We all know about the Germany that gave us the Holocaust and persecuted all non-Aryans including Sinti and Roma as well as homosexuals, the disabled, Jehovah’s witnesses, and all political dissidents. Most of us also know that antisemitism and anti-racism are still alive not only in Germany but in many parts of Europe today. But it generally seems to be less well-known that not all Germans either then or today supported Nazism and its descendants. Not only was there a fair amount of passive resistance but also a strong active underground movement in the past. Today all Neo-Nazi activities are accompanied by a much larger protest demonstration.
This session looks at just a small selection of events that illustrate the humanity of the other Germany, both then and today. The presenter speaks both from his own experience of having lived in West Berlin for 20 years and from current news articles in an anti-fascist newspaper.
