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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: 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: Berlin's Dom.
Description: Text transcribed from captions on reverse: The heavily damaged Dom, Berlin’s Protestant Cathedral, where the Kaisers attended divine worship before World War I. This church was vandalized for 8 days following the occupation of Berlin. Most of the tombs of former German emperors and princes desecrated. At the right can be seen the towering St. Mary’s Church, one of the oldest sanctuaries in Brandenburg Provinces, and one of the mostly lightly [sic] damaged of the Berlin churches. Provost Heinrich Grueber, who is Protestant Counsellor in the Berlin City Government, is pastor of St. Mary’s. Domprediger Dr. ____Doehring standing amid the ruins of the Dom, Berlin’s Protestant Cathedral. Dr. Doehring, who is still active in German church affairs, was the Kaisers’ pastor before World War I. During the Nazi regime he resisted efforts of the Hitlerites to “Nazify” the Christian Church. Services of the Dom parish are now held in a hall, as are most of church services in Berlin.
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., Grüber, Heinrich, 1891-1975., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Theologians--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1268; 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_1268
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356938

Title: Berlin's Kaiser William church in ruins.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN’S KAISER WILLIAM CHURCH IN RUINS #1290 BERLIN -- Twisted girders are mute evidence of the destruction wrought on the historic Kaiser William Memorial Church here. Pastor of the church is Dr. Gerhard Jacobi, who was called to appear before the Gestapo more than 100 times. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-14-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Kaiser Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (Berlin, Germany), Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1290; 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_1290
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356951

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: Niemoeller's parsonage in ruins.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: NIEMOELLER’S PARSONAGE IN RUINS #1286 BERLIN -- His parsonage as well as his church were ruined in Pastor Martin Niemoeller’s Dahlem pastorate. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-14-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Niemöller, Martin, 1892-1984., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Parsonages--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Dahlem (Berlin, Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin--Dahlem
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1286; 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_S-1286
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357016

Title: Niemoeller parsonage.
Description: Handwritten caption written on reverse side of photograph.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Niemöller, Martin, 1892-1984., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Parsonages--Germany--Berlin.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1285; 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_S-1285_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356818

Title: Berlin church to be rebuilt.
Description: Handwritten caption written on reverse side of photograph.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Kaiser Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (Berlin, Germany), Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Church buildings--Reconstruction--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1289; 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_S-1289_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356822

Title: Berlin church to be rebuilt.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN CHURCH TO BE REBUILT #S-1289 BERLIN -- The Kaiser William Church, one of Germany’s most fashionable pre-war edifices, although repeatedly hit during the heavier bombings, will be rebuilt. A sum of 300,000 marks is being sought to restore the sanctuary to its former glory. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-14-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Kaiser Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche (Berlin, Germany), Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., Church buildings--Reconstruction--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1289; 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_S-1289
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357017

Title: Niemoeller parsonage.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: NIEMOELLER PARSONAGE #S-1285 BERLIN -- This view of Pastor Martin Niemoeller’s pre-war parsonage is typical of the destruction wrought by the war on the churches of Germany. Materials for repairs and skilled workers are impossible to obtain due to shortages and the priorities of hospitals and schools. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-14-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Niemöller, Martin, 1892-1984., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Parsonages--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Dahlem (Berlin, Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin--Dahlem
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1285; 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_S-1285
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357015

Title: Berlin church leader.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BERLIN CHURCH LEADER 1292 BERLIN -- Dr. Hans Boehm, a member of the High Council of the Evangelical Church, was one of the leading anti-Nazi figures among the German clergy during the war. A Berlin Provost of the Evangelical Church, he was imprisoned five times by the Gestapo, the last time in connection with the plot against Hitler’s life in July, 1944. One of two persons to escape alive from Gestapo headquarters when the city fell, Dr. Boehm is 46 years old. His right leg was amputated in World War 1. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-12-19-5)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Böhm, Hans, 1899-1962., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland. Kirchenkanzlei., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy., Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Assassination attempts., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Germany--Berlin., Anti-Nazi movement--Germany., World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Germany., World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German., Operation Valkyrie, 1944.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany., Germany., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1292; 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_1292
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356952

Title: Bismarck surveys wreckage of Berlin's Dom.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Berliner Dom., Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898--Statues., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Frederick III, German Emperor, 1831-1888--Tomb., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Crypts--Germany--Berlin.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1298; 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_1298_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356826

Title: Bismarck surveys wreckage of Berlin's Dom.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: 1298 BISMARCK SURVEY WRECKAGE OF BERLIN’S DOM BERLIN -- Comparatively undamaged, Bismarck’s statue still stands in the Dom, Protestant cathedral here, surveying the ruins of the burial chapels. Tomb in foreground is that of Emperor Friederick, who ruled over Germany in 1888. 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): Berliner Dom., Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898--Statues., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Frederick III, German Emperor, 1831-1888--Tomb., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Crypts--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1298; 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_1298
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356954

Title: Berlin church leader.
Description: Handwritten caption written on reverse side of photograph.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Böhm, Hans, 1899-1962., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland. Kirchenkanzlei., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Clergy., Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Assassination attempts., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Clergy--Germany--Berlin., Anti-Nazi movement--Germany., World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Germany., World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, German., Operation Valkyrie, 1944.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1292; 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_1292_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356828

Title: Americans worship in Berlin.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: AMERICANS WORSHIP IN BERLIN #1260 BERLIN -- With the chaplain’s jeep parked outside the entrance, American soldiers wait for the start of their service in the Zehlendorf West Evangelical Church in Berlin. 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): United States. Army., United States. Army--Chaplains., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Chaplains, Military--Germany--Berlin., Soldiers--Religious life--United States., Soldiers--Religious life--Germany--Berlin., Public worship--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., United States., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Zehlendorf (Berlin, Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1260; 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_1260
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356931

Title: Bomb damage in Berlin's Dom.
Description: Handwritten caption written on reverse side of photograph.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Berliner Dom., Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland--Buildings., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Crypts--Germany--Berlin.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1265; 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_1265_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356832

Title: Bomb damage in Berlin's Dom.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: BOMB DAMAGE IN BERLIN’S DOM #1265 BERLIN -- In interior view of the Dom, Berlin’s Protestant cathedral shows the blasted altar as well as the wrecked floor and the ancient burial vaults beneath. 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): Church buildings--Germany--Berlin., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945., Crypts--Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Berlin (Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1265; 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_1265
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356935

Title: Americans worship in Berlin.
Description: Handwritten caption written on reverse side of photograph.
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): United States. Army., United States. Army--Chaplains., Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Chaplains, Military--Germany--Berlin., Soldiers--Religious life--United States., Soldiers--Religious life--Germany--Berlin., Public worship--Germany--Berlin.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 1260; 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_1260_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:356830

Title: The manger unites Catholic and Protestants.
Description: Handwritten caption on reverse by contributor E.E. Tucker.
Creator Name(s): Tucker, E. E. (author)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Christmas--Germany--Berlin., Children--Germany--Berlin., Interdenominational cooperation--Germany--Berlin., Christmas pageants --Germany--Berlin., World War, 1939-1945--Germany.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany., Pankow (Berlin, Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1439; 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_S-1439_02
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357449

Title: The manger unites Catholic and Protestants.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: THE MANGER UNITES CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANTS S 1439 BERLIN -- Catholic and Protestant children participated in the Kripenspiel, or Manger Pageant, at Hope Church in Pankow, a borough in the Russian sector of this city. All the Catholic and Protestant churches of Pankow cooperated on the production. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EET-BER-MES-1-6-W)
Creator Name(s): Jacobson-Sonnenfeld (Berlin, Germany) (publisher), Tucker, E.E. (contributor)
Date Created: 1945, December 16, 1945, December 16, 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives.
Topical Subject(s): Christmas--Germany--Berlin., Children--Germany--Berlin., Interdenominational cooperation--Germany--Berlin., Christmas pageants --Germany--Berlin.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Germany, Berlin., Pankow (Berlin, Germany), Europe--Germany--Berlin--Berlin
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. S-1439; 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_S-1439
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357448

Title: Bremen’s famous Lutheran Cathedral is intact.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #446 BREMEN’S FAMOUS LUTHERAN CATHEDRAL IS INTACT Bremen, Germany…St. Petri, historic Lutheran cathedral in this city, stands majestically amid the ruins of war. One of the most famous of European cathedrals, the church was virtually undamaged. Credit Line Should Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (cob)
Creator Name(s): British Combine Photos, Ltd. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945, circa May 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Dom zu Bremen (Bremen, Germany), United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Bremen., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Bremen., Buildings--Blast effects--Germany--Bremen., Architecture, Romanesque--Germany--Bremen., Lutheran church buildings--Germany--Bremen.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Bremen., Germany, Bremen., Germany, Bremen., Germany, Bremen., Germany, Bremen., Bremen (Germany), Bremen (Germany), Europe--Germany--Baden-Württemberg--Bremen
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 446; 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_446
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357575

Title: Bremen’s famous Lutheran Cathedral is intact.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): British Combine Photos, Ltd. (author)
Date Created: 1945, May 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Dom zu Bremen (Bremen, Germany), United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Bremen., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Bremen., Buildings--Blast effects--Germany--Bremen., Architecture, Romanesque--Germany--Bremen., Lutheran church buildings--Germany--Bremen.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 446; 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_446_01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357500

Title: Famous Cathedral at Worms, Germany.
Description: Alternate caption.
Creator Name(s): British Combine Photos, Ltd. (author)
Date Created: 1945, March 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Dom (Worms, Germany), United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Worms., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Worms., Buildings--Blast effects--Germany--Worms., Architecture, Romanesque--Germany--Worms., Catholic church buildings--Germany--Worms.
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 445; 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_445_01
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357526

Title: Famous Cathedral at Worms, Germany.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #445 FAMOUS CATHEDRAL AT WORMS, GERMANY Standing majestically in the center of the blasted area is the famed Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Worms, Germany. Almost miraculously, the ancient structure was spared destruction, although it bears the marks of the ravages of war. Credit Line Should Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO
Creator Name(s): British Combine Photos, Ltd. (photographer)
Date Created: 1945, circa March 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Dom (Worms, Germany), United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Topical Subject(s): Church buildings--Germany--Worms., Buildings--War damage--Germany--Worms., Buildings--Blast effects--Germany--Worms., Architecture, Romanesque--Germany--Worms., Catholic church buildings--Germany--Worms.
Geographic subjects: Germany, Worms., Germany, Worms., Germany, Worms., Germany, Worms., Germany, Worms., Worms (Germany), Worms (Germany), Europe--Germany--Rhineland Palatinate--Worms
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 445; 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_445
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:357574

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: Dr. Karl Barth visits Germany.
Description: Text transcribed from caption: #730B DR. KARL BARTH VISITS GERMANY FRANKFURT-ON-MAIN -- Dr. Karl Barth, famous Swiss theologian (with glasses) greets the family of Pastor Frick, aide of Pastor Martin Niemoeller in Frankfurt. Dr. Barth was returning from the conference of German Evangelical leaders at Treysa, It was his first visit to Germany since he was expelled from the University of Bonn in 1935 by order of Adolf Hitler. Sitting next to Dr. Barth is Prof. Wolf of Freiburg-in-Breisgau who defended Niemoeller in court before his imprisonment. Credit Must Read: RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (EZ-ER-LM-11-2-5)
Date Created: 1945
Name Subject(s): Religious News Service--Archives., Barth, Karl, 1886-1968., Universität Bonn--Faculty., Bekennende Kirche.
Topical Subject(s): Theologians--Switzerland., Visits of state--Germany--Frankfurt am Main.
Geographic subjects: Switzerland., Germany, Frankfurt am Main., Frankfurt am Main (Germany), Europe--Germany--Hesse--Frankfurt am Main
Physical Location: RNS RG 1, image no. 730B; 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_730B
(PID) Persistent Identifier: islandora:358820

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