Alexanderplatz was a meeting point for forced labourers seeking to buy vital goods at the black market. Forced labourers were given a small wage, but no food stamps.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSundays in the City\u201d: Collection of the Berliner Geschichtswerkstatt (1-6)<\/p>
\u201cIn Tietz Department Store\u201d: Testimony of Kazimiera Kosonowska, 1997, and private photo, Collection of the Berliner Geschichtswerkstatt<\/p>
\u201cBread Was Handed Out\u201d: Testimony of Janina C.\u2019s son, 2012, Private archive<\/p>"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zwangsarbeit-in-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station\/162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zwangsarbeit-in-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/station"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zwangsarbeit-in-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/station"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zwangsarbeit-in-berlin.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}