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Reception @KSL Marks 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Kelvin Smith Library hosts an informal reception commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9,1989, partnering with Department of Modern Languages & Literatures German Studies to recognize the anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall.

Those who are old enough to remember the fall of the Berlin Wall also recall it as the end of the Cold War, and the Monday reception is an opportunity to bring together people to share memories and learn more about one of the most significant events of the 20th century.

Join others on Monday, Nov. 9 from 4-6:00 p.m. in the KSL Lower Level International News Commons to recognize the 20th anniversary and to pause and remember the event, share experiences, and learn more about it through images, video, texts, and conversations. Light refreshments will be served.

Other resources, including a few Case items from '70s through 2009:
• Newseum, Washington D.C. Article 20 Years Ago: the Wall Comes Tumbling Down; online exhibit The Berlin Wall
• Historical New York Times (Case only), search Berlin Wall & Nov. 10-11,1989. (Choose Article image PDF) Headline, late edition 11/10/89: "East Germany Opens Frontier to the West for Emigration or Visits; Thousands Cross", photo of East Germans dancing on the wall near the Brandenburg Gate.
• On Monday, choose PressDisplay (Case only) from the Research Database list & search Berlin Wall for international news coverage, or select a country & search.
• The fall of the Berlin Wall: the revolutionary legacy of 1989/Jeffrey A. Engel, ed.; Oxford University Press, 2009
• Kennedy in Berlin/Andreas W. Daum; Dona Geyer, trans.; German Historical Institute; Cambridge University Press, 2008
• The fall of the Berlin Wall/William F. Buckley, Jr.; John Wiley & Sons, c2004
• The Ides of August: the Berlin Wall crisis--1961/Curtis Cate; M. Evans, c1978
• Communism [electronic film]: the fall of the Romanovs and the Berlin Wall/BBC Worldwide Americas; Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004 (Case, OhioLINK only)

Posted by Karen Oye on November 6, 2009 10:00 PM
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