NATHAN STOLTZFUS EXPLORES HOW POWER HOLDS AND HOW IT BREAKS
From Nazi Germany to modern democracies, his research uncovers how social bonds, moral choices, and public action can challenge even the most oppressive systems.
RESEARCH FOCUS
Resistance in Everyday Life
How family, relationships, and social norms shaped political behavior.
The Limits of Dictatorship
Why even powerful regimes depend on public cooperation to survive.
Memory and Moral Responsibility
How societies remember the Holocaust and what that memory asks of us.
Lessons for Today
What history reveals about democracy, conformity, and civic courage.
INTERMARRIAGE, THE 1943 ROSENSTRASSE PROTEST, AND SOCIAL CONSTRAINTS ON HITLER’S POWER
National WWII Museum
How public protest by non-Jewish wives forced the Nazi regime to reverse deportation policy.
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
WHY DID WOMEN VOTE FOR HITLER?
The Conversation
An examination of gender, political loyalty, and everyday support for authoritarianism.
AUSCHWITZ: HISTORY AND ICON
American-German Institute
Reflections on Holocaust memory, history, and moral meaning.
TRUMP VERSUS HITLER: LESSONS FROM WEIMAR GERMANY
The Daily Beast
A historical perspective on democratic fragility and authoritarian rhetoric.
CONTINUING THE WORK
Nathan Stoltzfus continues this work through the Rosenstrasse Civil Courage Foundation, which he co-founded to promote the study and practice of civil courage.
Inspired by the Rosenstrasse Protest, the foundation supports public programs and research on resistance, moral choice, and social responsibility.
