Research Symposium

BIO

Hi! I am Avery Bixler, a Freshman from Land O' Lakes, Florida majoring in Linguistics. I am interested in history and the development of language and hope to conduct more research in those fields.

Retelling the Rosenstrasse: An Unbiased Account of the Only Successful Protest in Nazi Germany

Abstract

The Rosenstrasse Protest was the only public demonstration made during the Holocaust against the mass deportation of Jewish people. In the protest, the German wives and relatives of Jewish men gathered at Rosenstraße 2-4, where their husbands and families were awaiting deportation. (Figure 1) For a week, they demanded that the Gestapo give their men back. As guards denied them for a week straight, the dozens turned into thousands. Due to the public nature of the protest, the Nazi regime, famously caring intensely about their image, had no choice but to release the men. My research sought to remove bias from the retelling of the Rosenstrasse Protest and ensure that the full impact of the demonstration was understood. As this protest was the only recorded demonstration of its kind, it is important to spread accurate information surrounding its circumstances and the women involved. With the rise of clickbait and biased falsifications, it is important that misinformation be fixed and accurate sources cited. 

Keywords: Nazi Germany, Wikipedia, Women's Protest