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The Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Life/Photographs
[http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/bonhoeffer/exhibit/panel1.shtml]
Provided through the generosity of Augsburg College, a pictorial exhibit about the life and legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer that was developed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the martyrdom of Bonhoeffer in 1994. Find out more about the traveling exhibit.

Letters from Prison
Read Bonhoeffer's first correspondence with his parents, and letters to his best friend about a "religionless" society and his state of mind after the attempt on Hitler's life had failed.

Bonhoeffer
[http://www.bonhoeffer.com/]
The official site of Martin Doblmeier's documentary film offering information about the film, video clips, recommended books, and more.

International Bonhoeffer Society
[http://www.dbonhoeffer.org/]
Resources for Bonhoeffer research online, and information about travel sites related to Bonhoeffer's life.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Bonhoeffer
[http://www.ushmm.org/bonhoeffer/index.html]
A memorial essay, written by Victoria Barnett and sponsored by the Church Relations department of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, about Bonhoeffer. It spans the period from the rise of Nazism until his execution.

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust
[http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/default.htm]
An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust presented through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature sponsored by the University of South Florida. Includes timelines of events and lesson plans for student activities.

Audio: Hitler and the Jews
[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/war/wwtwo/hitler_audio.shtml]
A BBC site featuring audio of Hitler's 1933 speech at the Siemens Dynamo Works in Berlin vaguely denouncing the Jewish people and calling for rearmament, and audio of Hitler's 1939 "prophecy" speech to the Reichstag.

Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace
[http://www.pbs.org/opb/bonhoeffer/index.html]
A PBS film produced in 2001 dramatizing Bonhoeffer's last years, his participation in the German resistance, and his moral struggle.

"Bonhoeffer's Legacy: A New Generation"
[http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=72]
A 1997 review of a 16-volume critical edition of Bonhoeffer's writings by South African theologian John W. DeGrunchy, in which he describes the difficulties in translating Bonhoeffer into English and his impact on contemporary society.

"Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Ecumenical Vision"
[http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=191]
An article by Victoria Barnett describing the significance of Bonhoeffer's role in the German resistance and the ecumenical world's efforts on its behalf.

"Flossenbürg: The Interminable Void"
[http://www.cjvma.org/e/albums/kleinmann/069-080.html]
A personal history of the Flossenbürg concentration camp that includes vivid descriptions of daily life and images of the camp, presented by Canadian Jewish Virtual Museum and Archives.

Application to Union Theological Seminary
[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/exhibitions/treasures/html/138.html]
Scanned image of the actual document submitted by Bonhoeffer for admittance to institution.

Bonhoeffer in Westminster Abbey
[http://westminster-abbey.org/tour/martyrs/7_db.htm]
Provides a brief overview of Bonhoeffer's life and a photo of the statue of him that stands in Westminster Abbey.