Jehovah’s Witnesses hope Holocaust victims are remembered for strength of faith

Members of Jehovah's Witnesses hope those of their faith who died during the Holocaust are remembered for remaining true to their beliefs. Friday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day during which the world mourns...
On Jan. 27, the world will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a symbolic date to commemorate the victims of Nazism.

Jehovah Witnesses targeted for their Christian faith

Today, the world marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a symbolic date to commemorate the victims of Nazism. [caption id="attachment_6640" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] On Jan. 27, the world will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a symbolic date...
Volunteers made quick work on the new Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Port Clements. On Jan. 12, after working on the structure for 10 days, it already looked like a building. (Photo: Courtesy of Jehovah’s Witnesses)

Volunteers make quick work on new Jehovah’s Witnesses build in Port Clements

Construction is well underway on a new place of worship for Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWO) in Haida Gwaii, Max Correia, the local spokesperson for JWO in B.C. said Jan. 13. [caption id="attachment_6636" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Volunteers made...
Valery and Natalya Kriger outside Birobidzhan District Court

RUSSIA: Two trials, nine long jail terms

Eight of nine Jehovah's Witnesses convicted on extremism-related charges in two trials in Russia's Far East in December 2022 received jail terms of 6 to 7 years. An Amur Region Prosecutor's Office official justified the...
Judith Hochegger was persecuted for being a Jehovah’s Witness.

Hours from execution by the Nazis, Judith refused to deny her faith

In June 1942, Judith Hochegger sat in a German jail cell, hours from her execution. Her situation looked hopeless. Her “crime” was following a religion that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler didn’t like – the Jehovah’s...

Construction on Augusta, Kansas Place of Worship Exceeds Safety Workplace Standards

Jeremy Patrick, owner of a small construction business in Newton, Kansas, is joining other unpaid volunteers from across the state to remodel the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Augusta, Kansas. “And safety is always...

Holocaust Remembrance: Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses among the millions of Nazism’s victims

On January 27, the world will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day,[1] a symbolic date to commemorate the victims of Nazism. Murderous Nazi terror targeted millions for reasons of biology, nationality, or political ideology. But few people know...

Brooklyn’s Jehovah’s Witnesses Fully Reopens Since COVID

The Brooklyn Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses returned to full operation Saturday as more than 850 attended the first in-person religious conference held there in nearly three years, providing an economic boost to the community....

Persecuted in Russia for her faith, Jehovah’s Witness wins asylum in San Diego

Asylum means Olga Ponomareva won’t be deported to a prison sentence in Russia. The immigration judge said hers was the best documented asylum case he had ever seen. [caption id="attachment_6613" align="aligncenter" width="1440"] Anna Ermak, 40,...

Jehovah’s Witnesses resume in-person assemblies worldwide

Venues across the country will be buzzing with hundreds of men, women, and children attending large assemblies organized by Jehovah’s Witnesses. [caption id="attachment_6609" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Jehovah’s Witnesses resume in-person assemblies worldwide[/caption] The same will be...