Hitler Youth

Nazi Party youth organisation

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2025 Libba Bray's novel 'Under the Same Stars' features a fictional punk rock band named after Sophie Scholl in its West Berlin storyline.
2024 A large portion of his 1956 'Joy of life' mural was uncovered and restored at the German Hygiene Museum.
February 2024 Vera Oredsson gives a rare interview to Dagens Nyheter, discussing her Nazi past, her oath to Adolf Hitler in the early 1940s, and her controversial political views.
September 25 2023 Passed away, concluding a life dedicated to pastoral work, theological education, and social service.
September 25 2023 Uwe Holmer died at his home in Serrahn.
March 2023 Public prosecutor's office in Munich discontinued investigations against Benedict XVI, finding insufficient evidence of criminal activity related to sexual abuse cases.
February 2 2023 Solomon Perel passed away at the age of 97.
2022 A documentary about Holmer's life, directed by Jan-Josef Liebers, was released.
December 2022 Began representation by David Zwirner Gallery, ending his long-term relationship with Marian Goodman Gallery.
February 2022 Benedict XVI publicly admitted errors in treating sexual abuse cases and asked for forgiveness for 'grievous fault' while denying personal wrongdoing.
January 2022 A report by German law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl concluded that Cardinal Ratzinger failed to adequately address four cases of alleged sexual abuse during his time as Archbishop.
October 2021 Decided to make his Birkenau images permanently available to the International Auschwitz Committee.
July 2021 Pope Francis issued the apostolic letter Traditionis custodes, which substantially reversed Benedict XVI's previous guidelines on the Tridentine Mass and imposed new, broad restrictions on its use, causing controversy among conservative and traditionalist Catholics.
June 29 2021 Benedict celebrates his platinum jubilee (70th anniversary) as a priest.
May 2021 Südwestrundfunk and Bayerische Rundfunk launched an Instagram project @ichbinsophiescholl to commemorate Sophie Scholl's 100th birthday, featuring Swiss actress Luna Wedler portraying Scholl's last year of life in a digital influencer style.
May 2021 The German Ministry of Finance issued a commemorative stamp honoring Sophie Scholl.
April 2021 The German Ministry of Finance issued a commemorative sterling silver €20 coin celebrating the 100th anniversary of Sophie Scholl's birth.
February 28 2021 Benedict XVI reaffirms the legitimacy of his resignation in an interview, denying any speculation about external pressure or invalidity.
February 23 2021 Released on Disney+'s Star sub-brand.
January 2021 Benedict receives a COVID-19 vaccine.
2020 Singer/songwriter James Maddock released the title track 'No Time To Cry' about Sophie Scholl and her involvement in the White Rose movement.
2020 Established the Gerhard Richter Art Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to preserving his work and making it available for exhibitions.
2020 German artist Cordula Ditz held an exhibition about Helmuth Hübener named 'You may not know him, but....' at Kunsthalle Hamburg.
November 2020 The Vatican published a report holding Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI responsible for allowing Theodore McCarrick to rise in power despite known sex abuse allegations.
September 2020 Unveiled three 30-foot-tall stained-glass windows for the Tholey Abbey, which he considered his last major work. The windows were abstract painted works inspired by his 'Pattern' series from the 1990s, and were made by Gustva van Treeck glass workshop.
July 31 2020 Began a limited release in China after previous COVID-19 pandemic postponements.
July 26 2020 Died in Munich at the age of 94.
June 8 2020 The Lent Barracks was officially renamed the Von-Düring Barracks.
February 23 2020 In its third week of home video release, the film sold 14,277 DVD copies and 47,036 Blu-ray copies, generating a total profit of $1,365,588.
February 19 2020 Gustave Graas passed away, concluding his life as a notable Luxembourgish abstract painter and businessman.
February 18 2020 Released on DVD and Blu-ray disc formats in the United States.
February 4 2020 Released as a digital download by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
January 19 2020 The film experienced a significant expansion, screening in 1,005 American theaters, which was noted as 'the largest expansion of any Oscar contender' by TheWrap.
2019 The film Jojo Rabbit, which features characters as members of the Jungvolk, was released, depicting the organization in a narrative context.
2019 Died in Hamburg, Germany.
2019 Died in this year.
2019 Benedict XVI released a 6,000-word letter addressing the Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis, attributing it to moral erosion from secularization and the 1960s sexual revolution. His perspective contrasted with Pope Francis's view of the issue as a result of power abuses within the Church hierarchy.
2019 Roman Griffin Davis receives a nomination for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 77th Golden Globe Awards.
2019 Davis wins Best Young Performer at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards.
2019 Costume designer Mayes Rubeo wins Excellence in Period Film at the Costume Designers Guild Awards and receives an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design.
2019 Jojo Rabbit wins Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, with Taika Waititi as the winner.
2019 The film receives six nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress for Scarlett Johansson and Best Picture.
December 19 2019 The USC Shoah Foundation collaborated with Searchlight to develop a classroom curriculum about Nazism based on the film Jojo Rabbit, which includes Holocaust survivors' testimony videos and aims to demonstrate how individuals can overcome prejudices and hate.
November 16 2019 Served as the closing film for the 30th Stockholm International Film Festival, marking its Nordic premiere.
October 24 2019 Jojo Rabbit was released in New Zealand.
October 18 2019 Jojo Rabbit was released theatrically in the United States.

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