Jehovah's Witnesses at Auschwitz camp?

Question

Jehovah's Witnesses were interned like the Americans forcibly interned Japanese and Israelis forcibly intern Palestinians in their Concentration Camps. Jehovah's Witnesses refused to testify against Commandant Rudolf Hoess, stating, they couldn't testify to anything they never seen, heard, or smelt. Does all this make sense?

Answer 1

It seems difficult to perceive any actual question here, but one might note that Jehovah's Witnesses endured terrible persecution at the hand of Hitler's Satanic agents.

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Answer 2

no.
yes, jehovah's witnesses were put in concentration camps, yet mostly because of their refusal to join the army. the fact that it is also against their faith to swear oaths might have also been a reason.
bear in mind that nazi concentration camps are NOT the same as camps the americans put the japanese in, or the israelis put the palestinians in (are there any such camps at all? i doubt it).
nazi concentration camps focussed on first exploiting labour and kill the interned persons - auschwitz was one of those camps in which killing people was the only goal.

Answer 3

Many innocent men, women and children were ripped from everyone they knew and loved. They were starved and beaten. They went through the winter with short sleeves and mostly no shoes. They had to eat out of and use the bathroom in their food bowl. There was hardly any water only a little spray for hundreds to use for a few moments. They were used for experiments of torture and ungodly things. Finally they were stripped of all clothing and herded through the snow to the death chambers where they were gassed. After that they bulldozed them into pits.
The American internment camps were humane and they were treated with respect there.

Answer 4

Jehovah's Witness underwent tremendous atrocities in concentration camps, and many displayed tremendous courage. It is sad however that this suffering was quite unnecessary, and a result of the actions of Rutherford.

During the time of Rutherford Witnesses were known as a religion of hate due to the ongoing tirade of insults against other Churches and governments, and hence came to the attentions of Hitler.

In an act of utmost hypocrisy Rutherford wrote a letter to Hilter in a last minute attempt to appease him, but to no avail. The letter is quite shocking and a copy contained in the Watchtower Yearbook. The contents of Rutherford’s letter praise Hitler for his anti-Anglo/American campaign and his stance against the Jews.

Yearbook 1934 pp.134-138
"It is falsely charged by our enemies that we have received financial support for our work from the Jews. Nothing is farther from the truth. Up to this hour there never has been the slightest bit of money contributed to our work by Jews. We are the faithful followers of Christ Jesus and believe upon Him as the Savior of the world, whereas the Jews entirely reject Jesus Christ and emphatically deny that he is the Savior of the world sent of God for man's good. This of itself should be sufficient proof to show that we receive no support from Jews and that therefore the charges against us are maliciously false and could proceed only from Satan, our great enemy. The greatest and the most oppressive empire on earth is the Anglo-American empire. By that is meant the British Empire, of which the United States of America forms a part. It has been the commercial Jews of the British-American empire that have built up and carried on Big Business as a means of exploiting and oppressing the peoples of many nations. This fact particularly applies to the cities of London and New York, the stronghold of Big Business. This fact is so manifest in America that there is a proverb concerning the city of New York which says: The Jews own it, the Irish Catholics rule it, and the Americans pay the bills….
The present government of Germany has declared emphatically against Big Business oppressors and in opposition to the wrongful religious influence in the political affairs of the nations. Such is exactly our position….
Instead of being against the principles advocated by the government of Germany, we stand squarely for such principles, and point out that Jehovah God through Christ Jesus will bring about the full realization of these principles and will give to the people peace and prosperity and the greatest desire of every honest heart….
A careful examination of our books and literature will disclose the fact that the very high ideals held and promulgated by the present national government are set forth in and endorsed and strongly emphasized in our publications and show that Jehovah God will see to it that these high ideals in due time will be attained by all persons who love righteousness…
Let us remind the government and the people of Germany, that it was the League of Nations compact that laid upon the shoulders of the German people the great unjust and unbearable burdens. That the League of Nations compact was not brought forth by the friends of Germany."

Answer 5

Jehovah's Witnesses and Nazi 'persecution'

With all due respect for Holocaust victims,you should know that the Watchtower corporation needs to use their heroism to exalt their cult,that has consumed and defrauded millions of followers.

For the record it is true that Jehovah's Witnesses will not fight for their country and they didn't fight 'against' Hitler either.They were interned in Nazi concentration camps that were then liberated by young allied men who died to set them free.

Note:JW's didn't support the Allies either and despise the same governments that protect their freedoms.

According to a review for the book Jehovah's Witnesses and the Third Reich, this is an "extremely well documented" book "with new primary and secondary sources. The book addresses the relations of Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany with the Nazi regime from 1933 to 1945. Penton challenges some long-standing assertions by JW leaders relating to this period - particularly the claim that the Witnesses were politically neutral in early 1933."

The review states: "In chapter 1 the author provides evidence that there was an attempted compromise with Hitler when he came to power in 1933. In this context, he documents Judge Rutherford's remarkable change of thinking with regard to the Jews."

"Contrary to Watchtower claims, the author shows convincingly that 'no more than two-fifths' of the Watchtower community in Germany remained loyal. Many renounced their faith and the remnant 'were often divided among themselves and sometimes treated one another badly' (p.159)."