Dance theater project

“Berliner Luftbrücke”

Dance that documents the history of the Berlin Airlift. Children, young people, and professional dancers explore the world of modern dance together in this project. Dance theater “Placement” On Friday, 12 May 2017, at 3:00 p.m. in the movie theater at Centre Français Further information here: News

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The foundation

Stiftung Luftbrückendank (Airlift Gratitude Foundation) was set up in 1959 by Willy Brandt on the 10th anniversary of the Blockade

and the Berlin Airlift of 1948/49 to express Berlin’s gratitude to the countries that carried out this operation. A call for donations raised

around 1.6 million deutschmarks from the people of Berlin; the interest from the foundation’s endowment provided financial support to

the families of the 78 men who lost their lives in the Airlift. Today the foundation funds a wide variety of youth and cultural projects

dealing with the Airlift and the Berlin Blockade. Preference is given to proposals that involve young people and young adults from the

United States, the United Kingdom, and France.

History of the foundation

If you would like to know more about the history and the founding of Stiftung Luftbrückendank, you can download a commemorative publication (6 MB, PDF), which appeared in honor of the foundation’s 50th anniversary. The foundation’s current bylaws (in German of 31.05.2017) are available here.

Links related to the Berlin Airlift

• AlliiertenMuseum Berlin • Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen • Alliierte in Berlin e.V. • Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation • Erinnerungsstätte Luftbrücke Berlin • Initiative Berlin - USA IBUSA • Checkpoint-Charlie-Stiftung • Luftbrücke-Chapter-e.V. • Berlin Airlift Veterans Association • British Berlin Airlift Association • Das Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr • West Alliierte in Berlin e.V.
“People of the world! People in America, in England, in France, in Italy! Look upon this city and see that you should not - you cannot - abandon this city and its people!” Ernst Reuter’s speech in front of the Reichstag on 9 September 1948
RIAS Berlin (Lizenz Deutschlandradio)
If you would like to support the foundation’s work, any amount, no matter how small, will be put to good use. Because it provides funding for charitable purposes and promotes both general education and international understanding, Stiftung Luftbrückendank has been recognized as a nonprofit organization. (Decision of 8 April 2015 pursuant to § 60a AO) If you have any questions, please contact our office at this number: +49 (0)30 48 49 53 53

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