Community Corner
The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall: 25th Anniversary Lecture
It
has been 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, that insurmountable icon
of the Cold War. With its construction beginning on August 13th 1961, the
course of Germany's and especially Berlin's history took a tragic turn. It
would take 28 years, until November 9th 1989, for the wall to 'fall' and the
people to begin the tearing down of this cruel and inhuman symbol of Germany's
division, thus giving birth to yet another period in this European nation's
evolution. Join German historian Anette Isaacs as she presents a historical and
political overview of this very painful but also almost miraculous period in
Berlin's captivating history. Registration is $10 member; $13 non-member.