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| 1945 14 Aug |
The German Bahá'ís, 80 per cent of whom lived in the American sector of occupied Germany, obtained permission to re-organize. [BBRSM185]
A US soldier stationed in occupied post-war Germany, John Eichenauer, helped during the first days of the reconvening of the community. The American Bahá'ís sent money, food and literature, and aided them in rebuilding the administrative structures. [BWNS390]
Brief mention of this event is made in this film on Vimeo.
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Persecution, Germany; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; World War II; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); John Eichenauer; Germany |
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| 1945 1 Aug |
Initially founded as a hostel for Bahá'í children with sixteen children, what was the New Era High School and Senior Secondary had grown to become a leading international co-educational institution with many hundreds of students.
Founded as a separate institution in 1987, the New Era Development Institute had its beginnings as a service project for students in the 1970s and 1980s when the school set up programmes to assist the poor and underdeveloped villages in the region.
[New Era High School and Senior Secondary website, Wikipedia, BBD171; BBRSM153]
For the history of the school see BW16:320–6.
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New Era High School, India; - Bahá'í inspired schools; New Era Development Institute, India; Social and economic development; Panchgani, India; Maharashtra, India; India |
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| 1945 Aug |
Marguerite Wellby Preston, an English Bahá'í married to a Kenyan tea grower, settled in Sotik, Kenya, becoming the first Bahá'í in the country. [UD484]
Until the 1950s she was the only Bahá'í in East Africa. [UD484] |
Marguerite Preston; Sotik, Kenya; Kenya |
first Bahá’í in Kenya |
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