Helene Gotthold (31 December 1896 – 8 December 1944) was a Jehovah's Witness who was guillotined by Nazi Germany at Plötzensee Prison. She was charged with giving asylum to men who refused to fight for the Nazis[1] and for holding illegal meetings for her faith.[2]
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References
edit- ^ Sian Reynolds (1987). Women, State and Revolution: Essays on Power and Gender in Europe Since 1789. University of Massachusetts Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-87023-552-8.
- ^ Bernard A. Cook (2006). Women and War: A Historical Encyclopedia from Antiquity to the Present. ABC-CLIO. p. 329. ISBN 978-1-85109-770-8.
Further reading
edit- Pateman, Colin (17 May 2017). Beheaded by Hitler: Cruelty of the Nazis, Judicial Terror and Civilian Executions 1933-1945. Fonthill Media. ISBN 9781781553435.
- Bergen, Doris L (2017). War & genocide : a concise history of the Holocaust. University of British Columbia Crane Library. ISBN 9781442242272.
External links
edit- Holocaust Encyclopedia: Helene Gotthold, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- "Museums—Why Are They Worth a Visit?" database w/images (https://wol.jw.org/ : accessed 27 Aug 2019) Watchtower Online Library "Awake" 8 Mar 2005 pages 14-19
- Blades, Dr.Larry professor at Highline Community College. Education Advisory Committee, Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center "STUDYING THE HOLOCAUST: RESISTANCE, RESCUE AND SURVIVAL" 3 May 2005 (http://www.holocaustcenterseattle.org/ : accessed 27 Aug 2019) Holocaust Center for Humanity