The Rosenstrasse Protest occurred on this date in 1943. It was a non-violent protest held by the non-Jewish wives whose Jewish husbands had been rounded up. They were detained in a welfare office on Rosenstrasse (Rose Street) so their non-Jewish relatives stood outside and demanded their release. The protest grew and resisted deterrents like the threat of gunfire. To avoid unwanted press attention German propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels released the men on 6th March 1943. The mother of Ruth Barnett, a survivor who escaped as part of the Kindertransport in 1939, took part in the protest. Ruth's father, who was Jewish, had fled to Shanghai, whereas her mother who was not, remained in Germany. When it was decreed that non-Jews would have to divorce their Jewish spouses she joined the Rosenstrasse protest. Many of the protesters were arrested, but their German citizenship protected them. After the protest Ruth's mother went into hiding. Watch Ruth talk about this, and her own experiences here: https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/ruth-barnett-interview/ruth-barnett-her-parents-in-war-time/
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