Igniting Barriers: Legacy

The National Library of Israel. Documents Relating to the Agreement Between the Government of Israel and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. September 10, 1952.

Officially, reparations between Germany and Israel—one of the most affected groups from the burnings—did not take very long, with agreements being underway in 1952. It took much longer for the Jewish diaspora to begin to heal from the losses they underwent.

The National Library of Israel. Documents Relating to the Agreement Between the Government of Israel and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. September 10, 1952.

DW. Peter Eisenmann. Holocaust memorial. Berlin, Germany.

Visit Berlin. Bebelplatz. Berlin, Germany.

Visit Berlin. That was but a prelude; / where they burn books, / they will ultimately burn people as well. / Heinrich Heine 1820. May 10, 1933.

Traces of War. Fedor de Vries. White Rose Memorial. Munich, Germany.

With the Nuremberg Trials starting the legal process of extinguishing the barrier of hate, there has been much progress, and much stagnation. Memorials have been erected and revered as reminders and as apologies to those affected by the barrier. However, as seen with books such as Fahrenheit 451, there is still much to be done in finally smothering the flame of the 1933 barrier.

Library of Congress. The Defendants at Nuremberg / Bird's eye View of Trial. 1945-6.

Banned Books. Challenged at Conroe Independent School District for "discussion of being drunk, smoking cigarettes, violence, 'dirty talk,' reference to the Bible, and using God's name in vain," going against "religious beliefs." 2006.

Bradbury, R. Fahrenheit 451. 1953.

IGNITING BARRIERS

Igniting Barriers

Legacy