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Sachsenhausen After 1945 — Under Soviet Administration
One of the things that surprised me during our visit to Sachsenhausen was discovering that the history of imprisonment here did not end when Nazi Germany collapsed in 1945. This interpretive panel, mounted against one of the old walls, tells a second and very different chapter of the site’s history. Its heading reads, “Under Soviet […]
The Names Beneath Our Feet
One of the most moving experiences while walking through Berlin is discovering the small brass plaques embedded in the sidewalks. It would be easy to miss them if you weren’t looking down, but that is exactly the point. These Stolpersteine, or “stumbling stones,” ask us to pause, not because we physically stumble over them, but because […]
Marx-Engels Forum
In a quiet green space in Berlin, we came upon the Marx-Engels Forum. There is no grand staircase, or towering pedestal. The monument is at ground level, integrated into the park. Karl Max is seated and beside him stands Freidrich Engles. One seated, one standing. One reflective, one present. To understand why they are here, […]
