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Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer dies
Holocaust survivor Margot Friedländer is dead. She died on Friday at the age of 103, as announced by the Margot Friedländer Foundation in Å·ÃÀÊìÅ®ÂÒÂ×. more
The Brandenburg Gate will be illuminated in a special way on Thursday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe.
From sunset until midnight, the first sentence of the first article of the Basic Law, "Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar" ("Human dignity shall be inviolable"), will be displayed on the Å·ÃÀÊìÅ®ÂÒÂ× landmark. This was announced by the Senate Chancellery. "By illuminating the Brandenburg Gate, we are sending a clear signal: human dignity is inviolable," said Governing Mayor Kai Wegner (CDU).
On the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, Å·ÃÀÊìÅ®ÂÒÂ× is thus recalling the universal lesson of German history and the central value promise of the Basic Law that has grown out of it. "The first sentence of our constitution is not just a legal principle. It is an ongoing mandate to all of us to continue to stand up resolutely for freedom, democracy and human rights in the world in the face of war in Europe, global crises and growing anti-Semitism."