Laurie Marhoefer, Professor of History at Syracuse University, discusses the short-term cause of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the role of chance in this historical moment.
Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
In German with English subtitles
A thriller, a love story, and a fairy tale about the GDR and the surveillance by the Stasi, East Germany’s secret police. What is the role of literature and art in such a system? Do lovers have a chance within a regime of spying and betrayal?
Irwin Collier is the Director of the John F. Kennedy Institute and Professor of Economics at Freie Universität Berlin.
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Ralph Jessen is a Professor of Modern History at the University of Cologne.
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Director, Hava Kohav Beller will host a discussion following the film screening.
In English
One of the most compelling documentaries about life and dissent in East Germany between 1949 and 1989, centering on the physicist Robert Havemann, the film focuses on acts of courage and resistance despite brutal consequences.
Jeffrey Kopstein is the Director of the Centre for Jewish Studies and Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto.
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12:30 pm – “The Wall at Syracuse” presented by Jonathan Louie, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture
220 Eggers Hall
12:45 pm – Building Instructions led by students from the School of Architecture
South Lawn, Crouse College
1:00 pm – Wall Installation and Graffiti
South Lawn, Crouse College
2:45 pm – Group Photo at the Wall
South Lawn, Crouse College
12:00 pm – “Why We Remember the Wall” panel discussion featuring Maria Adebahr, First Secretary Political Affairs Department, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany; Laurie Marhoefer, Syracuse University History Department; Karina von Tippelskirch, Syracuse University German Program
220 Eggers Hall
12:45 pm – Fall of the Wall Campus Weeks Video
220 Eggers Hall
12:50 pm – Digital Story Contest Awards Ceremony
220 Eggers Hall
1:15 pm – Tearing Down the Wall
South Lawn, Crouse College
2:30 pm – Reception
220 Eggers Hall
Jakob von Wagner, Counselor for Cultural Affairs for the German Consulate General in New York, discusses the evolving relationship between the Germany and the United States.