We will commemorate the berlin air lift this even. First i want to recognize our cosponsors for this event. Deutschelandier. Did i say that right and the allied museum in berlin where our Vice President , our exhibitions and programs Vice President anna slaver is on the advisory board. Anna. I would like to thank you all for your support and coordination in organizing this even this even. At the moment, i would like to introduce the director of the allied museum in berlin. He is in charge currently of the museum which is moving currently from berlin to a hanger at the former airport in berlin, temple hof. A huge complex built in the nazi era. His academic career brought him to washington, d. C. He was a Research Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial museum working. His latest publication in 2016 dealt with the memorialization of democracy, the history of democracy in museums in memorial sites across germany. Without further ado, i would like to welcome the doctor. Hello. Can i
Although the war was only three years ago, the city was still occupied and cut up like a pipe youd a pie. Some could find jobs, but others had to find places to build. Like the rest of the war the world, there were shortages. But the people lived in comparative peace. The effort of the military offices of u. S. Was showing results. I was impressed by manufacturing for peace. Subways taking people to work and trolleys taking them home. Places of amusement. Hospitals had milk for new babies. There was even music in the park. Everyone forgot or took for granted electricity, roads. Vittles. June, 1948, when suddenly the trains stopped. Traffic between berlin and the western zones was banned. Canceled timetables. Dead drains. Walls of words. City. Blockaded the they put out 75 of the lights. People used candles of they could find them. Movement in and out of the city stopped. Factories now manufactured hunger and fear. Vegetables were planted in the parks and trading was more brisk in the a
We will commemorate the berlin airlift this evening. First, i want to recognize our cosponsors for this event, ar, and the allied museum in berlin, where our Vice President , our very own exhibitions and programs Vice President is on the advisory board. I would like to thank you for your support and coordination in organizing this event this evening. At the moment i would like to , introduce the director of the allied museum in berlin. He is in charge, currently, of managing the reinvention process for the allied museum, which will move from its current southwest berlin to hanger in berlin, a huge complex built in the nazi era. His academic career brought him to washington, d. C. He was a Research Fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial museum, working on his phd project on the restitution of jewish property in germany. His latest publication dealt with the memorialization of the of democracy, the history of democracy in museums and memorial sites across germany. Without further
1948. Thats when i was assigned to cover berlin again. Although the war was only three years ago, and the city was still occupied and cut up like a pie, it had lifted its head. Some could find jobs, but others had to find places to build. Like the rest of the world, there were shortages. But, the people lived in comparative peace. The effort of the military offices of u. S. Was showing results. I was impressed by manufacturing factories manufacturing for peace, subways taking people to work, and trolleys taking them home. Places of amusement. Hospitals had milk for new babies. There was even music in the park. Everyone forgot or took for granted electricity, roads. And vittles. Until june, 1948, when suddenly the trains stopped. For technical difficulties. Traffic between berlin and the western zones was banned. Canceled timetables, dead trains, walls of words, and orders blockaded the city. The block put out 75 of the lights. People used candles if they could find them. Movement in an
Good evening, everyone. Thank you for coming out. I am the executive director of the International Spy museum. Im excited to introduce this program, dawn of the cold war looking back at the berlin blockade and airlift, 70 years after the last american flight. We will commemorate the berlin airlift this evening. First, i want to recognize our cosponsors for this event, deutschlandar, and the allied museum in berlin, where our Vice President , our very own exhibitions and programs Vice President is on the Advisory Board. I would like to thank you for your support and coordination in organizing this event this evening. At the moment, i would like to introduce the director of the allied museum in berlin. He is in charge, currently, of managing the reinvention process for the allied museum, which will move from its Current Location in southwest berlin to a hangar at the former airport building in berlin, temple hawk. Hawk, a huge complex built in the nazi era. His academic career brought hi