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    Wende Museum and Archive of the Cold War

    The Wende Museum specializes in collecting personal histories, and everyday and political objects from Cold War-era Eastern Europe. A two-and-a-half ton segment of the Berlin Wall highlights their exhibition "Facing the Wall" opening September 29.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Gregory Rodriguez • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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      Gregory Rodriguez

      New America Foundtion

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      Sarah Spitz

      Publicity Director

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      Justinian Jampol

      Executive Director and Founder of The Wende Museum in Culver City

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      Anja Vogel

      Adjunct Professor of Anthropology and Linguistics at Cal State Long Beach

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      Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

      Director of 'The Lives of Others'

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