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Campaign to fix Berlin Wall graffiti

Paint over Prejudice, an initiative organised by the FZY, hopes to restore a vandalised Jewish memorial

February 16, 2018 11:21
Graffiti on the Berlin Wall

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Alastair Thomas,

Alastair Thomas

1 min read

A youth-led campaign is underway to restore a vandalised Jewish memorial on a remaining section of the Berlin Wall.

Paint over Prejudice, an initiative organised by the FZY, hopes to raise £6,000 to have the mural repainted to remove significant antisemitic graffiti.

The Vaterland, painted by Günther Schaefer on the East Side Gallery, showing a Star of David over the German flag, has repeatedly been vandalised since 1990.

Joe Woolf, mazkir (national director) of FZY, said: “We didn’t want it to just be painted over again. A protective glaze will mean if there is any further graffiti it can be washed off without damaging the original painting.”