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About the Author: Over the past fifteen years, Bernhard Rammerstorfer, born in 1968, has conducted intensive research that has enabled him to produce a historically accurate record of Engleitner's life that has appeared in a number of publications and films in various languages and countries. afficher plus Rammerstorfer has given talks with Engleitner at schools, universities, and memorial sites in Europe and the USA, including Columbia, Harvard, and Stanford Universities. afficher moins

Comprend les noms: Bernard Rammerstorfer

Crédit image: Bernhard RAMMERSTORFER und Leopold ENGLEITNER

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Empfehlung des bm:ukk. Bei uns in der Bibliothek auch mit der DVD erhältlich (Interviews, Arbeitsblätter und -materialien).
 
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gasteinbib | Apr 15, 2012 |
The life-story of an extremely energetic man who turns 105 years old this July (2010). When WW1 broke out he was 9 years old - 34 when WW2 darkened the face of the earth. Even several years before Hitler returned in force for a "friendly" take-over of his homeland Austria, Engleitner was discriminated for his religious beliefs. With the Nazis taking control of of Austria discrimination quickly turned into persecution, and persecution into execution of male Jehovah's Witnesses refusing military service. Due to his unbroken will and faith, Engleitner survived 3 kz-camps as well as death squads hunting him for his stand.

Almost 90% of all conscientious objectors in Nazi-Germany were JW, 331 of them sentenced to death for this, of whom around 270 very actually executed - many by decapitation. Engleitner survived, but it took 50 years before anybody showed any special interest in his remarkable story... but you will certainly do when you read this very well written book.
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BibleCollector | Jun 8, 2010 |

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