Sophie Scholl and the White Rose

Jud Newborn · Annette Dumbach

Mar 2006 · Oneworld Publications

About this ebook

In the spring and summer of 1942, five young German students and one professor at the University of Munich crossed the threshold of toleration to enter the realms of resistance, danger and death. Protesting in the name of principles Hitler thought he had killed forever, Sophie Scholl and other members of the White Rose realized that the ‘Germanization’ Hitler sought to enforce was cruel and inhuman, and that they could not be content to remain silent in its midst.

From its inception to its end, the captivating story of Sophie Scholl and the White Rose is an uplifting and enlightening account of German resistance to the Third Reich. With detailed chronicles of Scholl’s arrest and trial before Hitler’s Hanging Judge, Roland Freisler, as well as appendices containing all of the leaflets the White Rose wrote and circulated exhorting Germans to stand up and fight back, this volume is an invaluable addition to World War II literature and a fascinating window into human resilience in the face of dictatorship.

About the author

Dr. Jud Newborn, a New York-based scholar, lecturer and journalist, was educated at New York University, Cambridge, and the University of Chicago. A former Fulbright Fellow specializing in both anthropology and the history of the Third Reich, Dr. Newborn is a pioneer in the creation of Holocaust museums. He was Founding Historian of New York’s Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, and is currently Special Projects Curator and Director of Development for the Cinema Arts Centre. Annette Dumbach is an author, journalist and university lecturer.