UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1222

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Liam Wirsansky
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Mr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): ljw16d@fsu.edu
Position Title: Community/Industry Research Mentor
FSU College (if applicable): Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: History
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Additional Research Mentor(s)
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above): Nathan Stoltzfus
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific?: Dr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): nstoltzfus@fsu.edu
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable): George Williamson
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Pronouns: He/Him/His
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Honorific?: Dr. 
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): gwilliamson@fsu.edu

Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Building an Association to Honor Civil Defiance in Nazi Germany and Empower Voices of Courage
Project Keywords: History, Holocaust, Women, Jewish, Intermarriage
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 4
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: No, the project is remote
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: Partially Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 7
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description:
Join a meaningful research and public history project that honors unsung heroes of the Holocaust—ordinary people who did the extraordinary by defying the Nazi regime through an open, day-to-day stance that followed their conscience rather than Nazi terror and mass conformity. Through this project, student researchers will help build an association of descendants and relatives of those involved in the protest and related intermarriage rescues, contributing to an online archive that preserves these powerful family stories.

Research Tasks:
As a research assistant, you'll help us bring these stories to life by:

-Conducting genealogical and historical research to locate descendants and engage new participants.
-Documenting personal histories from descendants of Rosenstrasse protesters and German-Jewish intermarriages.
-Creating and curating family webpages with photos, stories, and documents.
-Supporting website development and content updates for the Foundation.

Students may tailor their involvement based on their interests and skills, whether in history, writing, research, genealogy, language translation (German/French), or digital media. Exemplary student research will be published through the foundation and additional support will be provided for other publishing opportunities.

This is more than a research project; it's a chance to shape how resistance and courage are remembered, to inspire more of it. By participating, you’ll help ensure these legacies are preserved, shared, and honored for generations to come.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Some knowledge of web design and/or German is welcomed but not required.

Mentoring Philosophy:
UROP researchers will participate in weekly meetings with Liam Wirsansky (FSU, BA, M.S., & FSU Director of Research and Development of the Rosenstrasse Civil Courage Foundation), who will supervise and facilitate coordinating the research and developing the needed skills and historical context for students to be successful alongside the direction of Professors George Williamson and Nathan Stoltzfus, together with other current and former students who work with the foundation.


Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable):: rosenstrassefoundation.org
Please add any additional information here (if applicable)::
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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: Yes
Roundtable times and Zoom links:
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Roundtable Info:
- Day: Thursday, September 4
  Start Time: 5:00
  End Time: 6:00
  Zoom Link: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/9089375618?pwd=S0IxYWQ4MkFIalhaSWcvT3lXcUlydz09

UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes

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Year: 2025
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