Some personally knew the brothers taking the lead who were imprisoned in 1918. Others participated in broadcasts on the Watchtower radio station, WBBR.
وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ عَاشُوا فِي ظِلِّ ٱلْأَنْظِمَةِ ٱلدِّكْتَاتُورِيَّةِ وَٱتَّخَذُوا مَوْقِفًا رَاسِخًا إِلَى جَانِبِ ٱلْعِبَادَةِ ٱلْحَقَّةِ .‏