My union had called for some work to commemorate victims of the Nazis. There are many "Stolpersteine" in the Berlin streets, and quite a lot can hardly be noticed because of all the dirt that covers them after some time. The metal plates need to be polished. So we decided to do right that: Take a walk around Hackescher Markt and synagogue in Mitte, through Spandauer Vorstadt known as Scheunenviertel, and clean the memorial obstacles. Our ver.di-collegue Armin told us about the people those stones were dedicated to, and quite some passers-by stopped and listened. Tomorrow morning there will be more teams in several parts of Berlin. I'll join those at Bayerisches Viertel, an area where many famous and rich jews had lived before the Nazis had killed them. The township does a lot to make us see what life had been like for the victims. I'm glad they are not forgotten.
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