CULTURE
Tony Curtis is dead
Tony Curtis was born June 3rd 1925 in New York City as Bernard Schwartz to German speaking immigrants from the little Hungarian town Mátészalka He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1958 for “The […]
Month: September 2010
NEWS
M.I. Hummel supports breast cancer
he M.I. Hummel Company, known for its most beloved collectibles, has been involved with the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.® (NBCF) for over 5 years through the popular Hope figurine series. A portion of the […]
NEWS
Subscription Special
We currently offer a special education subscription for only $ 4.95 a year (instead of $19.95) to teachers, students, and for participants of the initiative “Stand Up for Learning German.” That’s correct; 4 issues sent […]
NEWS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Speaks at UN General Assembly
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Speaks at UN General Assembly on Millennium Development Goals The Millennium Development Goals remain valid and must continue to be implemented rigorously, even if all of them will not be achieved […]
CULTURE
German author Cornelia Funke
Cornelia Funke, born in West Germany, moved to the US in 2005 and still writes in German. The successful author of the “Inkworld” trilogy returns with a new book and a new creative partner. Read […]
NEWS
Electronic Smog Protection
In a time where the advantages of being connected and communicating everywhere and all the time have the downside of electric smog, a German invention seems to provide the solution. Intense headaches, allergies and other […]
CULTURE
Pac Man Swiss Style
It took more than four hours and 111 people to record this special game. The human PAC-MAN Stop Motion Performance was played by real human-beings sitting in a cinema in Baden, Switzerland. It was the […]
CULTURE
Fame: Daniel Kehlmann
Fame: Daniel Kehlmann in Conversation with Carol Brown Janeway Daniel Kehlmann talks about FAME on September 23 in NYC The month of September 2010 will be “German-American Friendship Month” in the city of New York. […]
CULTURE
The Life of Hildegard von Bingen
We are excited about this new film version about Hildegard von Bingen. A woman, who over the ages fascinated audiences and readers. German director Margarethe von Trotta directed the movie that was in the official […]
CULTURE
Die Schultüte für Taferlklassler
On their first day of school German kids receive a “SCHULTÜTE”, a large cardboard cornet filled with sweets and little presents. In Austria the students of the “1st Volksschule grade” are called: Taferlklassler. The name […]