Date
11-18-1964
Length
1 hour 4 minutes
Notes
Eleonore Lipschitz, author and member of West Berlin Parliament, was an outspoken critic of the Berlin Wall. In this presentation, she gives a summary of the diplomatic and military events leading to the Western and Soviet control of Germany and Berlin after World War II, and discusses some of the humanitarian, social, and cultural problems created by the Communist division of Berlin.
Transferred and preserved by Portland State University Library’s Special Collections with the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library.
Subjects
Berlin Wall -- Berlin -- Germany -- 1961-1989 -- history, Cold war
Original Format
Reel to reel, 3.75 ips, 1/2 track, mono
Rights
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11168
Recommended Citation
Lipschitz, Eleonore, ""Berlin: A Tale of Two Cities"" (1964). Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers. 39.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11168
Included in
Diplomatic History Commons, European History Commons, International Relations Commons, Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies Commons
Description
Transcript added January 6, 2021.
PSU Library Special Collections and University Archives presents these recordings as part of the historical record. They reflect the recollections and opinions of the individual speakers and are not intended to be representative of the views of Portland State University. They may contain language, ideas, or stereotypes that are offensive to others.