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Photo above: Dominos placed along the former border in front of the Brandenburg Gate are seen in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, made to fall in a symbolic act during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov.9, 1989. Watch as they fall below
Monday, November 9th marked the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. That massive barrier that divided Berlin and that separated Germany from Europe like an Iron Curtain is gone.
Gone, but not forgotten.
Gone just like another November 9th in Germany, this one in 1938. It was then, during what is referred to as Kristalinacht (The Night of the Broken Glass) when nearly 100 German Jews were killed while some 200 Jewish Synagogues were demolished by the Nazis.
Yes, gone but not forgotten.
To push the point, during the 2009 commemoration, the old cement Berlin wall was replaced by a collection of brightly painted, eight-foot-tall foam sticks that temporarily followed some of its predecessor's former route. Then, in an instant, that new "wall" toppled like dominos -- reminding everyone of what happened in the past.
Yes, gone but not forgotten.
Read more about what happened on November 9 at and around Berlin's landmark Brandenberg Gate HERE and then take a look below at pertinent images for more inspiration and reflection.
Photo below, Wikipedia, public domain: Image taken in1986 by Thierry Noir at Bethaniendamm in Berlin-Kreuzberg. A "GDR pioneer" cleaning squad can be seen sweeping away waste from West Berlin. In those days it was popular to throw everything over the wall: empty bottles, refuse bins, diapers, waste oil...
Photo below: John F. Kennedy visiting the Berlin Wall on June 26th, 1963 (image courtesy Wikipedia, public domain)
Below, an example of what happened during Kristalinacht
Below, a section of the fallen Berlin Wall, now housed at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California
Below: Dominoes symbolizing the Berlin Wall fall in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, during the commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov.9, 1989. Writing on the screens reads "Freedom". (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)
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