Fall of the Wall
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Fall of the Wall

November 9, 2009, marks 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. I was in 9th grade when the news came across CNN that the physical symbol of the East/West divide was on the verge of toppling. And my mother reminded me today while I was reminiscing about the event that I sat for…

Reliving History with the ‘Deutschland’ Series

Reliving History with the ‘Deutschland’ Series

Why aren’t more people watching and raving about the “Deutschland” series? The German-language television series, which debuted in 2015 with “Deutschland 83,” was the most-watched foreign-language drama ever in Britain, despite being a flop at home. It follows the descent of East Germany through the eyes of Martin Rauch, an East German agent sent to…