1. The NSDAP
Were ALL Germans Nazis? Did they ALL agree with Hitler and the Holocaust?
NO!
Many did: Hitler Jugend, for example
Many did not. But they lived in serious danger if they spoke out against Hitler and his government.
Boy In The Striped Pajamas

2. The White Rose Society
The White Rose Society didn’t agree, and they had no problem speaking out against the Third Reich.
University of Munich, mostly students
Non-violent
Very educated
Wrote and distributed leaflets and pamphlets.

3. The White Rose Society Major Members: Hans Scholl Sophie Scholl
Alex Schmorell
Willi Graf
Christoph Probst
Traute Lafrenz
Katharinn Schuddekopf
Lilo Berndl
Lilo Ramdohl and Karl Furst

4. The White Rose Society What happened to them?
All were tried by the “People’s Courts”
None were given attorneys
The trials were closed
They were locked up in Stadelheim Prison
All were executed by guillotine in
Their families were billed the cost of their executions: approximately two months’ salary.
Stadelheim prison

5. The White Rose Society And then what?
The Allies found their last pamphlet and air-dropped millions of copies over Germany.
They became heroes when their stories were published worldwide, starting with the New York Times
They are now regarded as heroes in postwar Germany, with monuments, holidays, and German postage stamps.
Stadelheim prison

6. Elie Wiesel “Neutrality aids the oppressor, never the victim.”
How does this quote apply to the Holocaust?
How can you apply it to life in the U.S. today?
Write an in-depth example that you have seen in your own observations.
(Approximately two-thirds of a page)
Stadelheim prison