SWITZERLAND
(See also Romansh [Language])
(Note centered heading below: Jehovah’s Witnesses)
alpenhorns: g 1/12 14-15
alpine swifts: g 10/14 7
cantons: yb87 116
Catholic Church:
rebel archbishop Lefebvre: g87 12/22 5-10
CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research): g86 3/22 24-27
cows: g00 7/8 19
description: yb87 113, 115-116
drugs:
open market experiment: g94 4/22 5
employment: g86 3/22 31
families:
wife divorced for addiction to jigsaw puzzles: g86 12/22 29-30
floods (Valais, 2000): g04 3/22 20
government: yb87 150
Constitution: yb87 150
growing instability: yb93 8
guns: g90 9/22 30
privately owned: g90 5/22 4
health and disease:
accidents from fitness boom: g88 1/22 29
AIDS: g86 4/22 4
death rates higher on birthday: g 7/13 3
smoking: g99 5/22 28
history: yb87 115
Reformation’s effects: w87 11/1 29
industriousness of people: g88 12/8 30
joins UN: g02 11/22 29
maps: w11 7/15 22; yb87 114
Matterhorn: g96 2/8 16-19
Mont Blanc: g 4/10 22-25
pollution:
chemical spill in Rhine River (1986): g90 5/8 6; g88 5/8 4; g87 4/8 29-30; g87 7/22 5
damage to forests: g87 6/22 3; g87 7/8 30
toxic waste production: g88 5/8 7
population:
demography: yb87 115
immigrants: yb87 183
railroads:
Jungfrau railway: g92 12/8 24-25
steam engines revived: g99 8/22 28-29
religion: yb87 115-116
Anabaptists: g89 8/22 19; w87 11/15 21-22
Bibles by Robert Estienne: w95 4/15 14
Book of Martyrs (Livre des martyrs) by Jean Crespin: g 3/11 12-13
Calvin, John: w10 9/1 19-20; sh 321-324; w89 9/1 3-4; ti 24; g89 8/22 18-19; g88 11/22 19; w87 11/1 29; g87 10/8 6
dissident Catholic seminary (Ecône): g87 12/22 6-7
divine name: w11 1/15 7-8; g04 1/22 8-9; w94 8/15 32
European Ecumenical Assembly “Peace With Justice” (1989): g90 3/22 19-20; g90 11/8 30
Geneva Bible: g 12/11 22; w10 9/1 20-21; g04 8/22 12-13
Reformation: w10 9/1 19-20; sh 319-321, 323-324; g89 8/22 19
Reformation’s effects: w87 11/1 29
Servetus burned at the stake for rejection of Trinity: w10 9/1 20; g 5/06 18, 20-21; w89 9/1 4; g89 8/22 19; g88 11/22 19
“Year of the Bible” (2003): g03 9/22 31
Zurich Bible: mrt article 78
Zwingli, Huldrych: mrt article 78; sh 319-320; g89 8/22 18-19; w87 11/15 22
survey:
desire of Swiss for mankind in 1986: g86 10/8 30
UFO’s: g90 11/8 3
Zurich: g94 2/22 12-13
Jehovah’s Witnesses
apostasy: jv 628
appreciation for Greatest Man book: g93 10/22 32
auxiliary pioneers: yb87 209-210
bans imposed: yb87 151-152, 155-156
ban struck down: yb87 167-168
Bethel family: w12 5/15 15; yb87 164-165, 180, 211-212, 215
Branch Committee: w91 11/1 29; yb87 181, 212
branch office: jv 384
1904: g00 12/22 17
Bern (1925): yb87 130-132, 135, 138, 142, 158-159, 163-167, 200
farm Bärenmoos (Kingdom Farm) (1936): w02 11/1 21-22; yb87 144-145
farm Chanélaz (1938): yb87 144, 146
Geneva (1912): yb87 126-127
responsibilities reorganized: yb94 50
Thun (1970): yb87 145, 200-203
Thun (1978): yb87 207-209, 211-215
Zurich (1924): yb87 129
branch office having oversight:
Germany (2011- ): yb13 13
branch overseers: w02 10/1 25; w91 11/1 29; yb87 127, 129, 131-132, 136-137, 158-159, 180-181
Catholic press opposes: yb87 152-154, 158
censorship of publications: yb87 160-161
Central European Office: w20.10 4; yb96 83; yb87 128-131, 140-142, 155, 157-158
oversight of Poland (1928): yb94 190
oversight of Romania (1929-1973): yb06 80-81, 85, 94-95, 116-117
children:
fruitage of early training: g 8/07 28
clergy opposition: jv 658; yb87 148-154, 177-178
clergy support: yb87 144, 174, 179
congregations: yb87 185-189
conventions: yb91 192; w90 1/15 29; yb87 120-121, 147-149, 165, 169-170, 197-200, 214-216; g86 12/22 25-26
court cases: yb87 150-154, 157, 162-163, 167-168, 170-176
disturbing religious peace (1927): kr 146
peddling: jv 494; yb87 170-175
public witnessing with displays: yb16 37
early witnessing: jv 409; yb87 116-120
farms: yb87 144-145
film showings: yb87 189-190
Germany (Nazi) is supplied spiritual food: yb87 142
Gilead attendees: w91 11/1 28-29
growth: yb87 126, 186-187, 189, 216-217
World War II: jv 455
immigrant field: jv 497
Italian immigrants: yb87 182-187
Spanish immigrants: yb87 187-189
Italy is assisted in preaching work: jv 443; yb87 140-141
“Jehovah’s Youth” association: yb87 139-140
Kingdom Halls: yb87 187
languages handled: yb87 210-211
medical conference shown video on blood (2000): yb01 20
“Millions” lectures: yb87 134
Ministerial Training School: yb95 19
missionaries: yb87 179-180, 182, 209
missionary homes: yb87 179-180
modern history: yb87 113-217
neutrality: yb87 156-157, 175-177
offices for literature and information: yb87 120
opposition: yb87 155-156
peddling: yb87 170-175
persecution: jv 494; yb87 158-160, 162-163, 177
branch office raided (1940): w97 7/1 23-24
persons:
Adler, Clara: yb87 121-122
Bachmann, Anna: yb87 119-120
Berner, Alice: yb87 128, 163-164, 180
Binkele, Conrad C.: yb87 129, 131
Diehl, Willi and Marthe: w17.04 19; w91 11/1 25-29; yb87 180-181, 183, 212, 215
Dwenger, Heinrich: jv 298; yb87 145-146
Eiselé, André: yb87 196-197
Feller, Jules: jv 633; yb87 135-137, 160-161, 181, 212, 215
Fraese, Angelo: yb87 182
Freytag, L. Alexandre: jv 628; yb87 127
Friend, Maxwell (Freschel, Max): yb87 129
Gallmann, Alfred: yb87 141
Harbeck, Martin C.: yb87 132, 136-138, 153-154, 158
Heggli, Josef: g97 12/8 24-27
Hoffmann, Filip: w02 10/1 25-26
Holmes, Calvin H.: w98 2/1 24-28
Huber, Adolf: kr 146
Johansson, Lars: yb87 181, 207-208
Kalt, Karl: yb87 142
Obrist, Paul: w97 7/1 22-25; yb87 212, 215
Quilici, Bruno: yb87 184-186
Rivarol, Fernand: w06 8/15 32
Schmidt, Grete: w89 2/1 22-27; yb87 203-204
Tellini, Adolfo: w11 7/15 20
Turpin, Anna Denz: w04 12/1 27-29
Walther, Lothar: w04 6/1 24-28
Weber, Adolf: jv 409, 561; yb87 117-120, 146
Weber, Jakob: yb87 131-132
Wiederkehr, Rudolf: jv 497; yb87 183-184
Wörnhard, Max: yb87 189
Zürcher, Franz: yb87 150, 153-154, 158-159, 162-163, 180
Zysset, Edouard and Yvonne: yb87 150
phonographs: yb87 138-139, 165-166
“Photo-Drama of Creation”: yb87 124-127, 158
pilgrims: yb87 123
pioneers: yb87 169-170, 172-173, 184-186, 209
special pioneers: yb87 203-204, 209
places:
Basel: yb87 119-121, 139-140, 142, 197-200, 210
Bern: yb87 116-118, 124-125, 129, 131-132, 138, 142, 153-154, 169, 171-172, 200
canton of Vaud: yb87 172-175
Geneva: yb87 121, 126, 137-138, 180, 214-216
Grindelwald: w15 1/15 2
Lausanne: yb87 172-173
Lucerne: yb87 147-149, 151-152, 184-185, 203-204
Lugano: w97 7/1 23
Rheinfelden: w97 7/1 23
Yverdon: yb87 120
Zug: yb87 151-152, 167-168
Zurich: yb87 120-121, 129-130, 135, 140, 144, 159-160, 165, 169, 214
printing: jv 384, 583; yb87 201, 207-209, 213
publications:
book Children: yb87 165
book Kreuzzug gegen das Christentum (Crusade Against Christianity): brfi 30-31; g95 8/22 9; yb87 143-144
booklet Choosing, Riches or Ruin—Which Is Your Choice?: yb87 148
booklet Escape to the Kingdom: yb87 150-151
booklet Fascism or Freedom: yb87 155-156
booklet The Kingdom, the Hope of the World: yb87 137-138
booklet Where Are the Dead? (by J. Edgar): yb87 121-122
book series Studies in the Scriptures: w02 11/1 21; yb87 118, 120, 125
book The Divine Plan of the Ages (Studies in the Scriptures, Series I): jv 409; yb87 117-119, 125
book The Way to Paradise: yb87 139-140
languages published: yb87 207, 209, 213
magazine Consolation: yb87 160-161
magazine Jehovah’s Youth: yb87 140
magazine La Sentinelle: yb05 88
magazine The Golden Age: yb87 129-130, 148-150, 158
magazine The Watchtower: yb87 118-119
smuggled into Nazi Germany: w04 12/1 26-27
tract Ecclesiastics Indicted: yb87 135-137
Watchtower from Sweden (1942-1944): yb87 163-164
Watchtower publication discontinued (1940): yb87 160
Watchtower publication resumed (1944): yb87 167
radio broadcasts: yb87 195-197
Reinhardt’s (Ludwig) translation of “The New Testament” sent to Bible Students for review: yb87 122-123
relief work:
Democratic Republic of Congo refugees (1997-1999): yb04 244-247; w98 1/15 5; yb98 44-45
Germany after World War II (1945-1948): foa article 4; kr 192; yb87 168
refugees in Tanzania (2001-2002): w03 2/15 11
Rwanda refugees (1994): yb95 16-17
Soviet Union countries (1991-1992): yb93 12, 15
Ukraine (1991-1992): w93 2/1 22
service experiences: yb93 9; w91 1/1 22; w88 3/15 6-7; yb87 178, 183-186, 188-189, 203-204
chief mechanic high in mountains: yb99 59-60
concerned neighbor calls police: yb05 57
German-speaking Witness studies with Italians: jv 497; yb87 183-184
guest workers preached to: yb87 182-189
opposer attends convention to spy: w99 2/15 32
orthopedic surgeon: g 8/13 10-11
perfect scripture used by chance: yb07 55-56
schoolmates all accept Young People Ask book: g02 8/22 32
school report “Forgotten Victims of Nazism”: w04 9/1 29
suicidal man: g01 10/22 8, 10-11
witnessing to representatives to Disarmament Conference (1932): yb87 137-138
witnessing to representatives to the League of Nations: yb87 137
television broadcasts: yb87 197-198
tests of faithfulness: yb87 126-128, 131-132
Theocratic Ministry School: yb87 165-166
unassigned territory: yb87 177-178
visits by—
Covington, H. C.: yb87 170
Henschel, M. G.: jv 96
Knorr, N. H.: jv 96; w91 11/1 28-29; yb87 169-170, 200, 202
Russell, C. T.: jv 406; yb87 116-117, 119-121
Rutherford, J. F.: w02 11/1 22; w91 8/1 26; yb91 192; yb87 128-130, 140, 147-148, 153-154
World War II: w91 11/1 27-28; yb87 156-167
Hitler is sent a resolution: yb87 148
Hitler is sent a telegram: yb87 143
youths: yb87 202-207