Book burning University Berlin on May 10, 1933; Photo; Licensed article; Original: 5740×4315; Photographer: Unknown; Licensable; Rights: © Bleek/zb Media.
Book Burning Humboldt University Berlin 1933 26
Description
In some images, Joseph Goebbels, the propaganda minister of the Third Reich, can be seen. That evening, he delivered a speech at the Berlin Opera Square (now Bebelplatz), in which he lamented the “decline of German literature” and portrayed the book burning as a symbolic act of “purification” of the German spirit. The photos show burning piles of books, cheering students, and Nazi officials — a chilling testament to the destruction of freedom of expression and intellectual diversity.
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