Berlin, 1940s. An apartment building in Schöneberg. A caretaker, hard-working, disciplined, seemingly inconspicuous. And Liane Berkowitz—young, courageous, in love, ready to resist the Nazis. Decades later, a ragged woman wanders the streets. Everyone knows her. No one knows her story. Millionaire. Contemporary witness. Guardian of a fate that Berlin must never forget. Kupferberg doesn’t just talk about characters and research. It’s about the culture of remembrance. About courage. About responsibility. About the question of what history does to us today – and what we make of it.
Host and general manager welcomed Shelly Kupferberg in our Bel Etage Salon. The afternoon that followed was inspiring, vibrant and interesting. A big thank you to our guests and Shelly, who made the afternoon unique.