Ceresnie & Offen
munity Center, is director of
The White Rose. She was
drawn to the play because of
the questions it raises about
honor and morality and the
responsibility of the in-
dividual to confront evil.
"We criticize to our heart's
content, but how many of us
are willing to do something
about what we know is
wrong," Mrs. Fleischer said.
"These were people who did
something, and it shows that
one step could make a differ-
ence."
The White Rose is the story
of Hans and Sophie Scholl
and three other members of
the group, who defaced
swastikas and other Nazi
propaganda as well as
distributed anti-Hitler pam-
phlets throughout Germany.
Most members of the White
Rose were captured and
sentenced to death; both
How many of us
are willing to do
something about
what we know
is wrong?
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Hans and Sophie Scholl were
beheaded on Feb. 22, 1943.
A central figure in the play
is the investigator, a sort of
everyman who isn't wildly
enthusiastic about the
Nazis, but, nonetheless, feels
compelled to "go along with
the program," Mrs.
Fleischer said. Asked about
the death camps, the in-
vestigator says, "That's not
my job. I know nothing
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It was this kind of com-
placency that was prevalent
in Nazi Germany, Mrs.
Fleischer says. Complacency
is "where the cancer
begins."
To prepare for their roles,
the actors "read everything
ever written about the
White Rose," Mrs. Fleischer
said. They also toured the
Holocaust Memorial Center
and spoke with a survivor.
Many already had taken
Mercy courses on the Holo-
caust.
Mrs. Fleischer strove for
veracity in her production of
The White Rose. In one
scene, the actors distribute
pamphlets decrying Hitler's
policies. Its words are the
exact ones contained in
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again.
Oak Park's Joy Lan-
dau and her husband,
Lou, are following up their
annual Halloween candy col-
lection for the Oakland
County Children's Village
and the Maxey Boys State
Home with an appeal for
small Christmas gifts for the
teen-agers at the two
facilities.
The Landaus are asking
for clothing of all kinds, in-
cluding jackets and gloves,
or games, comics, playing
cards, models or other small
toys. Their recent letter to
Detroit area organizations
said, "Don't worry about
clothing sizes. You give the
gift and we will find the kid
to fit it."
All donations must be new,
unwrapped and received by
the Landaus by Dec. 16.
Those who prefer may send a
check to the Landaus, who
will shop for items for the
550 boys at Maxey and the
75 boys and 50 girls at Oak-
land County Children's
Village.
The couple said the state
and families provide vir-
tually nothing for the chil-
dren during the holidays,
leaving many of the children
depressed.
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