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Check out www.walled-in-berlin.com to find out more about Elke’s memoir, Walled-In: A West Berlin Girl’s Journey to Freedom.
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J. Elke Ertle, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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Elke and her mother on the telephone, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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The long and the short of it. Elke and her father on Berlin’s Kurfuerstendamm. www.walled-in-berlin.com
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Elke pulling duckie- her favorite childhood toy, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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Elke in the Berlin Zoo, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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Elke in the Berlin Zoo, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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Elke holding a giant “Schultuete” on the first day of school, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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Elke with Berlin Bear, Berlin’s coat of arms, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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The Lietzensee in Berlin Charlottenburg where Elke lived during her teens, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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The course of the Berlin Wall, which separated East from West, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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1963 – US President John F. Kennedy, Berlin’s Mayor Willy Brandt, and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in Berlin during Kennedy’s Berlin visit. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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1963 – Elke in the crowd in front of Schoeneberger Rathaus when John F. Kennedy said, “Ich bin ein Berliner.” www.walled-in-berlin.com
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1961-1989 – Brandenburger Tor as seen from West Berlin, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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ca. 1966 – The phone booth beckons like a beacon in the night – you just have to read the book to find out why, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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Tapsi, Elke’s Dachshund, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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1968 – Elke in San Diego, photo © J. Elke Ertle, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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1969 -An immigrant’s nightmare. So much to learn. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, www.walled-iin-berlin.com
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2014 – J. Elke Ertle at the Local Author Exhibit, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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Author J. Elke Ertle, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2014 – Oval Office or “Fake News?’Photo © J. Elke Ertle,, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2015 – Paradise Village Book Talk, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2015 -Elke out on the town, 2015. www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2015 – Elke Interviewed by Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator, Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2015 – Guest speaker – Living History Series – Sixth Floor Museum, Dallas, Texas, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2015 – Book signings – Sixth Floor Museum, Dallas, Texas, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2014 – San Carlos Branch Library Author Fair, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2014 – Presentation at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2014 – Presentation at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, Iowa. www.walled-in-berlin.com
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J. Elke Ertle
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2014 – Elke on book tour – US Embassy, Berlin, Germany. www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2014 – Elke on book tour – Stadtbioliothek in Chemnitz, Germany, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2014 – Elke on book tour – Stadtbibliothek in Leipzig, Germany, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2014 – Elke on book tour – Berufsschule in Nuernberg, Germany, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2014 – Elke on book tour – Amerikazentrum in Hamburg, Germany, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2014 – Elke on book tour – Halepaghen Gymnasium in Buxtehude, Germany, www.walled-in-berlin
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2014 – On tour, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2015 – Book Signing, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2015 – Brandeis Book and Author Luncheon, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2015 Crossing the former Berlin Wall – two rows of pavers remind us of its 28-year existence. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2015 – Permanent Reminder of the Berlin Wall, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2015 – When the Wild West calls, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2016 – Mueritzsee, Germany. Photo © J. Elke Ertle. www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2016 – At play in San Diego, Photo © Sonja Brzostowicz, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2016 – Borrege Springs, Photo © Sonja Brzostowicz, www.walled-in-berlin
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2016 – Dreaming of a White Christmas. www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2017 – Elke at Creative Industries Expo, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2017 – Come fly with me, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2017 – A visit to Santa’s Workshop, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2018 – Elke zip lines, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2018 – Zip lining is so much fun. www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2018 – In the snow in Alaska, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2018 – Hiking, one of Elke’s favorite things. www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2018 – Happy Holidays. Rudolph is coming your way! www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2019 – Gardening, another of Elke’s favorite things. Photo © J. Elke Ertle, www.walled-in-berlin.com
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2019 – Christmas – www.walled-in-berlin.com