Max Liebster Explained

Max Liebster (15 February 1915 – 28 May 2008) was a German-born victim of Nazi persecution during World War II due to his Jewish race and religion. During his imprisonment in four concentration camps (Sachsenhausen, Neuengamme, Auschwitz, Buchenwald) he studied the Bible with fellow inmates that were Jehovah’s Witnesses and converted to their religion, baptized in a bathtub at Buchenwald.[1] [2] [3] [4] Liebster is also notable as the author of the book Crucible of Terror: A Story of Survival Through the Nazi Storm.[5] [6] [7]

Family

Liebster was born to Beirech “Bernhard” Liebster and Bertha Oppenheimer in Reichenbach, a part of Lautertal (Odenwald).[8] [9] [10] In 1947, Liebster emigrated to America and petitioned to become an American Citizen in 1953.[11] In 1956, he married Simone Arnold, another survivor of Nazi persecution.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Founders: Max Liebster . Arnold Liebster Foundation . 25 August 2019.
  2. News: Siegert . Harry . Max Liebster died at the age of 93 years . Viernheimer Tageblatt . 29 Jul 2008.
  3. Poland, Auschwitz-Buchenwald Transport, January 22 & 26, 1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2013. Name: Max Liebstor Date of Birth: 15 Feb 1915 Place of birth: Reichenbach Profession: Dekorateur Date of Transport: 26 Jan 1945 Buchenwald Prisoner Number: 120420 Auschwitz Prisoner Number: 69733 Prisoner Nationality/Category: German/Austrian Jew (German)
  4. Web site: Monument to Witness Holocaust Survivor Unveiled in Germany . JW.org . Watchtower Bible and Tract Society . 25 August 2019.
  5. Book: Liebster . Max . Crucible of Terror: A Story of Survival Through the Nazi Storm . 2003 . Grammaton Press . New Orleans, Louisiana . 9780967936628 . 237852345 . 25 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Interview with Max Liebster . United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . 25 August 2019 . 5 Feb 1991. Oral History Accession Number: 1992.A.0124.34 RG Number: RG-50.028.0034 Interviewer: Robert Buckley Language: English
  7. Web site: Interview with Max Liebster . United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . 25 August 2019 . 17 May 1994. Oral History Accession Number: 1992.A.0124.97 RG Number: RG-50.028.0097 Interviewer: Robert Buckley Language: English
  8. News: Max Liebster becomes an honorary citizen in his hometown . Bergstrasser Anzeiger . 20 Nov 2004.
  9. New York, Eastern District Naturalization Petitions, Index, 1865-1957, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XGX3-Q61 : 6 December 2014), Max Liebster, 1953; from "Index to Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1957," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing Court U.S. District Court, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, Index to Naturalization Petitions of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1957, NARA microfilm publication 1164 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1991), roll 86.
  10. https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1277/42804_336057-02667/8257017 New York State, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1917-1967
  11. "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24PQ-3WP : 15 March 2018), Max Liebster, 1947; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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