Berlin, long a symbol of Germany, was also the symbolic center of the Cold War until the collapse of communism in 1989. Its citizenry weathered some chilling and dramatic clashes during the Cold War, which were representative of the larger global...

Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million in its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the ninth most...

Tragedies, triumphs, and lessons of a tumultuous century If ever a city merited serious study for the lessons of history, it would have to be Berlin. One who wants to understand our century must try to understand Berlin. It hardly seems possible...

MY YEAR CAME INTO FOCUS in someone else's flashback. At a summer party in a socialist-era tower on Karl-Marx-Allee, the British artist Mark Wallinger reminisced about one of his performances at Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie the previous October: It's sometime after midnight, and he's shuffling...

The German capital's new $8.2 million Jewish community center will feature a replica of Jerusalem's Western Wall _ accurate down to the plants sprouting from its cracks, the center's leaders said.The 1,000 sq. foot replica will be part of Szloma Albam House. The center's Sept....

New York is awash in Expressionism. Glitter and Doom, a grim parade of Weimar-era portraits, was at the Met earlier this year. From Berlin to Broadway, a collection of modern German and Austrian works on paper bequeathed by Cabaret lyricist Fred Ebb, is currently at...

Essay gives a personal account of my trip to Berlin.