Relief, Reconstruction and Reconciliation. International voluntary agencies in post-war Berlin When we think of humanitarian aid in post-war Berlin, a single image dominates: the CARE packages that reached the western sectors of the city via the Airlift during the Soviet blockade of 1948/49. But beyond this iconic gesture of support, international assistance to the starving, […]
Author: Leonie Kayser
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Biography Ernst Reuter and Berlin Ernst Reuter’s biography is uniquely intertwined with the history of Berlin. Anyone who wishes to understand the tumultuous story of this city in the twentieth century cannot avoid encountering him. Alongside Willy Brandt, he is one of the outstanding individuals who shaped developments after the Second World War. His important […]