On December 28, 1933, the Gestapo in Berlin issued a circular to all non-Prussian states stating that the Seventh-day Adventist Church had been dissolved and banned within the territory of the Free State of Prussia.
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A small plaque on the grave of Erich and Magdalene Tulaszewski at the Waldfriedhof cemetery in Friedensau commemorates him: “In grateful memory: Dr. Johannes Schwital, 1903–1964,” it reads.
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Siegbert Uhlig is still well known to the Friedensau community and Adventists in central and northern Germany—as a graduate of the Preacher’s Seminary and as an Adventist pastor in Mecklenburg, Berlin, and Saxony-Anhalt.
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Why do some people remain mentally healthy even under the most adverse circumstances, while others break down under significantly less stress? This question is one of the central issues in resilience research.
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In May, we had the pleasure of welcoming Prof. Dr. Dixon Chibanda to Friedensau for the third time. This time, his journey took him from the Belgian royal family to Friedensau, from where he continued on to the Netherlands.
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Wonderful Jewish klezmer music filled the air from the loudspeakers in the venerable auditorium of the Theological College. It invited one to dream, made one’s feet tap along, and actually inspired one to dance. This is how Dr Vsevolod Silov ...
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Who was Karl Rose? – A difficult question that might be suitable as a quiz question for connoisseurs of European Adventist history. While Rose seems to have been forgotten in Adventist circles, his reputation as the spiritus rector of Eastern ...
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Wer war Karl Rose? – Eine schwierige Frage, die sich vielleicht als Quizfrage für Kenner der europäischen Adventgeschichte eignen würde. Während Rose in adventistischen Kreisen vergessen zu sein scheint, ist sein Ruf als Spiritus rector der ...
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The silent work of the Friedensau sisters, the caregivers in social works such as AWW, Tabea and Dorca – life report of the diaconal ministry of Magdalene Tulaszewski
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It is no longer possible to determine exactly when German Adventists began their social work. The oldest traces can probably be found in the Hamburg Adventist churches. Following the American model, the work of Tabea associations to ...
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