People of the White Rose

Short biographies or narratives regarding White Rose friends. Enjoy! These people were flesh and blood, not saints or heroes.

A circle of friendship. White Rose was a circle of friends who knew injustice when they saw it, and knew they had to do something about it. And they chose to do something about it with friends they held near and dear. Lilo was the first person to recognize this aspect of White Rose resistance and to write about it. (2023.12.20) FREE.
“My” White Rose families. Wilhelm Geyer. Eugen Grimminger. Tilly Hahn. Susanne Hirzel. Hans Hirzel. Traute Lafrenz. I want you to know the family and friends of White Rose resistance the same way I do. As human. Real. Authentic. Without haloes. Without pedestals. Without censorship. (2024.09.05) FREE.

Lieselotte Fürst-Ramdohr. In Memoriam. “I would do it all over again, even knowing what it would cost me.” - Unsre liebste Lilo. (2024.05.13) FREE.
“My” White Rose families. Lieselotte Fürst-Ramdohr. Lilo and Alex vowed always to be friends, always to be true and honest with one another. “How lucky I am to be alive!” he exclaimed. Statements like these must be shouted for the world to hear. (2024.09.24) FREE.

“My” White Rose families. Wilhelm Geyer. I care about the Geyers. (2024.09.05) FREE.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: God Forbid. Willi Graf and friends, 3 Jan 43: "What if we win the war, God forbid? Then resistance will be more necessary than ever. We are dead either way." (2024.01.02) Footnotes and bibliography for paid subscribers only, rest of post is public.
Election shenanigans. “Each individual bears full responsibility." - Willi Graf, 1943. (2024.10.25) FREE.
War Hans Scholl Mentor von Willi Graf? Willi Graf stand öfters allein, ohne Unterstützung. Trotzdem machte er das, was recht war, er hat Güte und Treue geliebt, und er ging seinen Weg bis zum Tod in Ehrfurcht mit seinem Gott. (2024.08.30)
Was Hans Scholl Willi Graf’s mentor? Willi Graf knew what was right. What was fair. Injustice hurt him. Injustice made him angry and gave him nightmares. (2024.09.03)

“My” White Rose families. Eugen Grimminger. I care about Eugen Grimminger and Tilly Hahn. (2024.09.05) FREE.

“My” White Rose families. Tilly Hahn. I care about Eugen Grimminger and Tilly Hahn. (2024.09.05) FREE.

“My” White Rose families. Hans Hirzel. I care about Susanne Hirzel and her brother Hans. (2025.09.05) FREE.

Susanne Hirzel: The other side of words. Words matter. We must use words deliberately, consciously. In contrast to Hermann Krings' clear text, Susanne Hirzel's words muddy the waters. See how that makes a difference in the record. (2023.06.14) FREE.
“My” White Rose families. Susanne Hirzel. I care about Susanne Hirzel and her brother Hans. (2025.09.05) FREE.

Enigmas wrapped in riddles #2: Prof. Dr. Kurt Huber. Few of the White Rose friends are revered as much as Prof. Dr. Kurt Huber. And yet. His life - and death - present more questions than answers. How *do* we define resistance? (2023.05.22) FREE.

Hermann Krings: Signs versus examples. From Hermann Krings, I learned to think about White Rose resistance in unambiguous language. How do you see the White Rose, as sign or as example? Read on to see what Krings thought. (2023.06.12) FREE.

"My" White Rose families. Traute Lafrenz. I care about Traute Lafrenz. (2025.09.05) FREE.

In Memoriam: Joyce Light. Growing up in rural Texas, Joyce assumed all Germans of the Nazi era were evil. She was moved beyond belief when she met those who had resisted, families of those who had died for justice. (2024.04.22) FREE.

In Memoriam: Nikolay Daniel Nikolaeff-Hamazaspian. February 25, 1943, a close friend of Alexander Schmorell was arrested for assisting Alex with his attempted escape. This is Nikolay's story. (2022.02.25) FREE.

My favorite “Schurik” story. Only July 13, remember Alexander Schmorell's death. But honor his life. (2024.07.10) FREE.

War Hans Scholl Mentor von Willi Graf? Willi Graf stand öfters allein, ohne Unterstützung. Trotzdem machte er das, was recht war, er hat Güte und Treue geliebt, und er ging seinen Weg bis zum Tod in Ehrfurcht mit seinem Gott. (2024.08.30) FREE.
Was Hans Scholl Willi Graf’s mentor? Willi Graf knew what was right. What was fair. Injustice hurt him. Injustice made him angry and gave him nightmares. (2024.09.03) FREE.

The Sophie Scholl you should know. On this day when sappy commemorations that portray White Rose resistance as religious, shallow, and idealistic begin, perhaps it is time that on this day, you're introduced to the real Sophie. Enjoy! (2024.02.18) For paid subscribers only.

Enigmas wrapped in riddles #1: Josef Söhngen. How do we define dissidence? Who can be labeled as part of the "resistance" during the Shoah? Or are people like Josef Söhngen representative of that great gray mass who just got by? (2023.05.19) FREE.