62. Anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall: Memory and reminder at memorial events

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Am Sonntag wird der Bau der Berliner Mauer zum 62. Mal jähren. Frank Ebert, der Beauftragte zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur des Landes Berlin, mahnt in einer Pressemitteilung, dass die Erinnerung an den Mauerbau wachgehalten werden muss. Das Bauwerk habe die Stadt geteilt und Familien sowie Freundeskreise auf brutale Weise auseinandergerissen. Menschen, die versuchten, die Grenze zu überwinden, riskierten lange Haftstrafen oder sogar den Tod. Das Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) hat zum Gedenktag mit Opfervertretern gesprochen. Evelyn Zupke, die SED-Opferbeauftragte des Bundestages, betont, dass die Mauer nicht nur eine Trennungslinie durch die Stadt und das Land war, sondern auch einen Riss in …
On Sunday, the construction of the Berlin Wall will be the 62nd time. Frank Ebert, the representative for the processing of the SED dictatorship of the State of Berlin, warns in a press release that the memory of the wall construction must be kept awake. The building shared the city and brutally torn families and friends. People who tried to overcome the border risked long prison terms or even death. The Editorial Network Germany (RND) spoke to victim representatives on the commemoration day. Evelyn Zupke, the SED victim representative of the Bundestag, emphasizes that the wall was not only a separation line through the city and the country, but also a crack in ... (Symbolbild/MB)

On Sunday, the construction of the Berlin Wall will be the 62nd time. Frank Ebert, the representative for the processing of the SED dictatorship of the State of Berlin, warns in a press release that the memory of the wall construction must be kept awake. The building shared the city and brutally torn families and friends. People who tried to overcome the border risked long prison terms or even death.

The editorial network Germany (RND) spoke to victim representatives on the commemoration day. Evelyn Zupke, the SED victim representative of the Bundestag, emphasizes that the wall was not only a separation line through the city and the country, but also caused a crack in society. Dieter Dombrowski, the chairman of the Union of the victim associations of communist tyranny (UOKG), fears that the memory of German division becomes a ritualized act.

DOMBROWSKI also emphasizes the connection between the culture of memory and the establishment of new border facilities in Germany. He criticizes that wreaths are laid down on the one hand, while on the other hand it is done as if walls could prevent people from fleeing. However, he makes it clear that the Berlin Wall is not comparable to today's border facilities.

On Sunday, several memorial events are planned in Berlin. Wreaths are laid down at the Berlin Wall Memorial and the Peter Fechter memorial. In addition, events at the memorial cross for the wall death Horst Frank in Reinickendorf and a service in the chapel of reconciliation on Bernauer Strasse take place.

It is important that the memory of the Berlin Wall and the victims of German division will be kept awake and passed on to future generations. This is the only way to make the story made aware of and we can teach teachings from this dark time.