In East Berlin: Horst dreams of Anja. He attends to his university studies. He will come to her one day. They will marry.
In West Berlin: Anja works in US government offices, and she dreams of the letters she receives from Horst once or twice each month, letters which must pass through the tightly-controlled checkpoints. Horst is the only one she has ever told Ich liebe dich (I love you). But this was in letters. They are unable to do phone calls for many reasons. They have not seen each other for six years.
It is not easy to pass into the East—it can be dangerous. Even if you have the appropriate papers and documents, you could be drawn aside, questioned, thrown in detention, or jail!... for any reason, especially if you are considered to be one conspiring to rescue or aid one who is east of the Wall. And it is impossible for easterners to pass into the West. It is forbidden.
Thus, the occasional deadly courage of the wall crossers always reminds us that we are isolated, in danger, but we, and our protectorate in the West, are the fortunate ones—Wir sind frei! (We are free!).
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The Wall Crossers
Non-FictionStep into the captivating world of "The Wall Crossers," a spellbinding tale set against the backdrop of Cold War-era West Berlin in 1971 and 1972 to the latter half of the 21st century, from Berlin to Bhutan. This narrative weaves together the lives...
