Book launch with Burkhart Veigel at Berlin Freedom Week
Why do people leave their home, family and friends to start all over again somewhere else? And what motivates people to help others to flee? Burkhart Veigel addresses these and other questions in his newly published book "Mut und Freiheit: 'Meine' Flüchtlinge und meine Fluchthelferfreunde".
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Burkhart Veigel steht an einem Mauerrest
At this event, the author Burkhart Veigel will read from his book and talk to the contemporary witnesses and escape helpers Hasso Herschel and Ulli Pfeifer as well as the refugees Irmgard and Uwe Müller.
Program
- Reading: Burkhart Veigel
- Discussion: Hasso Herschel and Ulli Pfeifer (escape helpers), Irmgard and Uwe Müller (GDR refugees) Moderation: Marko Martin, author of "Freiheitsaufgaben" (2025)
In cooperation with the Federal Foundation for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship
Additional information
Meeting point: Visitor Center, Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Straße 119, 13355 Berlin
Booking: Registration requested
https://www.stiftung-berliner-mauer.de/de/form/event-registration-de?source_entity_type=node&source_entity_id=1722&date=2025-11-13T18%3A30%3A00%2B01%3A00
Booking: Registration requested
https://www.stiftung-berliner-mauer.de/de/form/event-registration-de?source_entity_type=node&source_entity_id=1722&date=2025-11-13T18%3A30%3A00%2B01%3A00
Dates
November 2025
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