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with the w, because after a short break, you'll have a documentary and a holocaust survivor, margaret street lender and her work here in germany. i'm really thank you so much for your company. the fast fashion as an environmental 9 a clothing graveyard in the to land desert. this is where things wealthy industrial nations no longer need and light us textile ways get stranded fashion. watch now on youtube. of the
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it's the kind of location main she's been. yeah. i do. i've done file a my jesus, i don't, i'm nothing unhappy personally. i'm grateful really? yeah. i got to change. i've had 4 different lives as tight a wonderful childhood and a few beautiful years of i did that. but to show good, cool me several extremely difficult years was where i went through a lot field and he was done. and then marriage m e e here
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and then these 1011 is a totally different to see if the souls portray here the today. model, the lender lives in berlin again. she was born here in 1921 into a jewish family. they were persecuted after the nazis came to power. in 1933. the 3 the her parents were divorced or able to plead germany. just fighting with their children,
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mostly about was arrested hope to help her son from in to the authorities into hiding in berlin at once. she was caught and deported to the in the concentration camp. she survived, her brother, father and her entire family were in our streets short after the liberation of 2 days in stock. and before she left, she bought off the fleet lender, a man do from berlin, and whose family murdered. and now she bits. the 1946 the
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each have a much amazing, nice guns should i should awesome. but i never really for gaze america. because when i had needed america, they didn't let me in as missing each i just assume v each. now, by the time i came to america, i was free and a vice and could have stayed here anyway. wanted to be up, it was my own free wells on my play up. and if i could just come to america with my mazda company, i might have been very happy beach placed this dispute is the reason the, you know, 2003. she returned to berlin for the 1st time in 57 years to participate
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in a documentary, the english sometime in the new good rating on bass. some of it had to be shocked in berlin. my lead that was what changed my life, the main for each the moment i arrived in the sixty's when my roots will bundle for savings and i realized what it meant to me get mess tougher bus. these are steps of mission victoria. that was the essence of it. space and dish and i knew i should be one year and they tempted 15 in 2005. so i the documentary was officially screened here at the jewish film festival. a did help each other. and then i began to write my book, i the idea of the one. yeah. and they to the publisher who avoids heard
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about it's got the whole book because out they said they wanted to publish it, but that's how i should work with the cable, sir. that's fine, that was 2006 in december i met model and shred figure that december and worked with have for one year. and you helped me to get the i was in america and she was in berlin who you buy in building her book, try to make your life was published in 2008. since then she has been doing regular readings from it. sometimes several a week is steve for do not malice because ice vantage, my waters and just image showing disappeared. i stand in front of the neighbors building and in a moment i will see my mother. he dictates getting darker. you show the jewish couple is waiting up the little window i can recognize the silhouette behind the curtains. i looked from my mother's familiar form. well, you see,
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she's not that the lazy opens the door for me to be. where is she? i asked gas express. he's the woman waits until i'm inside. then she shuts the door . she left me see me. but 1st i didn't understand. did i get too too lazy? she out looking for me best to call me. she left a message for you. this is steve. i'm sorry, i am waiting for the woman to hand me something, but she just stands that i look for a slip of paper in her hand. something my mother would have written down for me. you saw, i'm supposed to give you a message and done that. then she tells me what my mother could no longer tell me herself that it is. i have decided to go to the police. i sabine, i am going was ralph, wherever that may be in this try to make your life so that is the thing to man.
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the only things she still has from her mother are this amber nicholas at a small address book. so i toast and it's ish, so who could fuel into 1000 dates because when i was still on the plane on my way back to america, i asked myself in new york, so you really doing in new york? yeah. there's so much more you can do in gemini and berlin. baby comes in 2009. she decided to leave new york and return to berlin for good point to him. i definitely had 88 years old. my god. friedlander has been re petri a to and this back for good. today she officially became it to him and citizen again, interior administer coating presented her with the certificate thing. i'm gonna
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dig it this is soneta. can send it to cutting. that gives me, i should probably say a few words of to receiving this documents for an i think was of sikes are expected of up to month. voltage system goes in this condition. i can't do that. did you know? because you have simply returned what belonged to me in the 1st place. last, when it was taken away from me many decades ago, almost back then they left the roots of a young sapp claims to dry out of us. and if we knew, i haven't come back to germany, come, i've come to my friends or you. good. thank you. oh, okay. so the sheer i'm off and asked if i miss america,
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be sure to help me. i don't to, to the been people voiced p off. i know i was in america so many. yes. post is you just concerns me. see, but i don't really feel like i lift that for 64 years of port to soften friends. say to me, it feels like you were here the whole time of the submission. i have that same strange feeling. i'm totally here. been to toddler here. one of her greatest objectives is to tell her story to young people in schools, church communities at adult education centers. of my visa for the book i use for readings, since this is what it looks like. now,
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here you can see the stuff you have in austin. the status of ads is $12000.00. no, i received the 900 prize for the book in 2009 for best autobiography based out to be oak of fee. so i was invited to berlin again to do readings. assign cannot lease on deeper. i noticed how silent these young people. uh, you'll not mention the school students this in doing and how as soon as i started to speak, they wanted to know yes. and is it what's next to us? what's next? what is this woman's life? the fundies of? what did she lives through the end? it wasn't. and i always said it's the you so that we live through never happens again. that's who of us you that machine go. must be a leap top. but i don't blame many of you have a dish. cable is kind of
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a choice then because we can't forget to sit in those use. the parents and grandparents with cheering is told on who was it? of course i knew that you be top spot. me thought good. here i was speaking to the 3rd or 4th generation who had nothing to do with it to on the new stuff, me to, to nothing. the readings have become too exhausting for her. so friedlander has started using a video recording. i said you send us luggage, it is we must accompany honish tasa in a truck out of berlin. spinning did tool assure us and the doors closed behind us for this. and from that moment on, everything passed me by like a nightmare. you immediately forgot. as soon as you wake up but which still leaves an indelible tyra behind on to taught steam, i'm going to us and i was just trying to shrink it. that is,
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my new scene vanished in my new co, but my soul was not in my body in this truck, on its way to, to raise the interest that was really easy. instead was like a large scale study, an experiment experience. i know it's one question, rules our lives, these, how much kind of person take pacey and stuff easy. instead was an in between place mission i life know dest about that in the depth, waited for us in the camps, in the east, till, in the get towed. there was hunger fills and cramped conditions, and it was everyone for themselves. i longed for some humanity some close to this d u, and it was difficult for me to to allow those things in the day everyone existed in a kind of isolation hooked up to hazy and stat was of that q 5 cool, a place devoid of and light or without time insight?
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honestly, 6 the after the readings the young people are curious to know more. i have is the shaft. i made it except i feel like i can do something for those who didn't make who can't dismiss dish of time. i have a duty to speak, so those who can no longer speak english mesh question could you would like to tell you that we won't forget you and that we will pass everything we've learned onto the next generation desk. if your cost is keep bill that gives me strength. so strength to do this because you are listening to me. but because i believe that my was being heard, well, of course this flask of k, that's a see sure. what i'm telling you might not get through to all of you, but you can reach to full 3 or 4 of you. i've achieved something. then on the
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stress of ice, because it's for you. then what can i do after? oh, nothing. i don't have any children. i get to this. you will have children, families, and yeah, be smotts. i make a good life feel so thankful to none things mailed and quote. because knowledge really is every single piece of this lilia within lovely name. oh, the best time to binge and have mucus ranges have been good to me. i'm diminishing strangers. who had nothing to do with me in my life and lead me to not the death of miss pick guess. and i'll never forget that year and 3 months i spent getting to know people in berlin can who have done something extraordinary between the demos,
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it's a good turn left us to get that was said cuz that's how i actually discovered for true human, assuming she was i can get it out, i please good . and i'd like to give some of that back. the . it's been news for life. maybe i don't really realize it's also really i do see i've done a lot of it. and all the dunc cycles, and when i look in this folder, i see all the woods sanks in the name of the dunk side of the reasons and hundreds
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and hundreds of the ongoing that they're not financing this for this. they are all expressions of grassy to you. junk sack. oh yes i have been the of was, here's someone writes the surely we didn't know how bad it was back then. those you've made me see so much more clearly, hollis few best forest day. people have written lessons like that is in, in believe from that from title. a blessing to the interesting thing is how they suddenly really learn what was going on. bestbuy the other cost is the model, the cost survivor margot friedlander is $1.00 of 10 berliners. the tool guide is
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now offering and modeled friedlander to keep that one's gone. all $606.00 will be $466.00 is berlin was little more than a memory for ma godfrey glenda. the place denazi's once took her prisoner and up to we'd have to ask you how low cost is only close to $5.00 a month. but friedlander was awarded to the standing dictation in germany, awarded on a very citizenship, the highest escalated, the state of berlin boats were persecuted by the nazi regime and eaten by the linens for years. and for faith is still active all the days. they remind us of the atrocities and criticize anti semitism and racism. one process most. hitler good, the good thing and good lose. we're also honorary citizens or to they ton in the graves. now, if they had graves to do then, and you do choose who they didn't consider a human us mention of the con, who's
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a wanted to kill you own and almost managed to own just in fast the little today, a jewish woman who to even has become honorary citizens, so that's fine. with her honorary citizenship. friedlander is now among the great names and berlin's history. her portrait will now hang in the gallery of eminent figures in berlin's house of representatives. the presidents of the berlin house of representatives house visa and shows her how different and varied the portraits are the that's on the very different style here and that one of the twist denture is almost realistic.
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element schmidt with his ever present cigarettes and the snuff tobacco. he always use g. and look at that style. the uh, the astronauts. lots of deals the so yes, there's a list of honorary citizens from east gemini. this is the of sic monday. and, and valerie because sky all that, so look for land artist stephanie found out of it is working on a number of sketches for the official portrait here. it's just ok showing accessed by you the i is a bit more complete than the fresh, the sketched on a push i'm going to, oh god. so this is that just be on the coat. it's my gods image hoc. when
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michael asked me if i would paint a portrait for the house of representatives of the house mine, so to describe the tradition 1st, i was overwhelmed just and surprised by it because monkwood put so much trust in me and for how long cushion kept you can't say no to that woman, it's 9 o'clock and come or is it here being mama mission here being one is b as in period. gabriel. g a minus the phone 10. sessing probably needs to go on the high to
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finance people and the good thing uses friedlander thank you for deciding to live among us again with your work for democratic values, your contribution towards keeping memories, the live, and your work with children and young people. you have done a lot of good for our city, benoit, monterey. we citizenship is the highest accolade we can award here in berlin. and that's why i'm very happy about something you said recently in conversation with school students. when you visited us in the house. i'm a troop atlanta, and i love my city. you can even mine instead of all in the big, loose fallen off by the community that does it's to visit no being near him being d as in v here. no. being the big d as in tv and the 2019 cleveland became patron of article one of
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the german constitution, the glen because that everyone has the right to express their opinion, whether it's gender, nation, or background of faith, no one should be deprived or favorite human dignity is involved and level human dignity is environmental. the go. so i'm very happy that use market friedlander. someone who reminds us why the constitution came to be are accepting this. tell us man, today in the spirit of diversity and difference. he does the teeth and keep unimpressed. dr. ceremony was held by the german integration foundation to mark this 70 at the anniversary of the constitution. even putting this alongside chancellor america was holocaust survivor mar godfrey lender. she received an award
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for outstanding integration work miracle things for the 97 year old who has been telling the story of her life under the nazi regime in schools for years. and she also became patriot of article one of the constitution. human dignity is inviolable . who to dimension is on tough, but send that to a leash in? no, i'm very touched. of course. i don't really know what to say. bessie sent me so shipped to a magnet thing i did write to speech. could see that 1st of all, i just like to say move sign key. dish the dumb. it's a me, it's incredible. just to experience this desk to enable the she wrote the book of interviews each to s voice. i do it for you together with the
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anti semitism representative of the state of north fine west valia, sabina lloyd toys ashen, off and back. it's also meant as a warning to people to learn the lessons of history and to see, meet you smooth as it should. you should desk i, its anti semitism is not the only thing mainstream. they're against to this people in or that i was letting me know whether it's dues or foreigners, can vote people with other opinions. so to that just they want everyone to be like them. that's v d 's in the future. so i would sleep linda, maud, tv at human mention outside. so again, as a witness evolve as a person with a mission. margot friedlander motivates young people and stuff. she puts her heart
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into it. she's very authentic us and z. and i think all of that makes her a great supporter of prevention, which is the most important thing when it comes to dealing with and addressing anti semitism you getting on to me to some of the fish the stays, the doctor. he doesn't shed margaret in the can catherine 5 because i have my cluster round me every day in some food. yeah. and i'm dealing with us so closely. nothing does i feel like i'm always with her. this is an antique bite. yep. and it's fun. yeah. and the item is replaced, it wasn't possible for her to come here to the studio because of the stay to change stuff back on. and, and will i have to add to this building, design and stress the number 17. it's
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a very poignant place and goes bizarre lot out is by because this was her last hiding place to rule before she was taken to, to raise the inch dense inch to come on. this is in the frugal dish and that's to twist a site to clean ways. brings me to tease finished when i climb these full flows overnight into the stairwell key. i think of mock on each step kind of a history thing cuz i lot of the younger sister, this is what she experienced to was the wonderful come play a family i do when the bang for me and your company. yeah. when she couldn't
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remember which floor she lived on. and they took it houses in a couple and tucked away. so you had thought she has a postcard, she sent to the come please from theresa instead. complex of to face interest that shake touch cause the i source will she showed it to me when it said then come play a family, focus on and strive. so 72nd floor by to stuck i to see. so she was on the 2nd floor, 2 floors below me. all right, slash talk back. when time. yeah. as so finish activate that and that's what i looked like for a long time. quotes yeah,
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there i am with my cross that's. that was when i was in hiding with dell coincides so look how beautiful my have was. you haven't done that. you'll have to beautiful it's hot today. i asked you where you got this cross and you said someone gave it to you. you broke you into hiding demons, one tech one once i get past 10 to 25. so as though i was so astonished that it wasn't silver, the guns, she was the very simple code. hodges as to nicole to cool is her. i didn't have any money for a chain if so, if it was crochet, he does so it's so beautiful and of it isn't in this time. so and on the original just it looks like silver dot is, is when i saw you in the settings, a new tab,
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i could sense exactly how you felt are these tools the stuff or do you recognize yourself? oh yes. the china cabinet views just kind of it so but i know that i visit max once or twice every summer. that window showing his house. he has a beautiful house right on the roof, tessa and moved towards agnes and a little note to vote on that. but i usually bring something with me, mid profit chickens, or a whole one,
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depending on how many people of that comfortable must have come. and he brings coffee and cake to the garden. and then we get into the boat for an hour or so. i'll some vote on that though. if i'm even allowed to drive it to sport fun. i love doing that to michigan. mostly i'm sure i don't i'm i'm to, we go as far as post them under the bridges. i don't to like funds a while. we look at the sailing by the end of the boats, of buttons the on who's to see the board to and on the board in spring 2021. the corona virus pandemic brought public life in germany to a standstill. friedlander had to slow down too, but at $99.00, she was online to present the mall got friedlander award, which is bestowed on school projects that cheap alive the memory of the nazi era terrors i didn't done. so we're all sitting in very different constellations in
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front of our screens. and so many places and some of the work together. some of you are alone. i'm just happy, it's working out. ok. my name is peter land. my name is ron schrupo with the support of survive, isn't volunteers? the association presents readings, stories, and contemporary witness statements to the public. no. why did you have to get on the train as charging gal? this? michelle felt, and i think i'd like to assign to you again in this quote, i think it's great that you're doing this most f as it's very close to my heart as it says, my name, if it has become my mission, is so hard to fully show it today at 99, i'm very eager for you to continue the walk. said that all the best part of this it will be forgotten by the i just want to make just finished tickets and do the best thing we can take off. i'm
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a one year later, she can start working again. this time outgoing chancellor. ongoing miracle will give the speech in honor of the prize winners determined by the websites and you do this because you believe that is to stream the important to most of the young people to turn the backs on exclusion violation racism, anti semitism, and all forms of hostility to the group talking, but so now i mentioned 5, this type. so then you just aren't guzman left in this works give special significance to the world named often monkwood friedlander. and i'm delighted to see the interest this award is attracting among young people all over germany, which front of the
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stink of much club i should cause guy sometimes. think about what i might have done in life is gone. he said, i can't imagine it. you push days past fee s still have the shy in there is probably a dressmaker which faced, i don't know if i had a frenzy, i was very young when hitler came to power. com. so it just wasn't an option anymore. just got to kind of swear we had to grow up too quickly calling to see if you have box google put stream sto until 19 associates took until the cust on the we tried to more or less have a life. i mean, i got a lot of the so if, if,
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if i say it was too short, be those young is 18. 24 is when you meet someone and start dating that you, my kids for those years were missing configured. he's not real frivolous. seen, fluid is guy or them. how should i put it in to have time regret not having that display built in. i was always some fishing this me because i do not make us. let's have a look in here to the 12 the 1st of this household that the house folk type plots where the monument is here. that is with phillip play being used to do, his dress may can be size her clustered mccall,
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i saw enough to school. i didn't do my final. yeah. oh school leaving exams. not been hiking or did station i went to the fashion design school. that's where i met philip living. so he was very nice and i was very much in love scales latasha and i think that was the 1st and only time at least it was the 1st time i got drunk, can pull some help on the swelling of the building, closing because the 1st year itself yeah, yeah. they, you see they have the p f i, i agree is the change. there was a huge table whether pumpkins were caught p as
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a guess. is that true dish that would be my well i would say is that one is this via the yeah. the photographer, i'm a ts siegler to portraits, a free lender for a photo book for her 100 birthday at locations that played an important role in her life. like here at house full time slots where her parents shop was the, the presents or as a modern woman who has grown from her difficult fast, the
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sting to human. these have brought to my know, i always think my mother's words to take to me. but i am the pro system in late 2 years. when i was here, this please, a bite. it says you could try to make your life. now i'm making a life. indeed, i'm doing something in my life. i believe awareness of what friedlander does is not confined to germany. when us secretary of state anthony blinking and his german countered par tyco moss arranged a joint conference to commemorate the holocaust. once again, it was breed lender, who was there to remind people of the equality of all human beings.
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i tell them that it is no christian jewish, but much the block that is on the human black and t i n. o. still this know who own was on the t s. to talk to people it this for you. thank you. so that's a nice thing to me. i always say i hope i can keep going for a while longer. so the, the life gave me the chance to do this. this mission is in this show on that i don't just if my own life, but this i speak for those who comp speak for themselves the,
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the change, the witnesses that you're a gold. no, you have the new ways of remembering the show must be found, especially when racism and anti semitism are emerging once again in society. here in germany there to appear in duration of the politicians as society. we can and we should all work to look back to reflect us,
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to remember, and to think about the future. we have a huge responsibility to do our best here when we follow this call to your memory. and i very much hope, mrs. friedlander that we will be worthy of your legacy to feelings information the last time you kind of flushed daniel, i don't imagine much will be left after i passed away up leave life. great, and people have done things. but what i do is very, very little about my tool, and this is dusty to uh, see as a how does he as to nice may be the current generation listening to me in schools will talk about it to the children. yeah. and kid done at the side of the how far it will go. i have no idea what is tied because so many people keep
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saying they don't want to talk about it anymore. evolving definitely, but it's best question the . the street debate from nigeria. what is the think about tribal isn't this country or because i wasn't the relationship with someone and i was not allowed to marry this person because people have their own cultural don't be sustained, needs to be human people. you'd be willing to try this. 77 percent
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