Wednesday, November 9, 2011

An important date in German history

Twenty-two years ago today the wall in Berlin came down. It was the end of the SED dictatorship.

Today in Speyer a new synagogue opened its doors. The German President Christian Wulf spoke at the official opening. It was on November 9, 1938 the Nazis burned the former synagogue in Speyer.

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