How I Found the Answer to Injustice AS TOLD BY URSULA MENNE

For as long as I can remember, I have had a burning desire to see everyone treated fairly and justly. This desire even resulted in my being sent to prison in Communist East Germany. And there, of  all places, is where I found the answer to injustice. Let me explain.

I WAS born in 1022 in the German town of Halle, which has a recorded history of more than 1,200 years. Situated about 120 miles (200 km) southwest of Berlin, Halle was one of the earliest strongholds of Protestantism. My sister Kathe, was  born in 1923.  Father served in the military. Mother sang in the theater.

It was from Father that i gained a strong desire to correct injustice. When he left the army, Father purchased  a store. Since his customers were mostly poor people, he compassionately extended them credit. This noble gesture, however, forced him  into bankruptcy.  Father's experience should have taught me that fighting inequality and injustice is much harder and more complicated than meets the eye. But youthful idealism is a harm flame to snuff out. 

From Mother, I inherited artistic talent, and she introduced Kathe and me to music, song, and dance. I was a lively child,m and Kathe and I had a wonderful life-that is, until the year 1939. 

Next time: How I Found the Answer to Injustice -A Nightmare Begins

From the AWAKE! magazine, 2011