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1912 – in Leipzig – Our childhood during the German Empire

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Childhood memories from Leipzig in 1912 give us a deep ^ into the daily routines, views and demands of a large urban family. Growing up in a world without many technological achievements such as telephones, refrigerators, ovens or washing machines, ‘we still felt no deprivation’ (Willy Beckel). Touching only briefly on the major political circumstances of the German Empire, his stories focus on his parents‘ constant efforts to ensure that their five children grew up happy – almost like a tribute.

Autor: Willy Beckel
Sprecherin: Jule Arthaus

 

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In his memoirs, Willy Beckel describes many aspects of everyday life that shaped the lives of children and young people during the German Empire in the years around 1912. They remain exciting to read, as they describe a world long gone that still has relevance today. The post was delivered three times a day bread rolls and newspapers delivered to the door daily life mainly on foot stoves, washing machines, refrigerators, irons and mangle machines, dishwashers, bread slicers, showers and toilets, telephones – most of these were not yet available. Cars, airships and aeroplanes were still a sensation. There was still plenty of space to play in the streets and backyards. The life of an urban extended family, usually taking centre stage, is not omitted from this homage to his parents, which recounts many major events in Leipzig during the imperial era. His memoirs are good intellectual and timeless food for thought. In his memoirs, Willy Beckel describes many aspects of everyday life that shaped the lives of children and young people during the German Empire in the years around 1912. They remain exciting to read, as they describe a world long gone that still has relevance today. The post was delivered three times a day bread rolls and newspapers delivered to the door daily life mainly on foot stoves, washing machines, refrigerators, irons and mangle machines, dishwashers, bread slicers, showers and toilets, telephones – most of these were not yet available. Cars, airships and aeroplanes were still a sensation. There was still plenty of space to play in the streets and backyards. The life of an urban extended family, usually taking centre stage, is not omitted from this homage to his parents, which recounts many major events in Leipzig during the imperial era. His memoirs are good intellectual and timeless food for thought. In his memoirs, Willy Beckel describes many aspects of everyday life that shaped the lives of children and young people during the German Empire in the years around 1912. They remain exciting to read, as they describe a world long gone that still has relevance today. The post was delivered three times a day bread rolls and newspapers delivered to the door daily life mainly on foot stoves, washing machines, refrigerators, irons and mangle machines, dishwashers, bread slicers, showers and toilets, telephones – most of these were not yet available. Cars, airships and aeroplanes were still a sensation. There was still plenty of space to play in the streets and backyards. The life of an urban extended family, usually taking centre stage, is not omitted from this homage to his parents, which recounts many major events in Leipzig during the imperial era. His memoirs are good intellectual and timeless food for thought.

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  1. Piet Henry Records

    „1912 – in Leipzig“ ist ein stilles, eindrückliches Hörbuch, das eine Zeit lebendig macht, die weit entfernt scheint und doch erstaunlich nah wirkt. Autor Willy Beckel erzählt von seiner Kindheit im Leipzig des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und öffnet damit ein Fenster in den Alltag einer städtischen Großfamilie im Deutschen Kaiserreich.

    Ohne Telefon, Kühlschrank, Backofen oder Waschmaschine aufzuwachsen, klingt aus heutiger Sicht nach Entbehrung. Doch genau hier setzt die besondere Stärke dieser Erinnerungen an. Beckel beschreibt eine Kindheit, in der trotz aller äußeren Einschränkungen kein Gefühl von Mangel vorherrschte. Stattdessen stehen Zusammenhalt, Rituale, klare Strukturen und die ständige Fürsorge der Eltern im Mittelpunkt, die alles daransetzten, ihren fünf Kindern ein gutes Aufwachsen zu ermöglichen.

    Die großen politischen Ereignisse der Zeit bleiben bewusst im Hintergrund. Wichtiger sind die kleinen, alltäglichen Momente, die Ansichten, Anforderungen und Lebensabläufe, die das Familienleben prägten. So entsteht weniger ein historischer Bericht als vielmehr eine liebevolle Hommage an eine Kindheit, die von Nähe, Verantwortung und gegenseitiger Unterstützung getragen war.

    Sprecherin Jule Arthaus verleiht den Erinnerungen eine ruhige, klare Stimme. Sie lässt Raum für die Atmosphäre der Zeit und transportiert die Wärme und Wertschätzung, mit der diese Erinnerungen erzählt werden.

    Wir danken Willy Beckel und Jule Arthaus für dieses zeitgeschichtliche, persönliche Hörbuch und freuen uns sehr, es veröffentlichen zu dürfen. Für die Veröffentlichung wünschen wir viele Hörer, die Lust haben, in eine vergangene Welt einzutauchen und dabei überraschend zeitlose Werte zu entdecken.

    Euer Team von Piet Henry Records

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