When the Moon Set over Haifa

By: Angelina Diliberto Allen

Narrated by: Barbara Hawkins-Scott

On November 28, 1921, the head of the Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, passed away. There were six Western believers in Haifa on the night of the ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Mr. John Bosch and Mrs. Louise Stapfer Bosch from Geyserville, California; Dr. Florian Krug and Mrs. Grace Krug from New York; and Fraulein Johanna Hauff from Stuttgart. All of them were there as pilgrims. The only other Western believer present in Haifa was Mr. Curtis Kelsey from New York, who was in Haifa to install electrical power plants to light the shrines of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh.

This book tells the story of these believers, how they became Bahá’ís, the circumstances that led them to Haifa, and how their experience at the time of the ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá shaped their path of service to the Cause of God. The intent is to give the listener the feeling of being in the holy land, 100 years ago, when the moon of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá set over Haifa.

©2021 The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States (P)2022 World Unity Media

Spiritual awakening.

I've been a Baha'i for many years and this story is an amazing story for me of triumph over tragedy. Thank you for putting this story into audible, it's easier for me to listen than to read at this time in my life.

Excellent account of a pivotal time in history

I loved hearing the stories of the friends who were in Haifa when ’Abdul’-Baha passed. This book fills in the backstory of many of the events that were happening at that pivotal moment in history. Thank you for your research and the masterful was you told the story. Well done!