J. Elke Ertle

In her memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom, Elke interweaves history and personal stories from her life in Berlin during the Cold War.

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Karl-Marx-Allee – post-WWII Flagship Project:   The Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin, Germany, was East Germany’s po... https://t.co/hDnqRJlzWl

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Character of Feelings:   Music is what feelings sound like. –Anonymous     For a sneak peek at the first 20+ ... https://t.co/3UWMZ9Kf7q

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Oranienburg – City of Unexploded Bombs:   Oranienburg holds the dubious distinction of being the most dangero... https://t.co/c8DQrNYWbE

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On Different Wave Lengths: Father and son on different wave lengths: “When I was your age,” the millionaire b... https://t.co/iCFzgATmu5

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Allied High Commission governs Germany:   The Allied High Commission (Alliierte Hohe Kommission) was a form o... https://t.co/LPl0vgAnFC

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Capitalism or Socialism?: The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inhere... https://t.co/Zcv6VA7upL

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Petersberg Agreement:   The Petersberg Agreement (Petersberg Abkommen) of 22 November 1949 was an accord betw... https://t.co/1TUiRyxeD7

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Autumn is a second Spring: Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. — Albert Camus   For a snea... https://t.co/7A4GxffQBd

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Hotel Petersberg – Germany’s Camp David: The stately Hotel Petersberg is located on a mountaintop by the same... https://t.co/apJiKf9H5Y

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Life is a Good Book: I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make ... https://t.co/FFqiB0qW6u

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Berlin Hauptbahnhof Rail Station:   The Berlin Hauptbahnhof rail station was constructed after the fall of th... https://t.co/cJMBfF1XX0

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The trouble with credibility: Credibility, like virginity, can only be lost once and never recovered. — Charl... https://t.co/fQvALnhkJs

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German National Library Leipzig: The German National Library in Leipzig (Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) is a re... https://t.co/yQxuqX18XP

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Age is a meaningless number:   How old would you be if you did not know how old you were? That number is your... https://t.co/cBhChMFJCM

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Berlin Wall Memorial:   The Berlin Wall Memorial (Berliner-Mauer-Gedenkstaette) opened on 9 November 1999, th... https://t.co/WGzKi0xBwL

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Why ships sink:   Ships don’t sink because they are surrounded by water. They sink when too much water gets i... https://t.co/wBWLvNNLY6

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Fallen Leaves in Berlin’s Jewish Museum: Fallen Leaves is a powerful symbolic art installation in the Jewish ... https://t.co/3C52BGHylj

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More or less – the choice is yours: Hope more – Fear less Chew more – Eat less Breathe more – Whine less Say ... https://t.co/TMnhcxEBWr

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Hackesche Hoefe with Old-Berlin Charm:   Hackesche Hoefe is a group of eight interconnected, beautifully rest... https://t.co/WtqjWbK5Ou

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Genius as opposed to stupidity:   Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tr... https://t.co/ZvjBR8MIJU