of Jehovah’s Witnesses. For years, thousands of Witnesses were cruelly confined in concentration camps and prisons, where many died, while some 200 young men who refused to fight in Hitler’s army were executed.
1988*** re chap. 27 p. 185 par. 28 God’s Kingdom Is Born! ***
28 This vicious flood of persecution reached a high point during World War II. In Europe some 12,000 Witnesses were incarcerated in Nazi concentration camps and prisons, and about 2,000 died.46 years later:
1989
*** w89 1/1 p. 21 par. 13 “To Jehovah Belongs the Battle” ***
. The book Mothers in the Fatherland reported: “[Jehovah’s Witnesses] were sent to concentration camps, a thousand of them were executed, and another thousand died between 1933 and 1945. . . . Catholics and Protestants heard their clergy urge them to cooperate with Hitler.47 years later:
1990
*** w90 2/1 p. 22 par. 9 Exposing “the Man of Lawlessness” ***
9 Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses have surrendered their soul in behalf of their friends in obeying the law of love. A review of the book Kirchenkampf in Deutschland (Fight of the Churches in Germany), by Friedrich Zipfel, says regarding the Witnesses: “Ninety-seven percent of the members of this small religious group were victims of National Socialistic [Nazi] persecution. One third of them were killed, either by execution, other violent acts, hunger, sickness or slave labor50 years later:
1993
*** g93 5/8 p. 4 Victims or Martyrs What Is the Difference? ***
During the Nazi period in Germany (1933-45), Jehovah’s Witnesses suffered terrible persecution for daring to remain neutral and for refusing to serve in Hitler’s war effort. Thousands were sent to the dreaded concentration camps, where many were executed and others died from mistreatment.1993
*** g93 5/8 p. 31 A Holocaust Museum and Jehovah’s Witnesses ***
The Nazis thus banned them as an organization in April 1933. Accused of both civil and religious disobedience, they were among the first groups to be thrown into concentration camps. “Ultimately, more than 30,000 Witnesses were persecuted by the Nazis,” states a museum newsletter.1993
*** g93 5/8 p. 32 “‘Jehovah’ Erased by Nazis” ***
All of this was part of the Nazis’ campaign of persecution of the Jews. At the same time, it was doubtless intended to strike a blow against Jehovah’s Witnesses, who had been banned since 1933 and were also being sent to the concentration camps.
In 1933 there were 19,268 active Witnesses in Germany.52 years later:
1995
*** g95 8/22 p. 10 The Evils of Nazism Exposed ***
Why were Jehovah’s Witnesses so well acquainted with the concentration camps? When World War II started in 1939, there were already 6,000 Witnesses confined in camps and prisons. German historian Detlef Garbe estimates that the Witnesses constituted at that time between 5 and 10 percent of the total camp population!At a seminar on the Witnesses and the Holocaust, Garbe stated: “Of the 25,000 persons who admitted to being Jehovah’s Witnesses at the beginning of the Third Reich, about 10,000 were imprisoned for any length of time. Of these, over 2,000 were admitted to concentration camps. This means that the Jehovah’s Witnesses were, with the exception of the Jews, the worst persecuted by the SS of all the religious based groups.”
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53 years later:
1996
** g96 9/8 p. 30 From Our Readers ***
However, as a group Jehovah’s Witnesses refused to support the Nazi regime. Thus, they became the targets of vicious persecution by Hitler’s government. Thousands suffered imprisonment in concentration camps, and many died there. See our August 22, 1995, issue.—ED.
53 years later:
1996
*** g96 1/8 p. 28 Watching the World ***
Interestingly, the Tribune observed that historian John S. Conway, of the University of British Columbia, Canada, said that the only religious organization that absolutely refused to follow the Nazis was Jehovah’s Witnesses. He added that for this more than half were sent to concentration camps.
54 years later:
1997
*** g97 8/22 p. 26 Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia ***
Because Jehovah’s Witnesses refused to cry out ‘Heil Hitler’ and serve in Hitler’s army, many thousands of believers were sent to Nazi concentration camps, and thousands died.57 years later:
2000
*** g00 12/22 p. 18 The First One a Hundred Years Ago ***
In 1933 the branch was confiscated by the Nazis, the Witnesses were banned and, in time, two thousand of them were sent to concentration camps.
57 years later:
*** w00 4/1 p. 19 par. 5 Fighters Against God Will Not Prevail! ***
5 Dictatorships emerged in the 1930’s, and Germany, Italy, and Japan united to form the Axis powers. Early in that decade, barbaric persecution was unleashed against God’s people, notably in Nazi Germany. Bans were imposed. Homes were searched, and their occupants were arrested. Thousands were thrown into concentration camps because they refused to renounce their faith.
58 years later:
2001
*** g01 4/22 p. 5 A Focus of the Soviet Attack ***
Further increase, “unbelievable as it may sound,” Kolarz wrote, came from “the German concentration camps.” The Nazis had imprisoned thousands of Witnesses for refusing to support Hitler and his war of aggression.
58 years later:
2001
*** w01 3/15 p. 9 Courageous Integrity Keepers Triumph Over Nazi Persecution ***
By 1939, six thousand of them had been imprisoned, and thousands had been sent to concentration camps. (Picture 3) What was the situation by the end of World War II? Some 2,000 imprisoned Witnesses had died, over 250 by execution.61 years later:
2004
*** w04 12/1 p. 26 Trusting in Jehovah’s Loving Care ***
In 1936 and 1937, the Gestapo conducted mass arrests and threw thousands of Witnesses into prisons and concentration camps, where they suffered the most cruel and sadistic treatment.62 years later:
2005
*** w05 12/15 p. 22 par. 13 Whom Do You Obey—God or Men? ***
His efficient death machine seemed more than equal to the task. The Nazis did succeed in rounding up thousands of Witnesses and sending them off to concentration camps. They even managed to kill some Witnesses.
63 years later:
2006
*** w06 2/15 p. 32 “What Does the Purple Triangle Mean?” ***
In Germany under the Nazi regime, Jehovah’s Witnesses refused to heil Hitler, and they maintained neutrality on political and military issues. So the Nazis cruelly persecuted them, incarcerating some 12,000 Witnesses for varying lengths of time in prisons and concentration camps. About 2,000 of them died, hundreds being executed.64 years later:
2007
*** es07 p. 17 February ***
Thursday, February 1
You may perhaps be found fighters actually against God.—Acts 5:39.
When Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany refused to heil Adolf Hitler as their Führer, Hitler vowed to exterminate them. (Matt. 23:10) His efficient death machine seemed more than equal to the task. The Nazis did succeed in rounding up thousands of Witnesses and sending them off to concentration camps. They even managed to kill some Witnesses.OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
From outside souces :The Victim List Project was approved in November 2000 f
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Name Lists Catalog
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Name Lists
By 1939, approximately 6,000 Jehovah's Witnesses from the Reich (including Austria and the Protectorate) were incarcerated in prisons or camps. Of those 20,000 German Witnesses who remained active throughout the Nazi period, approximately one-half were convicted at some juncture during that time. Between 2,000 and 2,500 German Witnesses and 700-800 non-German Witnesses were interned in concentration camps. The number of Jehovah's Witness deaths in the camps totaled approximately 1000 German Witnesses and 400 non-German Witnesses (including 90 Austrians and 120 Dutch). It is worth noting that non-German Jehovah's Witnesses suffered a considerably higher death rate than German Witnesses. In addition to the above number, approximately 250 Germans were executed, mostly following military tribunals for refusal to commit to military service.@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@O
from the : NSW Jewish Board of Deputies 2000@((Australia)
Australia
In April 1933 19,268 Jehovah's Witnesses were living in Germany. Some 10 000 were arrested and of these, 4-5000 were murdered. Their organisation was outlawed, despite the fact that it endorsed a traditional religiously-motivated antisemitism. Families were broken up; children removed from their parents and handed into the custody of the State. From 1937 adult Jehovah's Witnesses were sent to concentration camps, where they were identified by purple triangles. In their suffering the Jehovah's Witnesses saw a sign from God; they saw their fate as unmistakable proof of their future salvation. They followed the guards' orders willingly and for this they earned the distrust and condemnation of fellow inmates. More than 1500 Jehovah's Witnesses died in the camps.
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Jdub deaths in nazi death camps how many
by buffalosrfree inas per the subject, i am looking for quick references on just how many deaths actuallyh occured during wwii???????
pls need info for book study!!
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Hello everyone,
I'm sorry for the problem. I have all my researches in Word and if I choose
to use HTML formatting, all my highlighted portion are gone, the different
fonnt as well . Before I never had this problem .
I do apologize.
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Jdub deaths in nazi death camps how many
by buffalosrfree inas per the subject, i am looking for quick references on just how many deaths actuallyh occured during wwii???????
pls need info for book study!!
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Hello everyone, here is some ...information on the subject. How many Jehovah’s Witnesses were imprisoned and how many died in the Nazi's concentration camps? 1943 From the book: The Truth shall make you free” published by the WTBS Inc. New York, Chapter XXIV , page 316 : « Eventually 6000 of them were thrown into concentration camps, isolated and distinguished fromother by a violet badge , and most brutally treated”. 7 years later: 1950 *** w50 12/15 p. 500 Jehovah’s Witnesses Again Endure Totalitarian Hate *** “With the mass-arresting of Jehovah’s witnesses these people have now, for the second time within a couple of decades, donned the martyr’s crown—and they know what that means. Already during the Hitler regime about 1,000 Jehovah’s witnesses were executed as traitors, because they not only refused to serve in the war but openly opposed Hitler’s authority. Another 1,000 of Jehovah’s witnesses died in prisons and concentration camps, and all who have afterwards been describing life in those camps have in their books given Jehovah’s witnesses the very highest recognition. 8 years later: 1951 *** w51 2/15 pp. 105-106 An Open Answer to “The Vindicator” *** That is why during the Nazi regime in Germany from 1933 to 1945 Jehovah’s witnesses in that land refused to heil Hitler! as their Fuehrer or Leader, and went to concentration camps and prisons, where 2,000 died cruel deaths, and of the 8,000 that came out alive, 2,000 were invalided for the rest of their lives. 11 years later: 1954 *** w54 12/1 pp. 724-725 par. 17 The Fight for Freedom to Preach World-wide *** 17 It is a familiar story about the fight for freedom fought by Jehovah’s witnesses to preach in Nazi- and Fascist-dominated lands from 1933 to 1945. Thousands were thrown into the concentration camps. Many were tortured and killed. Countless numbers died because of their loyalty to Jehovah God. 12 years later: 1955 *** w55 8/1 pp. 462-463 Part 15—Foreign Activities Under Fascist-Nazi Persecution *** Thus a mad national effort was embarked upon, to eliminate Jehovah’s witnesses from the German national scene. In the course of the dark years that followed thousands of witnesses were arrested, falsely convicted and put in prisons and concentration camps where many of them suffered unspeakably. Some two thousand witnesses lost their lives in this struggle to keep faithful integrity to Jehovah. 21 years later: 1964 *** w64 1/1 p. 13 par. 19 They Listened to an Angel *** 19 Hitler, a Roman Catholic, the arm of his church in Germany, forbade Jehovah’s witnesses to preach the kingdom of God, and these modern-day Christians had to say to Hitler’s Gestapo police: ‘Whether it is righteous in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves.’ They kept preaching even though 10,000 of them were put in concentration camps and over 4,000 died there. The rest nearly starved to death. The war’s end aided their survival. 31 years later: 1974 *** yb74 p. 212 Part 3—Germany *** A total of 2,000 brothers and sisters had been put into concentration camps, where they had spent 8,078 years and six months, an average of four years. A total of 635 had died in prison, 253 had been sentenced to death and 203 of these had actually been executed. What a record of integrity! 31 years later: 1974 *** g74 1/22 p. 32 Would You Remain Loyal? *** In Nazi Germany Jehovah’s witnesses refused to compromise. They remained loyal to righteous principles. They had no share in Hitler’s political or military aggressions. Just a few decades ago, hundreds died in his concentration camps. But thousands came out strong in faith. 36 years later: 1979 *** w79 11/1 p. 7 Neutrality in a Mixed-up World *** Many Christian witnesses of Jehovah in Nazi Germany and elsewhere lost their lives in maintaining neutrality. As they faced death they drew comfort from Jesus’ words: “Do not become fearful of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; but rather be in fear of him that can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna [eternal death].” (Matt. 10:28) 41 years later: 1984 *** w84 10/1 p. 8 Impressed by the Integrity of Jehovah’s Witnesses *** The title of Dr. King’s book is The Nazi State and the New Religions: Five Case Studies in Non-Conformity. Most outstanding among Dr. King’s findings are the figures of deaths and imprisonment of Jehovah’s Witnesses. These indicate that the figures previously published by the Witnesses were greatly underestimated. Dr. King’s source for these statistics was a volume published in Munich, Germany, by Michael Kater. “My own perusal of Court and Gestapo records,” she declared, “would certainly support these higher figures.” What are these figures? “Some 10,000 were imprisoned, and together they received sentences totalling 20,000 years. One out of every two German Witnesses was imprisoned, one in four lost their lives. 41 years later: 1984 *** g84 12/8 p. 13 Nazi-Fascist Attacks on Witnesses *** Some were not only victims but also martyrs, for they could have obtained their release. That was the case, according to one source, with the 10,000 Witnesses, men and women, who were victims of the sadism and brutality that Hitler and his S.S. henchmen had organized. Those Witnesses were given the opportunity to sign a paper renouncing their religion and thus go free. Very few accepted.—See The Nazi State and the New Religions: Five Case Studies in Non-Conformity, by Dr. Christine E. King. Of the 10,000, about 2,500 never did go free, according to the above source—they died in Dachau, Belsen, Buchenwald, Sachsenhausen, Ravensbrück, Auschwitz, Mauthausen and other camps—faithful to their God, Jehovah, and their exemplar, Christ. Aside from those who were gassed, many died as a result of beatings, starvation and medical experimentation. Others, including women, were executed by being hanged, beheaded or shot. 43 years later: 1986 *** w86 1/1 p. 10 par. 3 Days Like “the Days of Noah” *** . And as to persecution, Jesus forewarned his disciples, saying: “They will put some of you to death.” Hundreds of our brothers died at the violent hands of Nazi Hitler. Jehovah will remember all of such in the resurrection 45 years later: 1988 *** re chap. 8 p. 40 par. 9 Striving to Be Conquerors *** 9 During Nazi rule in Germany, Hitler completely banned the preaching work of Jehovah’s Witnesses. For years, thousands of Witnesses were cruelly confined in concentration camps and prisons, where many died, while some 200 young men who refused to fight in Hitler’s army were executed. 1988 *** re chap. 27 p. 185 par. 28 God’s Kingdom Is Born! *** 28 This vicious flood of persecution reached a high point during World War II. In Europe some 12,000 Witnesses were incarcerated in Nazi concentration camps and prisons, and about 2,000 died. 46 years later: 1989 *** w89 1/1 p. 21 par. 13 “To Jehovah Belongs the Battle” *** . The book Mothers in the Fatherland reported: “[Jehovah’s Witnesses] were sent to concentration camps, a thousand of them were executed, and another thousand died between 1933 and 1945. . . . Catholics and Protestants heard their clergy urge them to cooperate with Hitler. 47 years later: 1990 *** w90 2/1 p. 22 par. 9 Exposing “the Man of Lawlessness” *** 9 Many of Jehovah’s Witnesses have surrendered their soul in behalf of their friends in obeying the law of love. A review of the book Kirchenkampf in Deutschland (Fight of the Churches in Germany), by Friedrich Zipfel, says regarding the Witnesses: “Ninety-seven percent of the members of this small religious group were victims of National Socialistic [Nazi] persecution. One third of them were killed, either by execution, other violent acts, hunger, sickness or slave labor 50 years later: 1993 *** g93 5/8 p. 4 Victims or Martyrs What Is the Difference? *** During the Nazi period in Germany (1933-45), Jehovah’s Witnesses suffered terrible persecution for daring to remain neutral and for refusing to serve in Hitler’s war effort. Thousands were sent to the dreaded concentration camps, where many were executed and others died from mistreatment. 1993 *** g93 5/8 p. 31 A Holocaust Museum and Jehovah’s Witnesses *** The Nazis thus banned them as an organization in April 1933. Accused of both civil and religious disobedience, they were among the first groups to be thrown into concentration camps. “Ultimately, more than 30,000 Witnesses were persecuted by the Nazis,” states a museum newsletter. 1993 *** g93 5/8 p. 32 “‘Jehovah’ Erased by Nazis” *** All of this was part of the Nazis’ campaign of persecution of the Jews. At the same time, it was doubtless intended to strike a blow against Jehovah’s Witnesses, who had been banned since 1933 and were also being sent to the concentration camps. In 1933 there were 19,268 active Witnesses in Germany. 52 years later: 1995 *** g95 8/22 p. 10 The Evils of Nazism Exposed *** Why were Jehovah’s Witnesses so well acquainted with the concentration camps? When World War II started in 1939, there were already 6,000 Witnesses confined in camps and prisons. German historian Detlef Garbe estimates that the Witnesses constituted at that time between 5 and 10 percent of the total camp population! At a seminar on the Witnesses and the Holocaust, Garbe stated: “Of the 25,000 persons who admitted to being Jehovah’s Witnesses at the beginning of the Third Reich, about 10,000 were imprisoned for any length of time. Of these, over 2,000 were admitted to concentration camps. This means that the Jehovah’s Witnesses were, with the exception of the Jews, the worst persecuted by the SS of all the religious based groups.” * 53 years later: 1996 ** g96 9/8 p. 30 From Our Readers *** However, as a group Jehovah’s Witnesses refused to support the Nazi regime. Thus, they became the targets of vicious persecution by Hitler’s government. Thousands suffered imprisonment in concentration camps, and many died there. See our August 22, 1995, issue.—ED. 53 years later: 1996 *** g96 1/8 p. 28 Watching the World *** Interestingly, the Tribune observed that historian John S. Conway, of the University of British Columbia, Canada, said that the only religious organization that absolutely refused to follow the Nazis was Jehovah’s Witnesses. He added that for this more than half were sent to concentration camps. 54 years later: 1997 *** g97 8/22 p. 26 Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia *** Because Jehovah’s Witnesses refused to cry out ‘Heil Hitler’ and serve in Hitler’s army, many thousands of believers were sent to Nazi concentration camps, and thousands died. 57 years later: 2000 *** g00 12/22 p. 18 The First One a Hundred Years Ago *** In 1933 the branch was confiscated by the Nazis, the Witnesses were banned and, in time, two thousand of them were sent to concentration camps. 57 years later: *** w00 4/1 p. 19 par. 5 Fighters Against God Will Not Prevail! *** 5 Dictatorships emerged in the 1930’s, and Germany, Italy, and Japan united to form the Axis powers. Early in that decade, barbaric persecution was unleashed against God’s people, notably in Nazi Germany. Bans were imposed. Homes were searched, and their occupants were arrested. Thousands were thrown into concentration camps because they refused to renounce their faith. 58 years later: 2001 *** g01 4/22 p. 5 A Focus of the Soviet Attack *** Further increase, “unbelievable as it may sound,” Kolarz wrote, came from “the German concentration camps.” The Nazis had imprisoned thousands of Witnesses for refusing to support Hitler and his war of aggression. 58 years later: 2001 *** w01 3/15 p. 9 Courageous Integrity Keepers Triumph Over Nazi Persecution *** By 1939, six thousand of them had been imprisoned, and thousands had been sent to concentration camps. (Picture 3) What was the situation by the end of World War II? Some 2,000 imprisoned Witnesses had died, over 250 by execution. 61 years later: 2004 *** w04 12/1 p. 26 Trusting in Jehovah’s Loving Care *** In 1936 and 1937, the Gestapo conducted mass arrests and threw thousands of Witnesses into prisons and concentration camps, where they suffered the most cruel and sadistic treatment. 62 years later: 2005 *** w05 12/15 p. 22 par. 13 Whom Do You Obey—God or Men? *** His efficient death machine seemed more than equal to the task. The Nazis did succeed in rounding up thousands of Witnesses and sending them off to concentration camps. They even managed to kill some Witnesses. 63 years later: 2006 *** w06 2/15 p. 32 “What Does the Purple Triangle Mean?” *** In Germany under the Nazi regime, Jehovah’s Witnesses refused to heil Hitler, and they maintained neutrality on political and military issues. So the Nazis cruelly persecuted them, incarcerating some 12,000 Witnesses for varying lengths of time in prisons and concentration camps. About 2,000 of them died, hundreds being executed. 64 years later: 2007 *** es07 p. 17 February *** Thursday, February 1 You may perhaps be found fighters actually against God.—Acts 5:39. When Jehovah’s Witnesses in Germany refused to heil Adolf Hitler as their Führer, Hitler vowed to exterminate them. (Matt. 23:10) His efficient death machine seemed more than equal to the task. The Nazis did succeed in rounding up thousands of Witnesses and sending them off to concentration camps. They even managed to kill some Witnesses. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO From outside souces : The Victim List Project was approved in November 2000 f United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Name Lists Catalog United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Name Lists By 1939, approximately 6,000 Jehovah's Witnesses from the Reich (including Austria and the Protectorate) were incarcerated in prisons or camps. Of those 20,000 German Witnesses who remained active throughout the Nazi period, approximately one-half were convicted at some juncture during that time. Between 2,000 and 2,500 German Witnesses and 700-800 non-German Witnesses were interned in concentration camps. The number of Jehovah's Witness deaths in the camps totaled approximately 1000 German Witnesses and 400 non-German Witnesses (including 90 Austrians and 120 Dutch). It is worth noting that non-German Jehovah's Witnesses suffered a considerably higher death rate than German Witnesses. In addition to the above number, approximately 250 Germans were executed, mostly following military tribunals for refusal to commit to military service. @oooooo@@ Greetings, J.C.MacHislopp
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Mum's death: I emailed this to the Sun, BBC & Radio 5 live
by Mr Ben ini emailed this in the hope of helping the presenter or getting published.
dear editor, .
the watchtower bible and tract society (wtbts), a multi-million dollar publishing company, has a history of bizarre medical teachings and quack science - the blood teaching being only one.
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Hello Mr. Ben,
you wrote an excellent letter. The points are very clear. Unfortunately, as Jeff already commented,
most editors, (above all in Europe) will not accept any matrial with more than 150/200 words.
Please keep us informed,
Greetings,
J.C.Mac Hislopp.
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UNITED NATIONS , NGO's and WTBS
by MacHislopp infollowing the link given by kent,.
i have several observation to make:.
(from the link : http://www.un.org/moreinfo/ngolink/brochure.htm).
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Hello everyone,
thanks to Tula for the excellent post. Nice and complete for everyone .
I do agree with Gopher:
****Whether or not the Society AGREED to support the UN and promote it, they DID repeatedly promote the U.N. and its accomplishments throughout the 1990's, primarily in their Awake! magazine. ***
Amen.
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statistics
by solidergirl inhow many active j.w are there on this site.
how many pioneers, elders, and m.s on this site.
how many under the age of 25 are there on this site.
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Hello spiritboi,
yours is an interesting qustion.
Try to be more specific. Many on this board are willing and
would be able to help you.
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