"Freedom means everything"
Frank Ebert, Commissioner for the SED Dictatorship in Berlin
Frank Ebert was part of the opposition movement in the GDR and was active in the Zionsgemeinde and Environmental Library . He remembers the vigils and Monday demonstrations of 1989. "It wasn't about German unity," he says. "We were actually concerned - thank God it turned out differently - with the reformability of the GDR." On the night of the fall of the Wall, he travelled along Bornholmer Straße to the West, to freedom. For him, freedom is "simply being able to decide at any time what I want to do for myself personally." Because "freedom means everything, without freedom everything is nothing."
Description
The video is one of several interviews with contemporary witnesses conducted by visitBerlin to mark the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The interviewee is Frank Ebert, Commissioner for the SED Dictatorship in Berlin. He was part of the opposition movement in the GDR and was active in the Zion Community and the Environmental Library. He remembers the vigils and Monday demonstrations of 1989. rbb's historical material is shown alongside the interview. The visitBerlin logo can be seen in the top right-hand corner. The subtitles of the video can be switched on and off in the YouTube player under settings. For a transcription, the video should be viewed directly on YouTube.