Simone Arnold-Liebster, whose story I told in the award winning documentary The Schoolgirl the Nazis and the Purple Triangles has been awarded The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Simone Maria (Arnold) Liebster (born 17 August 1930) is a French woman who was a victim of Nazi persecution during World War II as a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Simone was also notable as the author of a book called Facing the lion—memoirs of a young girl In Nazi Europe in which she wrote about her experiences at the hands of the Nazis.

You can read more about the life story and education work of Simone Arnold-Liebster on The Arnold-Liebster Foundation website alst.org

Watch the award winning documentary The Schoolgirl the Nazis and the Purple Triangles on Amazon Prime Video in USA or UK