11. Foreign languages

Opposite you will see the foreign languages cabinet with various typewriters in Arabic, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Korean, Sinhala, Thai and Chinese characters.
The blue Optima with Arabic characters manufactured by the German company Optima in Erfurt is of particular interest. As a result of the attacks on September 11, the company lost 20 percent of its turnover from considerable drops in export to the Arabic-speaking world. From fear of war and terror and mainly since the war in Iraq in 2003, customers in Egypt, Kuwait, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Saudi-Arabia have cancelled their orders in many cases. In 2004 Optima finally closed its doors.

Have a look at the Mercedes with Hebrew characters, a special model for the Tel Aviv immigration office.