The night of May 10, 1933 students in Berlin burned upwards of 25,000 books in the square of the State Opera in Berlin. These are some of the topics that were burned - pacifist literature, popular entertainment, books by Jewish authors, any book degrading German purity, literature with liberal tendencies, and many other topics. Now there is a small underground area with empty bookshelves that's is light at night. It was a time for me to reflect on how important it is to have freedom to read and freedom of the press.
We also saw some other sights of Berlin at night and then enjoyed a dinner together st a traditional German restaurant. - Nancy
We also saw some other sights of Berlin at night and then enjoyed a dinner together st a traditional German restaurant. - Nancy
1 comment:
wow wow... 25.000 is a lot of books!
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