Jehovah’s Witness Holocaust Survivor Simone Liebster | Women’s History Month | USC Shoah Foundation

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  • Even as a young girl, Jehovah’s Witness Holocaust survivor, Simone Maria (Arnold) Liebster, firmly stood by her own beliefs, choosing expulsion from school and social ostracization over saluting Hitler. Simone’s unwavering defiance of the Nazi regime led to her being taken from her parents, enslaved, and physically punished. Still, Simone persisted. Simone’s inspiring testimony was recorded by USC Shoah Foundation in 1997
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Komentáře • 56

  • @rhondakennedy3732
    @rhondakennedy3732 Před rokem +14

    This testimony is very interesting to me . Lovely lady, very well spoken

  • @ashleywebb2736
    @ashleywebb2736 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Than, you for this faith strengthening interview. Faith in action.

  • @leahnewyork
    @leahnewyork Před rokem +7

    Strong and smart, knows the importance of her story, and the special importance of her key observations and "takeaways". May we each of us stand for justice and grace in the face of bullying, fearful submission, and evil.

  • @pumpupjam9648
    @pumpupjam9648 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I just saw Simone, this morning from her home in Bergenbach. She looks great for 94 yrs young! She answered some questions from young children. Talk about survival and protection from Jehovah! He did not remove the trial she faced but helped her to focus on the bigger picture! She and her parents survived. The experience of her sent to a prison reform school and what she went through for 2 yrs. No talking, not allowed. Those who broke this rulr wwrs punished extremely. The children were from 5 yrs of age up to 14 yrs old. The beatings, the rape and other horrors. But never at any time was this dear lady punished by or raped by those in charge of the reform prison. Her experience has courage and deep faith in Almight God, whose name is Jehovah! Psalms 83:18 (LORD is a title not a personal name)

  • @EnglishVirgo
    @EnglishVirgo Před rokem +14

    Such a lovely lady. I listened with rapt attention.

  • @Amali28
    @Amali28 Před rokem +11

    Hola, con todo mi respeto pido subtitulo, el inglés no llega a todo el mundo
    Ampliemos memoria para todo el planeta

  • @maggiarma950
    @maggiarma950 Před rokem +4

    amazing personal story.....such firmly held beliefs! does show the dark side of the 'christain's' who threw aside the first commandment!!!! such faith . the powers of the drums of war to drown out...'love one another' --wasn't that crucial commandment!!..JW's remembered! good for them.

  • @janetblanc7658
    @janetblanc7658 Před rokem +2

    I enjoyed this lady's explanation of the evolution theory. I had never heard it before.

  • @Hellogoodbye44825
    @Hellogoodbye44825 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Never was she rude or disrespectful towards the Catholic faith. People need to READ her book for more clarification and understanding. English (clearly) isn't her 1st language so you lose some context when she speaks. Read the book ppl, you'll will learn so much and have a clearer understandingof this discussion.

  • @lyricalaska
    @lyricalaska Před rokem +4

    Were Mormons also in the concentration camps? This woman was certainly firm in her beliefs. Her story is more than very interesting.

  • @janetblanc7658
    @janetblanc7658 Před rokem +6

    If only 144,000 souls go to heaven according to JW beliefs, where do the others hope to go,?

    • @tellerversestudios
      @tellerversestudios Před rokem +9

      We believe the majority of humans will remain on the Earth, and that Jehovah will restore it to the paradise it was before Adam and Eve had sinned.

    • @janetblanc7658
      @janetblanc7658 Před rokem +1

      @@tellerversestudios we are all entitled to our beliefs and must respect those of others even if we don't agree with them.

    • @juliejenkins4222
      @juliejenkins4222 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Psalm 37:29 also Matthew 5:5

    • @m.c.1075
      @m.c.1075 Před 8 měsíci +2

      on Earth, just simply

    • @judydennis1242
      @judydennis1242 Před 7 měsíci +1

      Psalms 37:11,29

  • @59tante
    @59tante Před rokem +6

    Bless you for sharing

  • @janetblanc7658
    @janetblanc7658 Před rokem +11

    I was brought up Catholic but I'm sick and tired of all these religious differences. I have no inclination to read the Bible either. I never ask people what their beliefs are, I accept them as they are.

  • @gissellest333
    @gissellest333 Před 2 měsíci

    What a lovely lady, such a harrowing story.

  • @derekpam7149
    @derekpam7149 Před rokem +1

    Ty for this

  • @laurelfolmar2038
    @laurelfolmar2038 Před 10 měsíci

    Here's the documentary

  • @successfulperson3304
    @successfulperson3304 Před rokem +1

    This woman is next level wauw

  • @alison__16
    @alison__16 Před rokem

    Certifiable

  • @NilDreams
    @NilDreams Před rokem +14

    Oh dear, typical Jehovah’s Witness. Not even 5 minutes in and she’s already trying to badmouth Catholics and start her proselytizing. Thankfully the interviewer brings her back to answer the questions.

    • @chetyoubetya8565
      @chetyoubetya8565 Před rokem

      The Catholic religion has caused more misery than any other religion on the planet

    • @wendellas3420
      @wendellas3420 Před rokem

      I thought her other family were Catholic … was the Aunt Catholic?

    • @CBman11037
      @CBman11037 Před rokem +5

      Dude the women survived the holocaust show some respect

    • @GeneralDame77
      @GeneralDame77 Před 9 měsíci

      Catholics are responsible for all the indigenous children who were taken from their families and killed. 🤔

    • @auntyshakira747
      @auntyshakira747 Před 6 měsíci +3

      She is sharing her life story. She remains respectful throughout the interview, very calm, well spoken actually. Considering what she endured firsthand, it's a miracle she is not bitterly angry.

  • @janetblanc7658
    @janetblanc7658 Před rokem +2

    The Jewish people were not lacking in religious belief but they were still persecuted and murdered so I don't agree with this lady's opinion.

    • @ashleywebb2736
      @ashleywebb2736 Před 4 měsíci +2

      It is more than having a religious belief. The witnesses were the only prisoners who could sign a letter to be released from the camps. They had to say they renounced gods kingdom as the only hope for humanity. Very few signed the letter and most remained in tne camps despite the terrible conditions, rather than comprise their faith. That's faith.

  • @barbaraoshea7701
    @barbaraoshea7701 Před rokem +10

    Shame on her not all catholics bad

    • @CBman11037
      @CBman11037 Před rokem

      Shut up she didn't say that

    • @alisonholland7531
      @alisonholland7531 Před 9 měsíci

      She has nothing to be ashamed of.
      The Nazis and the Pope/Vatican had a very cordial relationship during the holocaust years.
      Priests blessed Hitlers Army and encouraged them to fight the good fight for Germany not caring if Catholics were killing Catholics.
      Tell me of any Jehovah's Witnesses who have encouraged war or praised the killing of other witnesses?
      You can't because it goes against our beliefs and what the Bible teaches.

  • @franmorrison1080
    @franmorrison1080 Před rokem +7

    minute 38 ironic that now the Watchtower turns on their 'apostates' and shuns them

  • @marl6908
    @marl6908 Před rokem +5

    Jehovah's Witnesses are nuts :)

    • @leahnewyork
      @leahnewyork Před rokem +3

      IMO yours is a too-casual, I might say cheap (as in it costs you nothing), remark. Please say more to bolster your POV.

    • @peggysherman2811
      @peggysherman2811 Před rokem +1

      They are actually very nice people. But it is a cult.

    • @marl6908
      @marl6908 Před rokem

      @@peggysherman2811 Nice cope.

    • @magicvalleyrealty1933
      @magicvalleyrealty1933 Před 7 měsíci

      @@peggysherman2811 By human definition, all religion is a cult......

    • @dadaabiola2474
      @dadaabiola2474 Před 7 měsíci +4

      ​@@peggysherman2811 That would be wrong to say. Cult don't usually operate that *open.* It's easy to join a *cult* but not same as *JW*

  • @janetblanc7658
    @janetblanc7658 Před rokem +1

    I can't help feeling Mother (with her becoming a Witness) set her daughter on the path that subjected her to such unkind treatment.

  • @virginiet5014
    @virginiet5014 Před rokem +3

    Hard to take seriously