PUBLICATIONS
RESISTANCE AND CIVIL COURAGE
Auschwitz: History and Icon ·2020
Explores how Auschwitz became both a historical site and a global symbol, arguing that understanding it requires engaging with lived experience, memory, and context not treating it as something beyond comprehension.
30 Years After the Berlin Wall Came Down, East and West Germany Are Still Divided·2019
Examines the lasting political, economic, and cultural divides after German reunification, showing how uneven integration continues to shape identity and democratic trust in the former East.
Trump Versus Hitler: What We Can Learn from Weimar German·2016
Uses historical comparison to show how democracies weaken when leaders normalize authoritarian rhetoric, emphasizing that collapse often happens gradually through compromise rather than sudden breakdown.
GENDER, FAMILY AND POLITICAL CHOICE
Why Did Women Vote for Hitler? Long-Forgotten Essays Hold Some Answers· 2020
Revisits overlooked historical research to explore why many women supported Hitler, highlighting how family roles, social pressures, and political messaging shaped their choices.
Dissent in Nazi Germany· 1992
Challenges the idea of total obedience under Hitler by documenting instances of dissent, including public protests like Rosenstrasse, showing that even a dictatorship faced social limits.
AUTHORIAL POWER AND SOCIAL CONSTRAINT
Jemand war für mich da (Someone Was There for Me)· 1989
An early account of the Rosenstrasse protest, based on survivor testimony, highlighting how collective action and solidarity led to the release of Jewish prisoners in 1943 Berlin.
Intermarriage, the 1943 Rosenstrasse Protests and Social Constraints on Hitler’s Power· 2025
Examines how non-Jewish spouses publicly protested for their Jewish partners, showing that visible, collective pressure could force the Nazi regime to make concessions.
Rosenstraße (Die Wahrheit jenseits der Akten)·2003
Argues that eyewitness testimony is essential to understanding the Rosenstrasse protest, cautioning against relying only on Nazi records to explain what happened.
Review of ‘ Hitler: A Biography’ ·
Critiques portrayals of Hitler as all-powerful, arguing instead that his authority depended on social support, participation, and the limits imposed by society.
Helden ohne Namen ·2008
Shows how ordinary people especially women, engaged in acts of public resistance, revealing that even under dictatorship, collective action could challenge Nazi authority.