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Book Review of At the Heart of the White Rose: Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl

At the Heart of the White Rose: Letters and Diaries of Hans and Sophie Scholl
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Although Hans and Sophie Scholl joined the Hitler Youth, both emerged from their adolescence years with a conviction that they must make their voices heard against Hitler's regime.
The Scholls and a few friends spoke out when others didn't. The diaries reveal Hans and Sophie's political beliefs, and a conviction that developed from their intense spiritual searching, helping them to do what their beliefs were, no matter what the cost.
The Scholls' personal writings show their faith and their protest, along with their spontaneous feelings of joy and gratitude for the gifts of nature, music and art.