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Anti-Nazi Resistance in Berlin -- and Its Lessons
A number of Germans objected to the Nazi Regime from the start. But they faced a painful decision: whether to remain passive bystanders, or take a stand against the regime and oppose it from within. The Red Orchestra movement began to form in 1935, composed of professors, artists, and factory workers. When it was finally destroyed by the Gestapo in 1942, over 150 people were arrested, many of them executed. Half of the group were women. Nelson's book Red Orchestra vividly describes the experience of these men and women--many working in defense of their Jewish friends and neighbors ...&t=7s
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