This moment.. An East German soldier ignores orders to let no one pass and helps a boy

Or it's a reminder that there are still people willing to give up their lives for the happiness and safety af of others

Or it's a reminder that generalization isn't okay and is sometimes unfair

Or it's a reminder that kids shouldn't be left around barbed wire without adult supervision.

That's true but this was in the DDR in 1961. The boy was not a jewish boy (well maybe he was but that wasn't the point) - on the day the Berlin wall was build he ended up on the wrong side of the wall and his family was on the other side. The soldier had orders not to let anyone pass but he couldn't let a little child be apart from his family. Everything you wrote is true but this picture does not show WW2.

I believe you, but can you give me a source?

I can't post links here so but you can google "east german soldier helps boy" and you will get a ton of sites talking about this picture :)

No!!! :'(