Personal reasons First of all the feeling of personal commitment towards those members of my family murdered by the Nazis. The fact that I live in Germany and Berlin furthers the desire to ensure that the crimes of the Third Reich be never forgotten. My lack of understanding why Berlin with its many Holocaust memorial had not, up till then, pinpointed the site of Eichmann's so-called Judenreferat. Knowledgeable' and politically involved citizens in general visit memorials and memorial sites. Bus stops are transit areas where people stand for shorter periods of time.
Bus schedules happen to interrupt the smooth flow of daily life.
The most common thing people do in such a situation is either look at nearby shop windows or advertisements. My intention was to catch their attention unaware and tell them something about the place where they're standing. The bus shelter happens to be at a bus stop on the very popular Berlin bus line No. 100 that links Zoo Station in the centre of former West Berlin with Alexander Platz Station in the centre of former East Berlin. On route the bus passes famous sites such as the Reichstag, the Brandenburger Gate and the famous Unter den Linden Boulevard. From now on the route includes a dark aspect of Berlin and German history.