The Jehovah's Witnesses and the Nazis: Persecution, Deportation, and Murder, 1933-1945

by Michel Reynaud and Sylvie Graffard

Book Overview

The Jehovah's Witnesses endured intense persecution under the Nazi regime, from 1933 to 1945. Unlike the Jews and others persecuted and killed by virtue of their birth, Jehovah's Witnesses had the opportunity to escape persecution and personal harm by renouncing their religious beliefs. The vast majority refused and throughout their struggle, continued to meet, preach, and distribute literature. In the face of torture, maltreatment in concentration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081541076X
• ISBN13: 9780815410768
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Cooper Square Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.8"