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Title: Berlin prelates in church drive.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN PRELATES IN CHURCH DRIVE #1184 BERLIN -- Father Peter Buchholz (left) and the Rev. Heinrich Grueber, Catholic and Protestant leaders respectively of the Berlin Office of Church Affairs, have been instrumental in gaining an allotment from Allied occupation authorities of 820,000 marks for the repair of war-damaged churches and synagogue in Berlin. Also on the Church Affairs body is Sigmund Weltinger, Jewish councilor for the city government of Berlin. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-S-12-6-5)
Date Created: 1945, December 1945, December 1945
Name Subject(s): Catholic Church--Clergy., Buchholz, Peter., Grüber, Heinrich, 1891-1975., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Repair and maintenance., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Clergy--Germany--Berlin., Ecumenical movement--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1184; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1184
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356883

Title: Catholic Bishop of Berlin.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF BERLIN #1261 BERLIN -- Konrad Count von Preysing, Roman Catholic Bishop of Berlin, was one of the most militant critics of the Nazi regime. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-12-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Catholic Church--Bishops., Preysing, Konrad, Graf von, 1880-1950., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Bishops--Germany--Berlin., Fascism and the Catholic Church--Germany.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1261; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1261
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356932

Title: Berlin's Dom open to the skies.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN’S DOM OPEN TO THE SKIES #1263 BERLIN -- Sunlight streams through the shattered cupola of the Dom, Berlin’s Protestant cathedral. The outside of the cupola still bears the bullet marks dating from the 1918 revolution when the Sparticians thought troops were occupying the Dom and fired on it. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-12-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Berliner Dom., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Domes--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1263; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1263
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356933

Title: Germany's Methodist Bishop.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: GERMANY’S METHODIST BISHOP #1264 BERLIN -- Dr. F. H. Otto Melle is the Methodist Bishop of Germany, and a leading temperance crusader on the Continent. A resident of Berlin, Dr. Melle formerly was director of the Methodist Theological Seminary at Frankfurt am Main, largest free-church institute of its kind in Europe. One of the first Germans to visit the U.S. after World War 1, Bishop Melle often has been a delegate to the General Conference of the Methodist Church. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-12-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Evangelisch-Methodistische Kirche (Germany)--Bishops., Melle, F. H. Otto, -1947, Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Bishops--Germany--Berlin., Theologians--Germany--Berlin., Temperance--Germany.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1264; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1264
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356934

Title: Prominent in German Christian political movement.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PROMINENT IN GERMAN CHRISTIAN POLITICAL MOVEMENT #1266 BERLIN -- Mrs. Hildegard Staehle, of Berlin, is an important figure in the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, which is built around remnants of the old Roman Catholic Center party, but is open to members of all faiths. Mrs. Staehle is also a councellor in the Social Service Office of the Berlin City Government. Her husband, Col. Wilhelm Staehle, was murdered by the Gestapo April 29, 1945, for anti-Nazi activity and she was thrown into a concentration camp. Women are playing an increasingly important role in the Christian political movements of Europe. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-12-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Staehle, Hildegard., Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Nazi concentration camp inmates --Germany--Berlin., Women--Political activity--Germany., Ecumenical movement--Germany., Christianity and politics--Germany.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany., Germany., Germany., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1266; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1266
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356936

Title: Press chief of German religious political group.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: PRESS CHIEF OF GERMAN RELIGIOUS POLITICAL GROUP #1267 BERLIN -- Wrapped in a heavy overcoat to stave off the cold, Georg Dertinger, press chief of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, formed from remnants of the old Roman Catholic Center Party, works at his desk in his unheated Berlin office. Dertinger also acts as secretary to the president of the Union, Dr. Andreas Hermes. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-12-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Dertinger, Georg., Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Press secretaries--Germany--Berlin., Ecumenical movement--Germany., Christianity and politics--Germany.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany., Germany., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1267; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1267
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356937

Title: American church in Berlin a war casualty.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: 1296 AMERICAN CHURCH IN BERLIN A WAR CASUALTY BERLIN -- Twisted girders and shattered walls surround the tower of the wrecked American Church here. The tower was the gift of John D. Rockefeller. Parish house of the church also was destroyed. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-5-L-O-DEN)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): American Church in Berlin., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1296; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_1296
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356953

Title: Berlin Counsellor for Roman Catholic interest.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #810 BERLIN COUNSELLOR FOR ROMAN CATHOLIC INTEREST Father Peter Buchholz is the Counsellor [sic. Councillor] for Roman Catholic interests and chairman of the Office for Church Affairs of the Berlin city government. For twenty years he was chaplain at the Plotzensee Prison near Berlin. During the Nazi regime he ministered to over 1000 political prisoners who were sentenced to die by hanging. These included Catholics executed for the famous July 20 attempt on Hitler’s life. Father Buchholz and other Catholic clergymen in Berlin frequently wear ordinary street clothes when engaging in civil affairs. Credit Line Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-LM-11-26-5)
Creator Name(s): Turner. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Buchholz, Peter., Catholic Church--Clergy., Catholic Church--Diplomatic service.
Topical Subject(s): Church and state--Germany--Berlin., Prison chaplains--Germany., Christian leadership--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945--Chaplains.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Schleswig-Holstein--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 810; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_810
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358850

Title: Berlin Counsellor for Jewish Problems.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #811 BERLIN COUNSELLOR FOR JEWISH PROBLEMS Siegmund Weltinger, journalist and banker, is Counsellor for Jewish Problems in the Office for Church Affairs of the Berlin city government. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-LM-11-26-5)
Creator Name(s): Turner. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Weltlinger, Siegmund., Gesellschaft für Christlich-Jüdische Zusammenarbeit in Berlin.
Topical Subject(s): Church and state--Germany--Berlin., Jewish leadership--Germany--Berlin., Journalists--Germany--Berlin., Jewish journalists--Germany--Berlin., Bankers--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Schleswig-Holstein--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 811; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_811
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358851

Title: Berlin church headquarters.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN CHURCH HEADQUARTERS #3316 BERLIN -- Burckhardt House, Berlin headquarters of the Evangelical Church in Germany, also houses the headquarters of the German YWCA. Dr. Otto Dibelius, Bishop of Berlin, has his offices here. The building is located in the Dahlem suburb. Note rubble still in yard and temporary wood repairs at right. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-BER-MES-4D-6-L)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland.
Topical Subject(s): Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Dahlem (Berlin, Germany), Dahlem (Berlin, Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3316; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_3316
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359323

Title: Berlin bishop's aide.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN BISHOP’S AIDE #3317 BERLIN -- Eberhard Bethge is assistant to Dr. Otto Dibelius, Bishop of Berlin of the Evangelical Church in Germany. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (RR-BER-MES-4D-6-L)
Date Created: 1946
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Bethge, Eberhard, 1909-2000., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 3317; Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, PA
Related Item: Religious News Service Photographs, 1945-1982. --http://www.history.pcusa.org/collections/research-tools/guides-archival-collections/rns-rg-1
Identifier (local): RNS-RG1_3317
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:359324

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