Background
Binkele was born of German parents in the United States.
Binkele was born of German parents in the United States.
Binkele mastered seven languages, spoken and written. A year later he resigned from his church and joined the movement. Charles Taze Russell appointed Binkele as the director of the European Watch Tower offices in 1916.
He was given authority to act on behalf of the Society by letters of power of attorney, giving him full control of the Society"s assets there.
Arrests were made in Berlin, Hamburg, Bavaria, and Alsace. In 1940, the Binkeles returned to the United States.
In 1942 Conrad Binkele died of chronic illness.