Kieze united: series of events on the history of the shared Berlin

Von NAG Redaktion

35 Jahre nach dem Mauerfall stehen die Berliner Bezirke Friedrichshain und Kreuzberg eng zusammen, obwohl sie von 1961 bis 1989 durch die Mauer getrennt waren. Doch wie haben sich die Kieze während dieser Zeit entwickelt und wie haben die Bewohner die Teilung der Stadt erlebt? Diesen Fragen geht der Berliner Beauftragte zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur (BAB) in seiner Veranstaltungsreihe „Mein Kiez. Geschichte(n) des geteilten Berlins“ nach. Im Juni findet die Veranstaltung in Kreuzberg statt. Am Donnerstag, den 20. Juni 2024, um 18 Uhr laden Historikerin Anna von Arnim-Rosenthal, Leiterin der East Side Gallery, Stiftung Berliner Mauer, und die Zeitzeuginnen Bettina …
35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Berlin districts of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg are closely together, although they were separated from the wall from 1961 to 1989. But how did the neighborhoods develop during this time and how did the residents experience the division of the city? The Berlin Commissioner for dealing with the SED dictatorship (BAB) in his event series "My neighborhood History (s) of the shared Berlin". The event takes place in Kreuzberg in June. On Thursday, June 20, 2024, historian Anna von Arnim-Rosenthal, head of the East Side Gallery, Berlin Mauer, and the contemporary witnesses Bettina ... (Symbolbild/MB)

35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Berlin districts of Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg are closely together, although they were separated from the wall from 1961 to 1989. But how did the neighborhoods develop during this time and how did the residents experience the division of the city? The Berlin Commissioner for dealing with the SED dictatorship (BAB) in his event series "My neighborhood History (s) of the shared Berlin". The event takes place in Kreuzberg in June.

On Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 6 p.m. historian Anna von Arnim-Rosenthal, head of the East Side Gallery, Berlin Wall Foundation, and the contemporary witnesses Bettina Rathenow and Sanem Kleff invite you to a skip interview with public participation in the FHXB Museum in Adalbertstraße 95a, 10999 Berlin. Bettina Rathenow was a co -founder of the opposition group "Women for Peace" in the GDR and 1989/90 participant in the round table in Friedrichshain. Sanem Kleff, a Turkish -born teacher, worked from 1981 at a secondary school in Kreuzberg and today heads the project "School without Racism - School with Courage". The conversation is made by BAB speaker Dr. Philipp Schultheiß moderated.

The event is free of charge and in German. Access to the event location is wheelchair accessible. Registrations will be requested at viriensungen@aufganchung-berlin.de.

This event is a cooperation between the Berlin Referring Officer and the FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum.

For more information, you can contact media contact by email to press@ba-fk.berlin.de or by phone at (030) 90298-2843.

For a better overview and for easier information we have created the following table:

| Event | Date | Time | Location |
| ————————————————— | ———————————— | Kiez talk | June 20, 2024 | 6 p.m. | FHXB Museum, Adalbertstraße 95a, 10999 Berlin |

A visit to this event offers an exciting way to learn more about the history of these two districts of Berlin during the division and to hear first -hand how people experienced this time.


Source: www.berlin.de