You and the Berlin Wall: What does it mean now?

Published on November 8, 2009 in History and Memories. Closed

What are your memories of the Berlin Wall?  Were you in Germany when the Wall fell?  Did you experience it on TV?

Or are you too young to remember it?  What have you heard about it?  What does it mean to you?

Visit the earlier posts to see what others think or remember about the fall of the Wall.  Thanks to the DEFA Film Library, we are pleased to highlight the memories of some East German filmmakers.

Keep the conversation going!

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November 9th (The New Yorker)

Published on November 11, 2009 in History and News. Closed

“Germany observes no official holiday on November 9th, the day when, twenty years ago, crowds of stunned, delirious East Germans breached the Berlin Wall…” (The New Yorker)  Continue reading:  http://bit.ly/4jtuYf

A taste for the old East Germany (BBC)

Published on November 9, 2009 in News. Closed

The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 thrilled most East Germans – though not manufacturers, whose goods became suddenly uncompetitive. But 20 years on, reports Lucy Hooker, some former East German brands are going strong.

http://bit.ly/2UTr81

Berlin celebrates demise of Wall (BBC)

Published on November 9, 2009 in Memories and News. Closed

Celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall are under way.

http://bit.ly/85lzo

The Berlin Wall: 20 Years Later (New York Times)

Published on November 8, 2009 in History and News. Closed

The New York Times has a section on their website dedicated to this year’s anniversary.

http://bit.ly/30XiS9

U2 Rock Out at the Brandenburg Gate

Published on November 8, 2009 in News. Closed

from Spiegel

http://bit.ly/3I4cpH

1989: Remembering The Fall Of The Berlin Wall (NPR)

Published on November 8, 2009 in History and News. Closed

Monday [November 9, 2009] marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. On the streets that November night in 1989, Germans celebrated the demise of the barrier, but had no way of knowing what political and cultural fallout would follow. Host Guy Raz recaps the events from 20 years ago and talks with Mary Sarotte, author of 1989: The Struggle to Create Post-Cold War Europe, about the fall of the wall and what came after. (from NPR)

http://bit.ly/4u2iam

In The End, Fall Of Berlin Wall Was Gorbachev’s Call

Published on November 8, 2009 in History and News. Closed

A story by Kevin Whitelaw, NPR News

http://bit.ly/4f51L1

Der Untergang der DDR

Published on November 8, 2009 in History and News. Closed

Spiegel.de:  Video-Spezial zum Mauerfall

http://bit.ly/J9Cv2

Gipfeltreffen der Einheitsväter (from spiegel.de)

Published on October 31, 2009 in History and News. Closed

Bewegender Moment in Berlin: Die früheren Präsidenten der USA und der Sowjetunion, George Bush senior und Michail Gorbatschow, und Altkanzler Helmut Kohl gedenken gemeinsam des Mauerfalls vor 20 Jahren. Er sei stolz auf die Einheit, sagte Kohl – sichtlich angeschlagen und mit brüchiger Stimme. (Spiegel.de)

http://bit.ly/3nCOml