West berlin children 1961

A Family Torn Apart Storyboard

  • August 14, 1961

    August 14, 1961
    She went to stay over someones house and was stuck there.
  • September 20, 1961

    September 20, 1961
    She is thankful for her diary and her family makes plans to escape.
  • December 25, 1961

    December 25, 1961
    It is Christmas and she wishes she can go with her family.
  • February 8, 1962

    February 8, 1962
    It's her birthday and her teacher is teaching communist propaganda to her.
  • August 17, 1962

    August 17, 1962
    Border patrolman shot 18 year old Peter and let him bleed to death.
  • June 26, 1963

    June 26, 1963
    J.F.K gives a powerful speech in Berlin and inspires Elsa.
  • November 22, 1963

    November 22, 1963
    President John F. Kennedy was killed.
  • February 8, 1964

    February 8, 1964
    Elsa turns 16 and wishes to get a drivers license and car.
  • June 12, 1987

    June 12, 1987
    Ronald Reagan gave a speech in Berlin. She is a mother and married.
  • November 10, 1989

    November 10, 1989
    The Berlin Wall is torn down and Elsa is free.