It's the night of May 10, 1933. In Berlin and in 21 other cities in Germany, bonfires are fed with books. It's an act of barbarism that continues to reverberate to this day.
In 2022, a pastor in the United States burned "Harry Potter" books, awakening memories of Nazi book burnings. Ninety years ago, bonfires in German cities were fed with books the Nazis deemed "un-German."
Kolmar Park was originally named for the street it is on, Kolmar Avenue. After learning of Gertrud Kolmar’s life and work, a local campaign was spearheaded to have the park rededicated in honor of the poet who died during the Holocaust.
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