In order to accommodate the increasing aging of the city’s population, the West Berlin Senate is trying to recruit young skilled workers from the Federal Republic.
By 1970, one-fifth of West Berliners were already over 65 years old. A Berlin bonus was intended to attract young people to the city. East Berlin, on the other hand, was a popular destination for young people. Those who studied there tried to stay if possible.
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| East Berlin. Brandenburg Gate, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. East German watchtower at the Berlin Wall, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Hitler’s Bunker, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Humboldt University of Berlin, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Humboldt University of Berlin, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Marx-Engels-Platz and the State Council Building, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. St. Hedwig Church, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. The Neue Wache, a memorial to “victims of fascism and militarism,” February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. The Reichstag from East Berlin, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Treptow Soviet War Memorial, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Treptow Soviet War Memorial, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Treptow Soviet War Memorial, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin at night from the Mercedes-Haus, February 1970 |
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| Street scenes in West Berlin, February 1970 |
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| Street scenes in West Berlin, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. “Florida Boy,” February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. At the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. On the observation deck next to the Berlin Wall, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. East German watchtower overlooking the Wall from the West – The Death Strip, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. Friedrich Wilhelm Memorial Church, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. Horses pulling a beer cart, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. Kurfürstendamm at night, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. On the Kurfürstendamm, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. On the Kurfürstendamm, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. Ruins near the Berlin Wall, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. Ruins of the cultural center near the Berlin Wall, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. Tempelhof, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. The Berlin Victory Column, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. The Berlin Wall, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. The Berlin Wall, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. The Brandenburg Gate from West Berlin, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. The Kurfürstendamm, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. The Olympic Stadium at the 1936 Olympic Games, February 1970 |
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