Why tell the story of White Rose - and other - resistance, when it was all for nothing? Their efforts did not topple Hitler's regime. Because: Their deaths and imprisonments were not in vain. They changed the people around them, and themselves.
You created words which showed not only their bravery but their talents and aspirations in life.. The past and presence of tolitarism is surreal. My fathered completed a masters in German in 1965 and studied Germany's history. His books are still lined up on a shelf in the basement. He is 80 years old now And I asked if could get rid of them. He said "No, that history in those books must never be forgotten." Your written words spoke to me and I thank you.
Please tell your father that I appreciate his conviction that that history must never be forgotten. He was so young in those dangerous postwar years.
I hope you've gotten him to document his memories of the 1950s and 1960s. Those are important too, as the whole world tried to figure out what to do next.
Amen as to relevancy. Indeed, imagine if Pence had been persuaded; the certification did not go through; the Supreme Court agreed and an effort was made to re-inaugurate Trump. I am not saying Democrats are "violent", but...........!
Denise,
You created words which showed not only their bravery but their talents and aspirations in life.. The past and presence of tolitarism is surreal. My fathered completed a masters in German in 1965 and studied Germany's history. His books are still lined up on a shelf in the basement. He is 80 years old now And I asked if could get rid of them. He said "No, that history in those books must never be forgotten." Your written words spoke to me and I thank you.
Please tell your father that I appreciate his conviction that that history must never be forgotten. He was so young in those dangerous postwar years.
I hope you've gotten him to document his memories of the 1950s and 1960s. Those are important too, as the whole world tried to figure out what to do next.
Thank you for your comment and for reading!
Thanks Denise. What a beautiful and powerful story (which I had never heard before). I look forward to more of your articles.
Appreciate your encouraging comment, Mike! It truly is a gripping story, and it is relevant in our era as well.
Amen as to relevancy. Indeed, imagine if Pence had been persuaded; the certification did not go through; the Supreme Court agreed and an effort was made to re-inaugurate Trump. I am not saying Democrats are "violent", but...........!