Imprisoned For Their Faith - Jehova's Witnesses in KL Auschwitz

Before this book's publication, there has been no previous study devoted solely to the Jehovah's Witnesses who had been held at the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. This was due to the lack of available documentation on their imprisonment, and the rarity of memoirs or testimony. In the past, the prisoners who were Jehovah's Witnesses were mainly treated as anonymous members of the population of individuals who made up the prisoner population - even though they were specifically labeled because of their faith. This book is the first attempt at a thorough study of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Auschwitz. Although gaps in the records make it impossible to specify exactly how many Witnesses the Nazis held in Auschwitz, this study concludes, through thorough investigations, that the number ranged from several dozen to well over a hundred prisoners at various times, and that a total of at least 387 witnesses were imprisoned in Auschwitz during its five year existence. This book includes a list of the names of nearly 230 male and female Witnesses imprisoned in Auschwitz. The book's historical base includes: documents from the Museum archives, questionnaires and accounts submitted by former prisoners, as well as information obtained from the prisoners' families. There are photographs of 130 Witnesses imprisoned in Auschwitz. Almost half the book contains accounts and memoirs by Witnesses who were imprisoned in Auschwitz, as well as documents and photographs from family and museum archives.