ALL TESTIMONIES
THOMAS
DENTIST
They Came After My Family
ANJA
FAMILY BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL
Our Offices Were Vandalized
BERND
FENCING COACH AND OLYMPIC TRAINING CENTER DEPUTY DIRECTOR
They Took Down Every Photo of Me
BERTHOLD
CARPENTRY BUSINESS OWNER
They Shut Us Out Everywhere
BETTIE
CHILDHOOD WITNESS
I Left Germany at Eleven
BILLIE
MOTHER OF THREE
The Whole Class Started Yelling at Me
CLAUDIA
AU PAIR AGENCY FOUNDER
Two Anonymous Calls Changed Everything
GUDRUN
TEACHER AND BOARDING SCHOOL SUPERVISOR
They Tried to Tear Our Family Apart
GÜNTER
BANKER
They Wanted Me to Sign Away My Beliefs
GUNTHER
BUSINESS OWNER
First His Friends Disappeared. Then His Business Suffered.
HANNAH
BRIDE-TO-BE
They Canceled Our Ceremony Just Before the Wedding
HANS-DIETER
MASTER HAIRDRESSER AND SALON OWNER
I Was Robbed of My Freedom
HERBERT
HEATING AND PLUMBING TRADESMAN
They Threatened My Livelihood
IVETTE
CHILDHOOD WITNESS
They Threatened to Kill My Father
THOMAS
TUTOR AND TUTORING ACADEMY FOUNDER
It Turned Violent at My Front Door
WALTER
LAUNDRY BUSINESS OWNER AND FORMER LOCAL POLITICIAN
They Wouldn’t Even Be Seen with Me
ARND
FATHER
They Wouldn’t Let Our Sons Be Friends
KIRSTEN
STUDENT AND ATHLETE
Why Were People Being Warned to Stay Away From Her?
KURT
BUSINESS OWNER
Strangers Came to His Family Home
RUBEN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT
They Made Me Feel Like I Wasn’t a Normal Child
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