{"id":6254,"date":"2022-04-29T03:51:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T00:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/?p=6254"},"modified":"2022-04-29T03:51:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T00:51:11","slug":"exhibition-on-nazi-persecution-of-jehovahs-witnesses-opens-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/exhibition-on-nazi-persecution-of-jehovahs-witnesses-opens-in-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition on Nazi Persecution of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses Opens in Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new exhibition highlighting the courageous stand of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses in the face of Nazi persecution opened in Israel on March 7, 2022. The exhibition is being held in the Center for Humanistic Education at the Ghetto Fighters\u2019 House Museum in Western Galilee and is presented in Arabic, English, and Hebrew. It will remain open until March 2023. In collaboration with museum staff, more than 50 brothers and sisters from around the world contributed their expertise in fields such as historical research, graphic design, and translation to develop the exhibition.<\/p>\n

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Ground floor of the \u201cWedontdothat\u201d exhibition in the Center for Humanistic Education<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The interactive exhibition is entitled \u201cWedontdothat,\u201d inspired by a nickname given by a German soldier to Brother Joachim Alfermann, one of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses imprisoned by the Nazis. * Despite intense pressure, beatings, and concentration camp detention, Joachim refused to enlist in the German military, saying: \u201cWe don\u2019t do that.\u201d The exhibition\u2019s curator, Mrs. Yaara Galor, noted: \u201cAlongside the Jews who were murdered for various reasons were millions of other people. . . . Each such group has its own unique story.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Gideon Greif, a Holocaust expert and Auschwitz historian, spoke at the exhibition\u2019s opening program and reflected on the refusal of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses to sign a declaration renouncing their faith. He said: \u201c[Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses] could easily go free\u2014the signing process lasted a minute. It shows that even in the darkest periods in human history in the world, there are groups that manage to maintain a high moral standard, purity of heart, and purity of word. Therefore, Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses deserve to be talked about, to be remembered, to be learned about, and also to be taught about.\u201d<\/p>\n

A sister who serves at the branch in Israel and who attended the exhibition\u2019s opening said: \u201cI had tears in my eyes thinking that we have such an exhibition here in Israel in a museum open to the general public . . . Hearing the members of the museum staff saying \u2018Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses\u2019 in Hebrew from the platform was unforgettable. Definitely, Jehovah\u2019s name was glorified by this event.\u201d<\/p>\n

We are confident that those who see this exhibition will be helped to appreciate the courage and faith of our brothers and sisters in Nazi Germany. Their faithful example can motivate Jehovah\u2019s modern-day servants to continue \u2018running the race with endurance.\u2019\u2014Hebrews 12:1. {https:\/\/www.jw.org<\/strong><\/em><\/a>}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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