Picture Quiz #2: Holocaust Memorial
Who knows the full name of this Holocaust monument in Berlin Mitte?
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Book Recommendation: Stasiland
If you’ve taken a Cold War tour with me, you’ll already have heard this recommendation, but it’s worth repeating that Anna Funder’s ‘Stasiland’ is a must-read for… Read More »Book Recommendation: Stasiland
Picture Quiz #1: Thanksgiving Edition
Good morning from Berlin! Today’s history mystery: by whom was a famous speech given from this building in 1963? Highlight the blank space below to… Read More »Picture Quiz #1: Thanksgiving Edition
Introducing: Hans Litten
This month’s hero is the lawyer Hans Litten, who represented political dissenters during the Nazi dictatorship. In 1931, Litten subpoeanaed Adolf Hitler as a witness… Read More »Introducing: Hans Litten
Lady Ampelmann
Former East Germany’s famous Ampelmann (pedestrian traffic lights figure) can be seen in its feminine counterpart in Dresden!
Book Recommendation: Travellers in the Third Reich
This month’s book is the lengthy but utterly gripping “Travellers in the Third Reich” (2017) by Julia Boyd, a chronicle of experiences of visitors (including… Read More »Book Recommendation: Travellers in the Third Reich
Frauenkirche, Dresden
During the rebuilding process of the Saxon city of Dresden, these darker stones were salvaged from the rubble of the original church (destroyed during WWII)… Read More »Frauenkirche, Dresden
Introducing Rosa Luxemburg
This month, let’s discuss Rosa Luxemburg, whose life was cut short by right-wing troops in early 1919. Born in 1871 into a Polish Jewish family,… Read More »Introducing Rosa Luxemburg
Book Recommendation: A Time to Dance, a Time to Die
A break from Nazis and Stasi for this month, to recommend you a book which I devoured in two sittings during my recent trip to… Read More »Book Recommendation: A Time to Dance, a Time to Die