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“The desperate need for housing and food following the end of the war was matched by a voracious hunger for entertainment, culture and some sense of a return to normality in the shattered city.”
― A Walk Along The Ku'damm: Playground and Battlefield of Weimar Berlin
― A Walk Along The Ku'damm: Playground and Battlefield of Weimar Berlin
“In 1933, the KadeKo was taken over by Hans Schindler and remained a successful, if aryanised cabaret. The majority of Jewish and left-leaning performers and cabaret artists had fled from the new regime. It remained a carefully controlled and regulated venue until the eventual closure of all theatres by law in 1944.”
― A Walk Along The Ku'damm: Playground and Battlefield of Weimar Berlin
― A Walk Along The Ku'damm: Playground and Battlefield of Weimar Berlin
“By 1898, the Café des Westens had been founded, and for more than a decade it was the spiritual home for artists, writers and publishers. As a hub of artistic and literary life, it is credited with being the birthplace of the idea of modern German cabaret.”
― A Walk Along The Ku'damm: Playground and Battlefield of Weimar Berlin
― A Walk Along The Ku'damm: Playground and Battlefield of Weimar Berlin
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