From the 15th to 27th February 2022 the White Rose Project will again follow the events as they happened in real time through daily posts on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. This year marks the 79th anniversary of the first White Rose trials. You can find the posts under the hashtag #whiteroserealtime.
Why this initiative? The aim of the White Rose Project is to bring the story of the White Rose resistance to English-speaking audiences. We do this through research, student-led translation work, collaboration with cultural partners, and public engagement. By following the story ‘in real time’, we hope to bring it to life just a little each day. A story like this in the current political and social climate has great potential to encourage reflection and debate on issues through the lens of a historical group of resisters. For us, one of the most interesting and compelling parts of this history is the collaborative nature of the resistance. We hope to show snapshots of many individuals who were involved in the White Rose during this two week period and beyond.
Here, you’ll find a list of books we used to put together our White Rose in Real Time posts, as well as sources for quotations and translator credits. It has not been possible in every case to match actions to precise times. We have therefore made approximations based on the available evidence.
Bibliography
Bassler, S., Die Weiße Rose: Zeitzeugen erinnern sich, Rowohlt, Reinbek, 2006.
Benz, W., Die Weiße Rose: 100 Seiten, Reclam, Stuttgart, 2017.
Chaussy, U., and G.R. Ueberschär, ‘Es lebe die Freiheit!’: Die Geschichte der Weißen Rose und ihrer Mitglieder in Dokumenten und Berichten, Fischer, Frankfurt am Main, 2013.
Graf, Willi, Briefe und Aufzeichnungen, ed. by Anneliese Knoop-Graf and Inge Jens, Fischer, Frankfurt am Main, 1994
Jens, I. (ed.), Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl: Briefe und Aufzeichnungen, Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 1988.
—., At the Heart of the White Rose: Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl, trans. by J. Maxwell Brownjohn, Plough Publishing House, Walden, NY, 2017.
McDonough, F., Sophie Scholl: The Real Story of the Woman who Defied Hitler, The History Press, 2010.
Moll, C., ‘Alexander Schmorell und Christoph Probst: Eine biographische Einführung’, in C. Moll (ed.), Alexander Schmorell, Christoph Probst: Gesammelte Briefe, Lukas, Berlin, 2011, pp. 23-283.
Scholl, I., The White Rose: Munich, 1942-1943, trans. Arthur R. Schultz, Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, 1983.
—., Die Weiße Rose, Fischer, Frankfurt am Main, 2016.
Siefken, H., Die Weiße Rose und ihre Flugblätter: Dokumente, Texte, Lebensbilder, Erläuterungen, University of Manchester press, Manchester, 1993.
Images used:
Grey background (https://pixabay.com/illustrations/woven-cloth-texture-dark-grey-352481/)
Paper (https://pixabay.com/vectors/paper-leaf-white-empty-page-sheet-23652/)
English Garden (https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/06/25/22/34/autumn-5341088_1280.jpg)
Envelopes (https://pixabay.com/illustrations/letter-e-mail-mail-hand-write-2794672/)
Wall (https://pixabay.com/photos/abstract-wall-backdrop-background-1850424/)
Satchel (https://pixabay.com/photos/bag-leather-messenger-bag-classic-1854148/)
Typewriter (https://pixabay.com/photos/typewriter-vintage-old-1248088/)
Fountain pen (https://pixabay.com/photos/letter-pen-writing-ink-pen-letters-4746345/)
Forest (https://pixabay.com/photos/forest-winter-tree-snow-fir-tree-3774991/)
Rose and book (https://pixabay.com/photos/rose-book-old-book-blossom-used-2101475/)
White rose (https://pixabay.com/photos/ranunculus-flowers-white-flower-2110755/)
Crumpled paper (https://pixabay.com/photos/paper-screwed-up-paper-ball-crinkle-1484048/)
Roses (https://pixabay.com/photos/rose-grief-graveyard-nature-2710068/)
Munich bridge night (https://pixabay.com/photos/bridge-munich-maximiliansbrücke-4641254/)
Window (https://pixabay.com/photos/space-interrogation-jail-story-5967290/)
Barbed wire (https://pixabay.com/photos/barbwire-protected-no-entry-danger-1765900/)
Flower in palm (https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/11/29/10/29/mothersday-4661014_1280.jpg)
