A research and engagement initiative at the University of Oxford (UK) exploring the story of the anti-Nazi resistance circle 'The White Rose'
The White Rose Project is delighted to be partnering once again with the Oxford German Network for Round 2 of the Oxford German Olympiad! The White Rose (‘Die Weiße Rose’) was a group of students and a professor in Munich that wrote and distributed leaflets calling on Germans to resist Hitler. TASK: Write a letter …
White Rose Project, 2023-2024 80 years ago, in 1943, five students and a professor stood up to Nazism and paid with their lives. They were members of The White Rose (‘Die Weiße Rose’), a group that wrote and circulated pamphlets calling on Germans to resist Hitler. Student members of this year’s White Rose Project will …
We are excited to be part of two live performances of music and readings commemorating the White Rose and telling their incredible story. The concerts will be hosted and performed by the award-winning vocal collective SANSARA under the direction of Tom Herring. One is at St-Martin-in-the-Fields in London, and the other at the Wiltshire Music …
“We offer this evening’s performance of art, literature, and music as a way of commemorating this group of courageous individuals – students and their professor – who gave their lives in the pursuit of freedom.” Dr Alexandra Lloyd On Saturday 18 February 2023, around 65 members of the public and students gathered at the Levine …
This year our undergraduate project members again worked on producing creative translations inspired by the White Rose pamphlets and the history of the White Rose. You can see some of their incredible and thought-provoking works below. We’ll be updating this page over the next couple of months as the finishing touches are put to all …
The White Rose Project will again follow the events as they happened in real time through posts on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the first White Rose trials and executions. It is an important moment to remember this resistance group and reflect on their legacy. You can find the posts under the hashtag #whiteroserealtime. We will …
On Friday 3 February 2023, student and academic members of the White Rose Project joined Dr Alexandra Franklin at the Bodleian Library’s Bibliographical Press. The students selected phrases from the White Rose leaflets – in German and English – and experimented with printing them using some of the historical hand-presses. Slogans included: ‘Ein Verbrechen kann …
The White Rose Project is delighted to be partnering once again with the Oxford German Network for Round 2 of the Oxford German Olympiad! The White Rose (‘Die Weiße Rose’) was a group of students and a professor in Munich that wrote and distributed leaflets calling on Germans to resist Hitler. 2023 marks the 80th …
The White Rose Project has received lots of emails about National History Day again this year! While we’re sadly not able to reply to everyone individually, we asked Dr Alexandra Lloyd (Director of the Project and author of Defying Hitler: The White Rose Pamphlets (Bodleian Library Publishing, 2022)) to comment on the White Rose. If …
On International Translation Day 2022, we’re celebrating the work of all the White Rose Project student translators who’ve worked so hard to bring the White Rose history to audiences beyond German-speakers! Translation work with undergraduate students is at the heart of the White Rose Project. This includes translation between German and English, and ‘creative translation’, …