Sophie Scholl and
the White Rose
Jud Newborn
Annette Dumbach
Book: Paperback
256 pages
ISBN 1-85168-474-3
March 2006
Oneworld Publications
Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
Jud Newborn & Annette Dumbach
Sophie Scholl and the White Rose tells the entire story behind the 2005 Oscar-nominated and award-winning German film, Sophie Scholl: The Final Days.
In the 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.
“The animated narrative reads like a suspense novel.”
--The New York Times
“This is a story that commands our attention.”
--Newsweek International
“Inspiring - and could not be more timely.”
--Studs Terkel
“Superbly written.”
--Library Journal
“Unusually powerful and compelling . . . Among the indispensable literature of modern political culture.”
--Hans-Wolf von Wietersheim, Das Parlament (Official publication, German Bundestag)
“Heart-wrenching and inspiring . . . a story few readers will forget.”
--San Francisco Chronicle
“Could change your life forever.”
--Dayton Daily News
“Dumbach and Newborn have told their compelling story beautifully.”
--Washington Jewish Week
Annette Dumbach is an author, journalist and university lecturer who has lived throughout the world. She has received degrees from the City College of New York, the University of Missouri, and the Sorbonne, and currently resides in Munich
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 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.
Published by Oneworld Publications.
List of illustrations
Acknowledgments
Preface
Foreword by Studs Terkel
Sophie Scholl and the White Rose
Appendices
1 Leaflets of the White Rose
2 List ofIndicted members of the White Rose
3 Transcript of the Indictment
4 Transcript of the Sentences
5 Article in M¸nchener Neuste Nachrichten
6 Article in Vˆlkischer Beobachter
7 Radio Series“German Listeners,” Thomas Mann
8 Leaflet issued by National Committee for Free Germany
9 New York Times articles from 1943
Sources
Index