The only organization I ever joined during those years was the “Turnverein” (Gymnastics Club). I stayed away from any political children doing things together, and was so very much by myself. I played by myself with dolls, sewed with the help of my mother little dresses for them, read a lot and went to the movies every Sunday afternoon. And I mean almost every Sunday, rain or shine! Did I love the movies! (Still do.)
Before there was a movie theater close to where we lived, I would walk more than 25 minutes to the big hall, where they had to close the windows with big wooden shutters. How exciting this was! I hoped so much after I came to America to be able to see the silent “Tom Mix” films again, but found out they got all burned in an accident.
From Ursula’s autobiography, Leaving Berlin.
Ursula Grimm 