by HF | Apr 19, 2013
Hitler’s Favorite Film Director “They kept asking me over and over again whether I was having a romance with Hitler. ‘Are you Hitler’s girlfriend?’ I laughed and answered the same way each time: ‘No, those are false rumors. I only made documentaries for...
by HF | Apr 11, 2013
An Austrian Legend in Hollywood “People copy, people steal. Most of the pictures they make nowadays are loaded down with special effects. I couldn’t do that. I quit smoking because I couldn’t reload my Zippo.” – Billy Wilder, quoted in The New York Times He was born...
by HF | Feb 25, 2013
Berlin Wall Timeline | Part 2 Also see the full Berlin Wall Timeline (1945-1989) and our East Side Gallery page. Since its creation in 1990, the East Side Gallery has been admired and enjoyed. Unfortunately, it has also been disrespected, abused, and ignored. Efforts...
by HF | Feb 25, 2013
The Vanishing Berlin Wall The rise and fall of Berlin’s East Side Gallery Considering just how historical this Berlin landmark is, it’s amazing how much it has been neglected. Past efforts to preserve and renovate the East Side Gallery section of the...
by HF | Feb 13, 2013
Address to Joint Session of the US Congress For the original German text of Merkel’s speech, see Merkel-Rede 2009 – Deutsch. German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her remarks to both houses of the US Congress in German. This is the official German government...
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