March 2010 – The Needle: Berlin

Berlin History

Joseph Pearson 29/03/201002/07/2023

Augustraße 14-16

It is 1933 and Hitler has come to power. You are Jewish and live in Berlin. Do you have the

Berlin History

Joseph Pearson 27/03/201023/06/2018

Nazi Ruins: Albert Speer’s Only Surviving Works in Berlin

Most of my German friends are pacifists. They do not like seeing Germans involved in foreign wars. The

Berlin History

Joseph Pearson 23/03/201002/07/2023

A Palace of Tears

In front of Friedrichstraße station, along the Spree River, the Tränenpalast or ‘Palace of Tears’ has reappeared out of the

Blog Posts on The Needle

Joseph Pearson 23/03/201021/03/2012

Welcome to The Needle

The beginning of the 21st Century in Berlin may well be remembered for its outpouring of creativity –like Vienna in

Joseph Pearson is a writer and historian based in Berlin. His non-fiction portrait of Berlin was published in 2017. He published a second book, My Grandfather’s Knife, about how everyday objects tell World War Two stories, in 2022. His writing has appeared widely in the press, literary and academic journals, and has been translated into German, Italian, French, Arabic, and other languages. Born in Canada, he was educated at Cambridge University, UK, where he received his doctorate in history in 2001. He works at New York University, Berlin, and at the Barenboim-Said Akademie. Since 2008, he has written The Needle, which has become one of Berlin’s most popular blogs. For professional inquiries please contact his agency, Peters Fraser Dunlop, email him directly joseph [AT] cantab.net, or visit his professional website: josephpearson.ca