Sophie Scholl and the White Rose | Dumbach and Newborn

“Should we stand here with empty hands at the end of the war when they ask the question: ‘And what did you do?’” - Hans Scholl

As the sound of evil rises around you, will you tune it out, or silence it? 

In a time where the lines between right and wrong are rapidly shifting, you may wonder: what difference can I make? In these moments of doubt, I am motivated to revisit history, to remember the story, the testimony of those who stood up for what they believed with no fear of the cost.

Sophie Scholl and the White Rose is one of those stories. It recounts the events of a small group of young adults who dared to resist the Third Reich.  This handful of young people showed courage, faith, and ingenuity.  They created a voice for what many were thinking. They risked everything.  

Like many WWII accounts, their story is both inspiring and sobering.  It gives insight into the ideology that lead to devaluing human life.  It is an important story for the time we live in today.  The testimony reminds you that those with strong conviction and courage can change the world, one voice at a time. 

“In a universe where all values have been shattered, where religions and histories and literatures and social structures have lost their meaning, man has to stand up again, accept his condition, accept that he is alone, and has no protection, and proceed to create his own world, his own values, his own decisions, his own actions—and be willing to pay the consequences, to be responsible for everything he thinks says, and does.” 
― Dumbach and Newborn, Sophie Scholl and the White Rose