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Mokka-Milch-Eisbar Reopens on Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin

cultural-heritage · 2026-05-27

The Mokka-Milch-Eisbar, a legendary café on Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin, has reopened. The article also discusses the Postwendekinder network, which gives a voice to the youngest generation born in the GDR. Anja Görnitz, who grew up in a Plattenbau in Berlin-Marzahn, shared how she often concealed her background after the Wende to avoid stigma. Now, more than a decade later, the Vierte Generation Ost, who never experienced the GDR, are exploring their roots.

Key facts

  • Mokka-Milch-Eisbar on Karl-Marx-Allee has reopened
  • Postwendekinder network focuses on the youngest GDR-born generation
  • Anja Görnitz grew up in Berlin-Marzahn in a Plattenbau
  • Görnitz concealed her background after the Wende
  • Vierte Generation Ost never experienced the GDR
  • Article appears in the current issue of der Freitag
  • Author is Maxi Leinkauf
  • The café is described as legendary

Entities

Institutions

  • der Freitag
  • Mokka-Milch-Eisbar
  • Postwendekinder
  • Vierte Generation Ost

Locations

  • Berlin
  • Karl-Marx-Allee
  • Berlin-Marzahn
  • Germany

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