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Roger Federer (CH)
Peking 2008:
MEDAILLENHOFFNUNGEN FÜR
DEUTSCHLAND, ÖSTERREICH UND DIE SCHWEIZ
Beijing 2008:
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Sport, Musik und Reisen stehen diesmal im Vordergrund
unserer Sommerausgabe 2008. Wir lassen die
Ergebnisse und verschiedenen Veranstaltungen rund
um die Fußball-Europameisterschaft noch einmal für
Sie Revue passieren und freuen uns sehr, dass es die
deutsche Elf ins Finale geschafft hat. Den Spaniern sei
die begehrte Euro 2008 Trophäe nach 44 Jahren gegönnt.
Kaum liegt dieses sportliche Großereignis hinter uns, geht es mit
Riesenschritten auf das nächste zu: Die Olympischen Sommerspiele
in Peking. Wir berichten über einige Spitzenathleten aus Deutschland,
Österreich und der Schweiz und haben interessante Informationen
rund um Olympia für Sie zusammengestellt.
Unseren Musikliebhabern stellen wir deutsche, in USA erfolgreiche
Künstler vor, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten: Opernsänger
Johannes Schwaiger, Teen Pop-Band Tokio Hotel und die
Altmeister elektronischer Musik, Kraftwerk.
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gefeiert wird, bieten wir mit „Switzerland-World” auch wieder ein
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Wir wünschen viel Vergnügen beim Lesen und einen schönen
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Mit herzlichen Grüßen
Petra Schürmann, Herausgeberin
Dear Reader,
Sports, music and travel are the main focus of our 2008
summer edition. We take a look at the European Soccer
Championship in Austria and Switzerland which also initiated
many fun events in the US. We are very happy that
the German team made it to the final and we congratulate
Spain on a well-deserved victory.
With this one mega sports event hardly behind us, the next one is
approaching fast: The Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. We
introduce the top athletes from Austria, Germany and Switzerland
to you along with lots of background information about the
upcoming games.
In our music section, you’ll be introduced to some amazing artists
from Germany who could not be more different from one another:
the opera singer Johannes Schwaiger, teen pop band Tokio Hotel
and electronic music gurus Kraftwerk.
On occasion of Swiss National Day which is celebrated on
August 1, our separate insert “Switzerland World” offers interesting
information on all things Swiss in the US.
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ON THE COVER
9 – 13 Beijing 2008: The ‘Gold’ Rush Is on for
Austria, Germany and Switzerland
BUSINESS
30 Switzerland’s Commitment to Environmental Protection
55 News from the Real Estate Market in California
MOTOR SPORTS
16 – 17 Auto News
HISTORY
36 – 37 Celebrating 400 Years of German Immigration to the US
ARTS
18 – 20 Tokio Hotel and Kraftwerk on Tour in the US
22 – 24 Opera Singer Johannes Schwaiger and Rapping Rabbis
25 Loren L. Zachary Singing Contest in Los Angeles a
Big Success
LIFESTYLE / CULTURE
29 Singha Beer Made with a German Touch
41 – 43 Food: Joachim Splichal – The 9-Million-Meal Chef
50 – 52 Culinary Delights in Switzerland: A Taste of the Good Life
TRAVEL
44 – 45 Swiss Hospitality in New York: Big Apple Hostel
46 – 49 Travel Back in Time: Touring Germany’s Castles
SERVICE SECTIONS
3 Publisher’s Note
6 – 8 In Brief
21, 26-27, 34-35 Event Calendar
30-32, 53-54 Community News
54 Subscription Information
55 Readers’ Comments
57 German TV Tips July and August 2008
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SCHÄUBLE VERBIETET KURDISCHEN
FERNSEHSENDER
BERLIN: Bundesinnenminister Wolfgang Schäuble hat dem
kurdischen Fernsehsender „Roj TV“ die Ausstrahlung in
Deutschland verboten. Der in Dänemark ansässige Fernsehkanal,
der über Satellit auch in die Bundesrepublik sendet,
diene der verbotenen Arbeiterpartei Kurdistans (PKK)
als Sprachrohr, so Schäuble zur Begründung. Die Berichterstattung
propagiere Gewalt als Mittel zur Durchsetzung
der Autonomiebestrebungen der PKK.
UN-ATOMBEHÖRDE WARNT VOR MILITÄRSCHLAG
GEGEN IRAN
Der Chef der UN-Atomenergiebehörde, Mohammed El
Baradei, hat eindringlich vor den Konsequenzen eines
Militärschlags gegen den Iran gewarnt. Ein Angriff könne
den gesamten Nahen Osten in einen „Feuerball" verwandeln,
sagte ElBaradei dem Fernsehsender „Al Arabiya". Die
„New York Times" hatte über israelische Manöver zur Vorbereitung
möglicher Angriffe auf iranische Atomanlagen
berichtet.
ÖSTERREICH:
EURO-2008-WIRTSCHAFTSBILANZ STIMMT
Umsatz- und Imagegewinne verzeichnet die österreichische
Wirtschaft dank der Fußball-Europameisterschaft, die
für viele Branchen ein starkes Plus brachte. Viele Unternehmen
sehen sich als Sieger, insbesondere die Sponsoren
der EURO 2008. Zufriedenheit herrscht auch bei Dienstleistern
im Verkehrsbereich. So verzeichnete der Flughafen
Wien zum Halbfinale Spanien gegen Russland den verkehrsreichsten
Tag seiner Geschichte. Mit 1.111 Flugbewegungen
gab es mehr als am Finaltag (1.070). Insgesamt
wurden während der EM 32.000 Fußballfans abgefertigt.
SCHWEIZER BANKEN MÜSSEN DATEN OFFEN LEGEN
US-Steuerbehörden dürfen von der Schweizer Bank UBS
die Herausgabe von Daten von mutmaßlichen Steuersündern
verlangen. Dies entschied ein Bundesrichter in
Miami, wie das US-Justizministerium mitteilte. Die vom
Richter erteilte Vollmacht ermöglicht der amerikanischen
Bundessteuerbehörde (IRS), bei der UBS Informationen einzuholen,
um vermutete Steuerhinterziehungen von US-
Bürgern aufzudecken, deren Identität nicht bekannt ist.
Laut Berichten verlangen die US-Steuer- und Justizbehörden
nun von der UBS die Kundendaten von bis zu 20.000
Amerikanern.
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SCHÄUBLE BANS KURDISH TV CHANNEL
BERLIN: Federal Minister of the Interior Wolfgang Schäuble
banned the Kurdish TV station Roj TV from broadcasting in
Germany. Danish-based “Roj TV“, which broadcasts via
satellite to Germany, is a mouthpiece for the banned Kurdistan
Workers’ Party (PKK), Schäuble said in a statement. He
added that the channel promotes violence to bolster the
separatist cause of the PKK.
Photo: Andrea Bienert © Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung
UN NUCLEAR CHIEF WARNS AGAINST MILITARY
STRIKE ON IRAN
The UN nuclear watchdog chief, Mohammed ElBaradei,
emphatically warned of the consequences of a military
strike on Iran. A military strike could turn the entire Mideast
into a “ball of fire,” said ElBaradei on “Al Arabiya” television.
Reports emerged that Israel conducted military exercises
for potential strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites.
AUSTRIA:
EURO 2008 PROVIDES ECONOMIC UPSWING
Austria recorded a boost to its economy and image thanks to
the European Soccer Championship, which brought a strong
plus to many industries. Many companies see themselves as
the victor, especially the sponsors of the EURO 2008. Service
providers in the travel sector were also pleased. The airport
in Vienna recorded its busiest day ever during the Spain-
Russia semifinal. With 1,111 flights, there were more than on
the final day (1,070). During the European Championship, a
total of 32,000 soccer fans were checked in.
SWISS BANKS MUST DISCLOSE FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
US tax authorities may request financial information about
alleged tax evaders from Swiss bank UBS. The decision was
made by a federal judge in Miami, said the US Justice
Department. The summons authorized by the judge authorizes
the Internal Revenue Service to obtain information from
UBS to disclose US citizens suspected of tax evasion whose
identity is unknown. According to reports, the US tax and
justice authorities are now requesting UBS to provide financial
information about as many as 20,000 American clients.

VON
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GUNNAR MEINHARDT
Reich der Mitte hofft auf mehr Positives:
Chinas Traum
von der Welt
Glückssymbole sollen Olympia auf die Sprünge
helfen - Natur und Spielberg spielen nicht mit
Die Chinesen schwören auf die Acht. Die Zahl verheißt ihnen
Glück. So lässt sich auch die symbolträchtige Ziffernfolge
erklären, die sich die Gastgeber für die Eröffnung der XXIX.
Olympischen Spiele einfallen lassen haben. Das weltweit spektakulärste
Sportereignis wird am 08.08.08 um 20:08 Uhr in Peking
beginnen. Bis zum 24. August (dreimal acht) werden knapp 11.000
Athleten aus über 200 Ländern in 28 Sportarten um Medaillen
kämpfen. 302 Wettbewerbe stehen auf dem Programm, einer mehr
als vor vier Jahren in Athen. Einige Wettkämpfe finden außerhalb
Pekings statt. Die Segler treffen sich in Qingdao, die Fußballspieler
auch in Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenyang und Tianjin. Die Reiter
ermitteln ihre Besten in Hongkong.
Die gigantische Summe von 40 Milliarden Dollar pumpte das
Reich der Mitte in die Spiele. Der Ehrgeiz des bevölkerungsreichsten
Landes der Erde (1,3 Milliarden Einwohner) scheint unerschöpflich
zu sein, um dem Rest der Welt zu zeigen, wozu das aufstrebende
Riesenvolk in der Lage ist. Die kommunistische Partei
der Volksrepublik ordnete dem Prestigeprojekt alles unter.
Zwölf neue Wettkampfstätten sind errichtet worden. Die letzte
und wichtigste Arena, das 91.000 Zuschauer fassende
Nationalstadion, Herzstück der Spiele, wurde erst unlängst fertiggestellt.
Wegen seiner futuristischen Konstruktion heißt das
Bauwerk „Vogelnest“. Das aus 42.000 Tonnen Stahl bestehende
Stadion ist 330 Meter lang, 220 Meter breit und 69 Meter hoch.
Das Stadtbild von Peking, wo rund 20 Millionen Menschen leben
sollen, hat sich seit Vergabe der Spiele am 13. Juli 2001 radikal verändert.
Es wurde in neue Wohn- und Geschäftskomplexe investiert.
Alte Siedlungen, die der Erneuerung im Wege standen, wurden
dem Erdboden gleichgemacht, Bürger massenhaft zwangsumgesiedelt.
Es entstand ein neues Nahverkehrssystem mit fünf U-Bahn-
Linien, Hochbahnen und Bussen und ein doppelt so großer
Flughafen. Mit neuen Klärwerken, Mülldeponien und Aufforstung
wollen die Organisatoren ihr Versprechen nach „Grünen Spielen“
einlösen.
Fraglich bleibt dennoch, ob die Zusage gehalten wird: Peking
krankt weiter an extremer Luftverschmutzung durch Verkehr,
Industrie, Baustellen und Sandstürmen. Ungewiss bleibt auch, ob
die Asiaten eine uneingeschränkte Medienberichterstattung erlauben,
so wie sie es vor der Vergabe der Spiele versprochen hatten.
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Trotz des Setzens auf die Acht stehen die Spiele bislang unter keinem
guten Stern. Zu Jahresbeginn kamen bei den schwersten
Winterstürmen in China seit rund 50 Jahren mehr als hundert
Menschen ums Leben. Die Kältewelle wirkte sich auch auf die
Ernte aus - einer der Gründe für die heftige Inflation und die hohen
Lebensmittelpreise, die teilweise um
mehr als 60 Prozent anstiegen.
Den ersten Rückschlag für das olympische
Fest selbst hatte US-Regisseur
Steven Spielberg den Organisatoren
versetzt. Der Filmemacher erklärte im
Februar seine Mitarbeit an der Planung
der Eröffnungsfeier für beendet. Als
Grund nannte er Pekings enge Verbindung
zur sudanesischen Regierung
und deren Verantwortung für die Verfolgung
der Bevölkerung in Darfur.
Chinas schwieriger Umgang mit den Menschenrechten wurde im
März schlagartig zum internationalen Thema, als das Militär in
Tibet anti-chinesische Proteste brutal niederprügelte. Nach
WISSENSWERTES RUND UM OLYMPIA 2008 FACTS ABOUT THE 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES
Logo:
Das Logo trägt die Bezeichnung „Tanzendes Peking“. Es
basiert auf einem chinesischen Siegel und zeigt vor einem
roten Hintergrund das kalligraphische Schriftzeichen
„jing“ („Hauptstadt“ aus Beijing), das der Form eines
Athleten nachempfunden ist. Die geöffneten Arme des
Sportlers sollen die Einladung Pekings an die Welt symbolisieren.
Maskottchen:
Die fünf offiziellen Maskottchen sind die
Fuwa („Kinder des Glücks“), bestehend
aus dem Fisch „Beibei“, dem Großen
Panda „Jingjing“, der olympischen Fackel
„Huanhuan“, dem Tschiru (Antilope)
„Yingying“ und der Schwalbe „Nini“. Sie
repräsentieren die Sportfelder Schwimmen,
Kampf- und Kraftsportarten, Ballsportarten,
Turnen und Leichtathletik. Die Maskottchen
symbolisieren aber auch die Elemente der
Fünf-Elemente-Lehre des Daoismus: Wasser,
Holz, Feuer, Erde und Metall. Außerdem entsprechen
die Farben der Figuren denen der Olympischen
Ringe.
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“ One World, One Dream ”
(Chinese:Tóng Yíge Shìjiè Tóng Yíge Mèngxiǎng)
– Motto of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games
Angaben von Exil-Tibetern wurden dabei mehr als 200
Demonstranten getötet. Die Weltöffentlichkeit diskutierte über
einen Boykott der Spiele, das Internationale Olympische Komitee
(IOC) unter Leitung von Präsident Jacques Rogge schloss einen
solchen jedoch aus. Der Olympische Fackellauf quer durch die Welt
wurde dennoch von Kritikern zu ständigen
Protestaktionen genutzt. Aus einem
Symbol für friedliche Spiele wurde so
ein Mahnlicht der verletzten Menschenrechte.
Der Jubel beim Fackellauf verstummte
endgültig, als im Mai in der Provinz
Sichuan die Erde bebte. Dabei starben
über 70.000 Menschen, fast sechs
Millionen Einwohner wurden obdachlos.
„Der Geist der chinesischen Nation
besteht darin, zusammenzustehen und sein Bestes zu tun, um alle
Schwierigkeiten zu überwinden”, versuchen die Machthaber seither
ihr Volk bei olympischer Laune zu halten: „Denn das wird uns
auch ermutigen, bei den Olympischen Spielen gute Arbeit zu leisten.”
Emblem:
The official emblem is known as “Dancing Beijing.” The
emblem is based on a Chinese seal. Against a red background
and in the shape of an athlete, it shows the calligraphic
character “jing” (“capital” – from Beijing). The
athlete’s open arms symbolize the invitation of Beijing to
the world to share in its culture.
Mascots:
The five official mascots are the five Fuwa
(“good luck dolls”), consisting of the fish
“Beibei,” the giant panda “Jingjing,” the
Olympic torch “Huanhuan,” the Tibetan
antelope “Yingying” and the swallow
“Nini.” They stand for aquatic sports,
judo and martial arts, ball sports, athletics,
and gymnastics. But the mascots also
symbolize Taoism’s five elements: water, wood,
fire, earth and metal. The colors of the figures
also correspond to the colors of the Olympic
rings.
2008 Summer Olympic Games:
Is China's Olympic 'Dream'
Slipping Away?
Good-luck symbols are intended to help the Olympic Games,
but nature and Spielberg had other ideas
The Chinese swear by the number eight. They consider it their
lucky number. It also explains the symbolic importance of the
numerical sequence the hosts have come up with for the
opening of the XXIX Olympic Games. The world’s most spectacular
sports event will start on 08.08.08 at 8:08 p.m. in Beijing. Until August
24th (three times eight), 11,000 athletes from more than 200 countries
will compete for medals in 28 sports. The program features 302
events, one event more than four years ago in Athens. Some events
take place outside Beijing: sailing in Qingdao, soccer in Qinhuangdao,
Shanghai, Shenyang and Tianjin, equestrian in Hong Kong.
The “Middle Kingdom” is pumping the gigantic sum of $40 billion
into the games. As the most densely populated nation on earth
(population: 1.3 billion), the emerging giant’s ambition to show the
rest of the world what it is capable of appears to be inexhaustible.
The Communist Party of China has subordinated everything else to
the prestigious project.
Twelve new event locations have been constructed. The centerpiece
of the games is the 91,000-seat National Stadium that was
only recently completed. As the last stadium built, it is also the most
important one. Having earned the name “Bird’s Nest” for its futuristic
construction, the stadium is made of 42,000 tons of steel, is 330
meters long, 220 meters wide and 69 meters tall.
The cityscape of Beijing, home to 20 million people, has radically
changed since China’s capital was awarded the games on July 13,
2001. Investments have been made in new apartment and business
complexes. Old apartment complexes that stood in the way of modernization
were destroyed, and many people were forced to relocate.
A new public transportation system was constructed as well
with five subway lines, a light rail system, buses, and a new airport
that is twice as big. With new sewage treatment plants, garbage
disposal plants and forestation efforts, the organizers want to
honor their pledge to hold “green games.”
Whether the pledge will be kept remains questionable. Beijing
continues to suffer from extreme air pollution from traffic, industry,
construction sites and sandstorms. Whether the Asians will keep
the promise they made before they were awarded the games and
allow unrestricted media coverage is also uncertain.
Although the games have come into being under the sign of the
number eight, so far they have been ill-fated. At the beginning of the
year, the worst winter storms in five decades killed more than one
hundred people in China. The cold spell also affected the harvest –
one of the reasons for the severe inflation and high food prices,
which for some products increased by more than 60 percent. The
first setback for the Olympic celebration itself came from US movie
director Steven Spielberg. In February, he told organizers that he
was resigning his work as assistant planner for the opening celebration.
The reason he cited was Beijing’s close ties with the
Sudanese government and their responsibility for the persecution
of the people in Darfur.
In March, China’s difficult approach to human rights suddenly
became an international topic when the military brutally cracked
down on anti-Chinese protests in Tibet. Exiled Tibetans say as many
as 200 demonstrators died. The world discussed boycotting the
games, but the International Olympic Committee, under the presidency
of Jacques Rogge, opposed doing so. Nevertheless, the
Olympic torch relay around the world was used by critics to stage
constant protests, turning a symbol for peaceful games into a warning
signal for violated human rights.
The May earthquake in Sichuan Province finally silenced the
torch relay festivities. More than 70,000 people died and almost 6
million became homeless. “The spirit of the Chinese nation consists
in standing together and doing its best to overcome all difficulties,”
said the Chinese government, trying to keep its people in Olympic
spirits: “Because it will also embolden us to do good work at the
Olympic Games.”
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EM 2008:
Europhorie siegte
Am Ende wurde es doch noch eine Erfolgstory. Auch wenn
sich die eigenen Mannschaften von der 13. Europameisterschaft
so früh verabschiedet hatten, wie zuvor nur
Belgien als Gastgeber des Kontinentalturniers 2000. Und trotz des
Dauerregens der an den ersten Turniertagen die gute Laune
genauso drückte wie die anfänglich exorbitant hohen Bierpreise.
„Trotzdem“, resümierte Österreichs Fußball-Präsident Friedrick
Stickler in Anlehnung an die grandiose Weltmeisterschaft vor
zwei Jahren in Deutschland, „so ein bißchen Sommermärchen
hatten wir auch in Österreich und der Schweiz.“
© Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Deutsche Mannschaft
Zwar war die Stimmung in den beiden Alpenländern während der
dreiwöchigen Kicker-Party nicht so euphorisch wie 2006, als
während des Weltchampionats in Old Germany mit dem Public
Viewing auf den Fanmeilen eine völlig neue Dimension der Fußball-
Begeisterung erreicht wurde. Dennoch zogen die Organisatoren
eine zufriedene Bilanz, denn die insgesamt 31 Spiele in den acht
Stadien in Wien, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt und Salzburg sowie Basel,
Bern, Genf und Zürich wurden durchschnittlich von 38 500 Zuschauern
besucht – das waren mehr als beim EM-Championat vor
acht Jahren in den Niederlanden und Belgien sowie in Portugal
2004.
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Deutschland Vize-Europameister –
Spanien gewann verdient
EURO 2008:Europhoria Triumphs
Spain's victory a well-deserved success
VON
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GUNNAR MEINHARDT
Zu den großen Siegern der bedeutendsten europäischen Sportveranstaltung
zählt der Tourismus. Der Erfolg liegt dabei in der Nachhaltigkeit.
Das Fußballspektakel bot einen kostenlosen Werbeeffekt,
dessen immenser wirtschaftlicher Wert sich nicht beziffern
lässt. Millionen von Menschen in aller Welt sahen die bunten Bilder
aus den wunderschönen Alpenländern. „Wir haben es zwar nicht
ins Viertelfinale geschafft, aber gemeinsam haben wir die Schönheit
unserer Länder gezeigt, dass wir organisieren können und gute
Gastgeber sind“, stimmten die Bundespräsidenten von Österreich,
Heinz Fischer, und der Schweiz, Pascal Couchepin, überein.
Einziger Wermutstropfen war das Scheitern der Schweiz und
Österreichs bereits in der Vorrunde. Das Aus der Eidgenossen
hatte schon nach zwei Spieltagen festgestanden (0:1 gegen
Tschechien/1:2 gegen Türkei). Daran änderte auch das 2:0 im letzten
Spiel gegen Portugal nichts. Österreich hatte es nach einem
0:1 gegen Kroatien und dem 1:1 gegen Polen im Schlussspiel noch
in der Hand, den Einzug in die Runde der besten Acht zu schaffen.
Dafür hätte es gegen die deutsche Elf eines „zweites Cordoba“
bedurft. Doch der Überraschungssieg wie bei der WM 1978 in
Argentinien, als Österreich 3:2 gewann, glückte nicht. Dank eines
sensationellen Freistoßtores von Michael Ballack marschierte
Deutschland in die nächste Runde.
Zum vierten Titel-Triumph reichte es für die deutschen Profis
dennoch nicht, obwohl sie nach 3:2-Siegen im Viertel- und
Halbfinale gegen Portugal und die Türkei zum sechsten Mal in
einem EM-Endspiel standen. Die Elf von Bundestrainer Joachim
Löw scheiterte an Spanien, dass im Wiener Ernst-Happel-Stadion
durch einen Treffer von Fernando Torres in der 33. Minute völlig
verdient zum zweiten Mal nach 1964 die aus Sterlingsilber
bestehende Trophäe erspielte. Die Iberer waren die überragende
Mannschaft, sie verloren keine EM-Partie. Den Verlierern blieb
als Trost, mit jeweils 150 000 Euro die höchste Prämie kassiert zu
haben, die der Deutsche Fußball-Bund jemals an seine Spieler
ausgeschüttet hat. Außerdem wurden Kapitän Michael Ballack,
Abwehrspieler Philipp Lahm und Stürmer Lukas Podolski ins „All-
Star-Team“ der EM gewählt.
It ended up turning into a success story after all, even though the
Swiss and Austrian national teams took such early leave from the
13th European Soccer Championship as only Belgium had done
before when it hosted the 2000 championship. And then there was
the constant rain on the tournament’s first days that dampened spirits
as much as the initially exorbitantly high beer prices had.
“Nonetheless, we also had a bit of a summer fairy-tale in Austria
and Switzerland,” said the president of
Austria’s Soccer Federation, Friedrick
Stickler, alluding to the grandiose World Cup
two years ago in Germany.
Admittedly, during the three-week kickerparty,
the mood in the two alpine countries
was not as euphoric as it had been in 2006
when the World Cup in Old Germany brought
a completely new dimension to soccer with
public viewing on the Fan Mile. But organizers
were still pleased with the outcome,
since an average of 38,500 viewers attended
the 31 games in the eight stadiums in Vienna, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt
and Salzburg as well as Basle, Berne, Geneva and Zurich – that was
more than during the European Championship eight years ago in
the Netherlands and Belgium as well as in Portugal in 2004.
Tourism counts as one of the major victors in Europe’s most
important sports event. The success lies with sustainability. The
soccer spectacle had a free advertising effect whose immense
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Austria’s Federal President Heinz Fischer, and Switerzland’s
Federal President Pascal Couchepin, in agreement.
The only downer was that Switzerland and Austria already failed
in the preliminaries. The Swiss were already out after two days (0-1
against the Czech Republic/1-2 against Turkey). The 2-0 in the last
game against Portugal also didn’t change anything. After a 0-1 versus
Croatia and a 1-1 at the end of the game against
Poland, Austria still could have made it into the round
with the top eight. But for that they would have needed
a “second Cordoba” against the German eleven.
But a surprise victory like the one Austria had at the
1978 World Cup in Argentina when it won 3-2 didn’t
happen. Thanks to Michael Ballack’s sensational
free-kick, Germany made it to the next round.
But the Germans didn’t win a fourth European title,
although 3-2 victories in the quarterfinal against
Portugal and in the semifinal against Turkey put
Germany in its sixth European Championship final.
German trainer Joachim Löw’s eleven failed against Spain, which
won the game in Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium when Fernando
Torres scored a goal after 33 minutes, a well-deserved success for
Spain that had now won the sterling silver trophy for the second
time since 1964. The Iberians were the superior team, not losing a
single European Championship game. A consolation for the losers
was the €150,000 each player received, the most prize money the
German Soccer Federation had ever awarded its players.
Furthermore, Captain Michael Ballack, defense player Philipp Lahm
and striker Lukas Podolski were elected to the All Star Team of the
European Championship.
IMMER BESSER
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Am 12. Juni 2008 stellte Volkswagen in San Francisco mit dem
neuen Zweiliter TSI Tiguan, dem Zweiliter Jetta TDI und dem
nordamerikanischen Debüt des Tiguan HyMotion Brennstoffzellen-Konzepts
seine kurzfristige und geplante benzinsparende
Antriebstechnologie vor.
Der Tiguan HyMotion zeigt den aktuellen Status der Hydrogen
Brennstoffzellenforschung und Entwicklung bei Volkswagen. Der
Tiguan HyMotion verfügt über ein Hydrogen-Brenstoffzellensystem,
das mehr als 107 PS leistet und dabei keine schädlichen
Emissionen produziert. Sauberes Kondenswasser ist das einzige
Abfallprodukt. Mit Unterstützung des Elektromotors schwingt sich
der Tiguan zu 134 PS auf und erreicht eine Höchstgeschwindigkeit
von 148 Km/h und schafft es in 14 Sekunden von Null auf 100.
Leider wird die HyMotion Brennstoffzellentechnologie wegen
der fehlenden Infrastruktur für das Betanken in den nächsten
sechs bis zehn Jahren nicht hier in den USA erhältlich sein. Der
spritsparende und umweltschonende TSI Tiguan und der 2.0-Liter
Jetta TDI, sind dagegen ab diesem und nächstem Jahr erhältlich.
BMW GEWINNT ERSTE RUNDE
IM KAMPF GEGEN CHINA-PLAGIATE
Wie die deutsche Autozeitschrift „Automobilwoche“
berichtet, hat der bayerische Autohersteller
BMW vor dem Münchner Landgericht einen
ersten Sieg errungen: Der X5-Klon Shuanghuan
CEO darf nicht mehr in Deutschland verkauft
werden, sobald das Urteil rechtskräftig wird.
BMW hatte im September vergangenen Jahres
kurz vor der IAA rechtliche Schritte gegen den
Importeur China Automobile eingeleitet, um den
Vertrieb des Geländewagens CEO zu unterbinden.
www.german-world.com July/August 2008
ALEXANDER HAST
VW stellt
emissionsfreien Tiguan
in den USA vor
VON
BY
VW’s US Debut of
Zero-Emission Tiguan
On June 12, 2008, in San Francisco, with the new 2.0-liter TSI
Tiguan, 2.0-liter Jetta TDI and the North American debut of the
Tiguan HyMotion Fuel-Cell Concept, Volkswagen showcased its
near-term and future fuel-efficient powertrain technology.
The Tiguan HyMotion highlights the current state of Volkswagen’s
hydrogen fuel-cell research and development. The Tiguan
HyMotion features a hydrogen fuel-cell system, which provides
over 107 horsepower while not emitting any harmful emissions.
Clean water vapor is its only by-product. Assisted by the electric
motor, the Tiguan advances to 134 horsepower. Its top speed is 93
mph and it accelerates from 0 to 100 in 14 seconds.
Unfortunately, the HyMotion fuel-cell technology will not be available
in the US for the next six to ten years due to a lack of infrastructure
for refueling. But the gas-saving and environmentally friendly
TSI Tiguan and the 2.0-liter Jetta TDI are available starting this year
and next.
BMW WINS FIRST ROUND IN FIGHT
AGAINST CHINESE LOOKALIKE
According to German car magazine “Automobilwoche,”
the Bavarian auto manufacturer BMW
won a first victory at a Munich court. As soon as
the ruling becomes binding, the X5 clone, the
Shuanghuan CEO, can no longer be sold in
Germany. In September of last year, shortly
before the IAA motorshow, BMW had initiated
legal steps against the importer China Automobile
to prohibit sales of the CEO SUV.
BY PETRA SCHUERMANN
Everybody Loves Smart
American customers have to wait 1 ½ years for their smart fortwo
Prior to launching the Smart car to the US market, there were
doubts how the American consumer who tends to follow the
motto "the bigger, the better," would react to the tiny car from
Germany. Worldwide, there are over 900,000 smart car owners -
with Italy and Germany counting most smart cars on their roads -
and now that the US joined the party there seems to be no stopping.
In the first six months after its introductions, more than 11,000 smart
fortwo cars have been sold. Currently, American consumers have
to wait 1 ½ years for their smart fortwo.
With gas prices soaring and American cities suffocating from
increasing traffic, the smart car, with a gasoline consumption of
38 – 41 mpg becomes more attractive than ever. Besides, the
Americans seem to take a real liking of the car. "Welcome, little
smart car, to the big American roads," titled the New York Times lovingly
in January 2008. And as far as safety is concerned, the news
could not be any better: The 8-foot, 8-inch vehicle received the
highest rating of good in front-end and side-impact testing by the
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. A British TV show slammed
one smart fortwo car into a wall at 70 miles-per-hour and the passenger
cabin survived intact. And despite it small dimensions, it
offers the legroom and headroom of a Cadillac Escalade, as the Car
and Driver Magazine noted, although it is four-and-a-half feet
shorter than the original Volkswagen Beetle.
Preparations for the smart fortwo began in the early 1990's with a
Joint Venture between Mercedes-Benz and Swatch, the makers of
Swatch watches from Switzerland known for their wide array of
colorful designs. Nicolas Hayek, the inventor of the Swatch watch
brought his ideas for an "ultra-urban" car to Mercedes-Benz. Still
today, smart remains a vital member of Mercedes-Benz Cars, a
Daimler AG Company. smart USA, a division of Penske Automotive
Group, is the exclusive distributor for smart in North America and
FLAMMENDER PROTEST
GEGEN BENZINPREISE
Aus Ärger über die hohen Benzinpreise hat ein
30-jähriger in Frankfurt am Main sein Auto mit
Benzin übergossen und angezündet. Der
schwarze 3er BMW mit Baujahr 1995 brannte in
einer Grünanlage nahe des Frankfurter Messegeländes
komplett aus. Der Mann aus Bayern
erklärte, sich wegen der hohen Spritpreise kein
Auto mehr leisten zu können. In Saudi Arabien,
so betont er auf seiner Website, koste der Liter
Benzin gerade einmal zwischen acht und zehn
Eurocent.
Hills, Michigan. There
are currently 69 smart
dealerships in the US.
The smart fortwo is
already somewhat of a
star in the United
States. It has the privileged
distinctions of
being on display as a
work of art at the
Museum of Modern
Art (MOMA) in New
York City. It is the only
vehicle on display at
MOMA which is still in
production and on sale
today. Full development of the concept started in 1994 and the smart
fortwo debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in 1997. The challenge
of the smart fortwo design started with the approach to safety.
The tridion safety cell was Mercedes-Benz's answer for a small
car that can meet high safety standards. The tridion safety cell is a
"hard shell" that surrounds the smart fortwo's occupants with an
energy displacing system of longitudinal and transverse structural
members. Then the engineering team added Electronic Stability
Control (esp) and ABS brakes to make the smart even more technologically
advanced.
Other innovations include the selection of energy efficient and
recyclable materials, the removable door panels (which allows you
to change the color of your smart fortwo instantly) and a high driving
position for great visibility and easy of entry into a small car. All
of these combined to make smart a true revolution in driving.
FLAMING
GAS-PRICE PROTEST
Angry about the skyrocketing gas prices, a 30year-old
in Frankfurt am Main doused his car with
gasoline and set fire to it. The black 1995 BMW 3series
sedan burned completely out on the lawn
of the Convention Center in Frankfurt. The man
from Bavaria explained that he could no longer
afford to drive the vehicle because gas prices
were so high. On his website he emphasizes that
in Saudi Arabia a liter of gas currently does not
cost more than eight to ten euro cents.
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Hair-Metal und
Elektropop aus Deutschland
Tokio Hotel wollen die USA erobern –
Kraftwerk besuchte die Fans von Milwaukee bis Indio
Wie eine Kreuzung aus Hannah
Montana mit Pokemon, Jonas
Brothers und einem Schuss
Modern Talking treten die vier Kids von
Tokio-Hotel auf, deren Musik sich scheinbar
Hair-Metal nennt und im Grunde vor
allem leicht überproduzierter Rock ist.
Die vier Magdeburger Kids, deren
Leadsänger Bill Kaulitz aussieht, als
wäre er aus einem japanischen Animée
entsprungen, erobern nicht nur Deutschlands
Teens und Twens im Sturm, sondern
sogar amerikanische Fans in New
York und Los Angeles fielen reihenweise
ins Kurzkoma, als die Band ihre neue CD
bei Virgin Records in New York und in
Hollywood vorstellte und damit kurzfristig
den Time Square und den Hollywood
Bouleveard lahmlegte. In der Tradition
der Bay City Rollers, Osmonds, Jackson
5, David Cassidy, Menudo, Backstreet
Boys, N'Sync, und anderer spielen sich
die Magdeburger in die Herzen der
Mädels. Der Sound sei, so ein amerikanischer
Kritiker, wie „die Jonas Brothers,
wenn sie versuchen Guns N´ Roses
nachzuspielen“. Stimmt. Besser kann
man es kaum charakterisieren. Mal
sehen, wie es für die Haar-Rocker in den
USA weitergeht.
www.german-world.com July/August 2008
The singing twins Tom (l.)
and Bill Kaulitz
VON
BY
ALEXANDER HAST
Angefangen hat es jedenfalls mit den eineiigen Zwillingen Bill und
Tom Kaulitz geboren am 1. September 1989 in Leipzig, die seit ihrer
Kindheit gemeinsam Musik machen. Bei einem Auftritt im Jahre
2001 trafen sie in ihrer Heimatstadt Magdeburg Gustav Schäfer
und Georg Listing, mit denen sie zunächst die Band Devilish gründeten.
Nachdem Bill Kaulitz an der Fernsehsendung Kinder-Star-
Search teilgenommen hatte, wurde die Band 2003 von dem
Musikproduzenten Peter Hoffmann entdeckt. Sony BMG nahm
Tokio Hotel unter Vertrag, und Hoffmann ließ die Bandmitglieder
Gesangs- und Instrumentalunterricht nehmen. Kurz vor Veröffentlichung
der ersten Platte kündigte Sony jedoch den Vertrag. 2005
fasste sich dann die Universal Music Group ein Herz und
beschloss Tokio Hotel unter Vertrag zu nehmen. Obwohl die Kids
bei ihren Live-Auftritten musikalisch die im Studio produzierte
Qualität laut US-Kritikern etwas vermissen ließen, stieg das
Album „Scream” in den USA auf Platz 39 der offiziellen Billboard-
Charts, in Kanada schaffte es gar einen sechsten Platz.
Ebenfalls unterwegs auf US-Bühnen waren in diesem Jahr die
deutschen Ur-Elektropopper Kraftwerk. Seit vierzig Jahren spielen
sie in der deutschen und internationalen Musikszene ihre
Rolle. Als Erfinder von Elektropop, Techno und Hip-Hop in den US
Ghettos haben sie sich ihren Platz in der Musikgeschichte bereits
längst verdient.
1968 gründen der Krefelder Ralf Hütter und der Düsseldorfer
Florian Schneider-Esleben die Gruppe Organisation, den Vorläufer
von Kraftwerk. Anfang 1970 installieren sie ihr Kling-Klang-
Studio und starten das Musikprojekt Kraftwerk. Das erste Album
„Kraftwerk“ wird bei dem neu gegründeten Philips-Label veröffentlicht
und schafft es auf Platz 30 der deutschen LP-Charts. Der
Titel Ruckzuck wird als Titelmusik für die Sendung Kennzeichen D
ausgewählt. 1973 erscheint das Album „Autobahn“, das als erstes
Album des Elektropop gilt. Für „Autobahn“ erhält Kraftwerk erstmals
weltweit Goldene Schallplatten, und die Single Auskopplung
des Titelstückes erklimmt in den USA die Billboard Charts.
Schon kurz nach der Veröffentlichung 1977 wird der Titelsong
des sechsten Albums Trans Europe Express in den Ghettos von
New York populär und zur Blaupause für den Grundrhythmus der
neuen Musikrichtung Hip-Hop. Es folgen „Wir sind die Roboter“
und einige Alben in den 80er Jahren, als sich auch Gruppen wie
Depeche Mode und Ultravox am Kraftwerk-Sound orientieren.
Zu Beginn der Kraftwerk-Tour 2008, die von April bis Ende Juni
dauerte, mit Konzerten in den USA (Minneapolis, Milwaukee,
Denver/Colorado und Indio/Kalifornien) besteht die Band aus
Hütter, Schmitz und Hilpert und Stefan Pfaffe (Video-Operator).
Zur Frage, ob Schneider auch bei den drei Konzerten in Polen im
September 2008 fehlen wird, gibt es bisher keine offizielle
Stellungnahme.
Hair Metal and
Electronic Pop
from Germany
Tokio Hotel wants to conquer the US –
Kraftwerk visited fans from Milwaukee
to Indio
Resembling a cross between Hannah Montana with
Pokemon, the Jonas Brothers, and a shot of Modern
Talking, the four kids from Tokio Hotel appear on stage.
Their so-called “hair metal” is basically slightly overproduced
rock. The four from Magdeburg whose lead singer Bill Kaulitz
looks like he just stepped out of a Japanese animé are not only
taking Germany’s teens and twens by storm. In New York and Los
Angeles, even American fans briefly fell into comas by the dozens
when the band presented its new CD at Virgin Records in New
York and Hollywood, briefly bringing traffic on Times Square and
Hollywood Boulevard to a standstill. In the tradition of the Bay City
Rollers, the Osmonds, Jackson 5, David Cassidy, Menudo,
Backstreet Boys, N’Sync and others, the four from Magdeburg are
winning the hearts of girls with their music. According to one
American critic, they sound like “the Jonas Brothers when they
try to play Guns N’ Roses.” It’s true. There’s hardly a better way to
put it. We’ll see how things develop for the hair rockers in the US.
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“
After the war, the German entertainment
industry was destroyed.The German people
were robbed of their culture, putting an
American head on it. I think we are the first
generation born after the war to shake this off,
and know where to feel American music and
where to feel ourselves.We cannot deny we
are from Germany. ”
Ralf Hütter, Kraftwerk
At any rate, it started with the identical
twins Bill and Tom Kaulitz, born on
September 1, 1989, in Leipzig, who have
played music together since their childhood.
In 2001 at a show in their hometown
Magdeburg they met Gustav Schäfer and
Georg Listing with whom they first founded
the band Devilish. After Bill Kaulitz had
participated in a children’s star search TV
show “Kinder-Star-Search,” the band was
discovered in 2003 by music producer
Peter Hoffmann. Sony BMG signed Tokio
Hotel, and Hoffmann had the band members
take singing and instrument lessons.
But shortly before the release of their first
album, Sony canceled the contract. In
2005, Universal Music Group took heart
and signed Tokio Hotel. Although US critics
commented that during live performances
the music lacked a bit of the studio-produced
quality, in the US the album
“Scream” made it to number 39 on the official
Billboard charts, in Canada even
reaching number six.
Germany’s first electronic pop musicians
Kraftwerk could also be spotted on US
stages this year. They have played a role in
the German and international music scene
for forty years. As the inventors of electronic
pop music and techno who also
helped pave the way for hip hop in
American ghettos, they have already long
since earned their place in music history.
In 1968, Ralf Hütter of Krefeld and Florian
Schneider-Esleben of Düsseldorf found
Organisation, the forerunner to Kraftwerk.
In early 1970, they set up Kling-Klang
Studio and start the music project
Kraftwerk. The first album “Kraftwerk” is
released on the newly founded Philips
label and makes it to number 30 on the
German LP charts. The song “Ruckzuck” is
selected as the theme song for the series
“Kennzeichen D.” In 1973, the album
“Autobahn” is released, which is regarded
as the first electronic pop album. It is first
with “Autobahn” that Kraftwerk receives
gold status in many countries throughout
the world, and the single with the title song
climbs US Billboard charts.
Already shortly after its 1977 release, the
title song of the sixth album “Trans Europe
Express” becomes popular in New York
ghettos and the blueprint for the basic
rhythm of a new music style, hip hop. This
is followed by “Wir sind die Roboter” and
some albums in the eighties when groups
like Depeche Mode and Ultravox are also
clearly influenced by the Kraftwerk sound.
At the start of the 2008 Kraftwerk tour that
ran from April to the end of June with concerts
in the US (Minneapolis, Milwaukee,
Denver and Indio), the band consists of
Hütter, Schmitz and Hilpert as well as
Stefan Pfaffe (video operator). To date,
there is no official response to the question
of whether Schneider will also be
absent from the three concerts in Poland
in September 2008.
Comments on MTV.com
after Tokio Hotel’s stop in
New York on May 5, 2008:
“They are amazing. They showed me that
music doesn't have to be complex and full
of technicalities for it to eat my heart
alive. I prefer the German versions of
their songs, but their music is amazing to
me either way”. – Alisa
“They are certainly the most interesting
up and coming music act in recent years,
but I wish you'd stop referring to their
fans as 14 year old hysterical girls or
tweens. I am in my 30s and not
particularly hysterical”. – Val

BY CLAUDIA WIDLAK
DELAWARE
July 21, 9 AM
Deutsch für Kinder
Location: Deutsche Halle, 49 Salem Church Rd,
Newark
Information: 302-366-9454,
www.delawaresaengerbund.org
August 9, 6:05 PM
Blue Rocks Night
Doors open at 2 PM.
Location: Frawley Stadium, 801 S Madison St,
Wilmington
Information: www.delawaresaengerbund.org
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
September 20, 4 PM
175th Anniversary of the United Church
The Washington Sängerbund will participate in
the anniversary festivities of the United Church.
Location: United Church, 1920 G St NW,
Washington
Information: www.geocities.com/saengerbund
FLORIDA
July 19
Miss Oktoberfest Contest
Doors open at 5 PM. Music by Alpen Diamanten.
Propper attire is requested.
Location: German American Social Club,
2101 Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral
Information: 239-283-1400,
www.gasc-capecoral.com
Every Friday in August, 5:30 PM – 7 PM
Summer Break
Dance to music by Peter De, Bill Page and Manni
Daum. Doors open at 5 PM.
Location: German American Social Club,
2101 Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral
Information: 239-283-1400,
www.gasc-capecoral.com
MARYLAND
July 25, 4 PM
Summer Youth Music Camp Concert
The finale performances of the 2008 Summer
Youth Music Camp, a week-long day camp for
string, vocal and band entering grades 6-9 invite
you to their concert.
Location: University of Maryland School of Music,
Main Courtyard, College Park
Information: 301-405-5549 (UM school),
http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu
July 26 – 27, 11:30 AM
108th Maryland German Festival
Baltimore’s best kept secret is its German heritage
and it awaits you at the 108th Maryland
German Festival sponsored by the Deutschamerikanischer
Buergerverein. The band “Die Schlauberger”
and other german bands will entertain
you. Enjoy local crafts, choral singing and traditional
folk dancing. For kids: wall climbing,
puppet shows, face painting, arts & crafts.
Location: Fairgrounds in Timonium, 2200 York Rd,
Timonium
Information: 410-522-4144,
www.md-germans.org
August 1, 4 PM
Summer Youth Music Camp Concert
The finale performances of the 2008 Summer
Youth Music Camp, a week-long day camp for
string, vocal and band entering grades 6-9 invite
you to their concert.
Location: University of Maryland School of Music,
Main Courtyard, College Park
Information: 301-405-5549 (UM school),
http://claricesmithcenter.umd.edu
MASSACHUSETTS
August 1 – August 22, 6 PM
You Dance Friday
Back by popular demand, You Dance Friday has
four new dance styles to try. Programs include an
hour of instruction followed by the live music until
8:30 PM to let you put your new moves to the test.
Free with museum admission.
Location: Institute of Contemporary Art,
100 Northern Ave, Boston
Information: 617-478-3100, www.icaboston.org
July 18, 6:30 PM
Talking Taste
Boston's premier chef Barbara Lynch talk about
their latest flavors and sign copies of their cookbooks
while guests sample their tempting recipes.
Lynch is well-known for Beacon Hill's No. 9 Park,
named to several magazines' "Best Restaurant"
lists. Cost: Free with museum admission. Space is
limited.
Location: Institute of Contemporary Art,
100 Northern Ave, Boston
Information: 617-478-3100, www.icaboston.org
NEW JERSEY
August 2, 7:30 PM
Summer Dance
The Mountain Tops will entertain you.
Location: Deutscher Schul- und Gesangsverein,
Germania Park, Conger St, Dover
Information: 973-328-9693,
www.germaniapark.com
August 16, 6:30 PM
Trachten Abend Dinner Dance
Music by the Bud Gramer Orchestra.
Location: Deutscher Schul- und Gesangsverein,
Germania Park, Conger St, Dover
Information: 973-328-9693,
www.germaniapark.com
NEW YORK
July 1 – Sept. 21
Treasures from the Palaces of Europe
This is the most comprehensive exhibition to date
on the tradition of hardstone carving (pietre dure)
that developed in Italy in the 16th century and
subsequently spread through Europe. Some 150
tables, cabinets, caskets, jewelry, vases, and
sculptures represent the range of this art form
cultivated by the courts of Europe through four
centuries.
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
The Costume Institute, 2nd floor,
1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St, New York
Information: 212-879-5500,
www.metmuseum.org
July 21 – August 21
German classes
Learn German or improve your skills in summer.
Intensive programs are offered by Deutsches Haus
for everyone. Registration deadline: July 11.
Class length: 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Location: Deutsches Haus, 42 Washington Mews,
New York
Information: 212-998-8660,
www.nyu.edu/deutscheshaus
July 27
Beach Party
The Original Enzian Schuhplattler Verein celebrates
the summer. Games, German food and
more await you.
Location: Original Enzian, Plattdeutsche Park,
1132 Hempstead Tpke, Franklin Square
Information: 516-354-3131,
www.originalenzian.org
Through Sept. 1
Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy
This exhibition will explore the symbolic and
metaphorical associations between fashion and
the superhero. Featuring movie costumes,
avant-garde haute couture, and high-performance
sportswear, it will reveal how the superhero
serves as the ultimate metaphor for fashion and
its ability to empower and transform the human
body.
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
The Costume Institute, 1st floor,
1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St, New York
Information: 212-879-5500,
www.metmuseum.org
Through Oct. 12
Exhibition: 2008 Altoids Award
This exhibition presents the winners of the The
Altoids Award: Ei Arakawa of New York City;
Michael Patterson-Carver of Portland, Oregon;
Lauren Kelley of Houston, Texas; and Michael
FLORIDA
1st Tuesday of each month, 5:30 PM
GABC Stammtisch Southwest
The German American Business Chamber invites
you to their Stammtisch. Everyone is welcome.
Location: Old Europe Bistro,
2464 Vanderbuilt Beach Rd, Naples
Information: naplesgabc@earthlink.net
GEORGIA
Events at German Church
Every Sunday, 5 PM: German Church Service:
Every Tuesday, 2:30 PM: Krabbelgruppe;
Every Monday, 8 PM: Choir Practice
Location: German Church, 731 Peachtree St, NE,
Atlanta
Information: 404-817-0600,
www.churchvergnuegen.org
Every Saturday, 9:30 AM
German classes
German is offered to native and non-native speakers
beginning at pre-school age through adults.
Location: The German School of Atlanta,
380 Hold Rd. NE, Marietta
Information: 770-670-2908,
www.germanschoolatlanta.com.
Every 4th Tuesday, 5:30 PM
GACC “After-hours” Meeting
Locations: Vary
Information: 404-586-6800, www.gaccsouth.com
Stickrod of New Haven, Connecticut. The artists
were selected among forty-six nominees.
Location: New Museum, 235 Bowery, New York
Information: 212-219-1222,
www.newmuseum.org
PENNSYLVANIA
R E C U R R I N G E V E N T S
July 12, 6 PM – 10 PM
123rd Anniversary Party
Music by Heidi and Heimat Echo Band.
Location: Reading Liederkranz, 143 Spook Lane,
Reading
Information: 610-373-3982,
www.readingliederkranz.com
August 3
Club Picnic
Location: Lancaster Liederkranz, 722 S Chiques
Rd, Manheim
Information: lancasterliederkranz@comcast.net,
www.lancasterliederkranz.com
August 24
German American Day
Location: Reading Liederkranz, 143 Spook Lane,
Reading
Information: 610-373-3982,
www.readingliederkranz.com
Every 1st Thursday of the month, 6 PM
German-American Business Stammtisch
Location: 5 Seasons Brewing,
5600 Roswell Rd NE # 21, Atlanta
Information: 770-432-1000,
www.germanstammtisch.com;
atlantastammtisch@yahoo.com
Every 2nd Sunday of the month, 3 PM
Kaffeeklatsch
Location: 5 Seasons Brewing, Buckhead
Information: 770-263-7861,
http://kaffeeklatsch.dhs.org
Every Tuesday nigth
Saengerkreis
Dancers meet from 6 PM – 7:30 PM.
Singer rehears from 7:30 PM – 9 PM.
Location: St. Matthews Luthern Church, Mariettta
Information: 770-977-5041
MASSACHUSETTS
2nd Monday of each month
German Jewish Dialogue Group
Location: Lutheran Church of the Newtons,
1310 Centre Street, Newton Centre
Information: Kurt Pressman 617-965-4703
NEW YORK
3rd Wednesday of each month
Kaffeklatsch
Swiss seniors meeting and special outings.
Location: Cucina & Co, 200 Park Ave, New York
Information: 212-246-0655,
www.swissbenevolentny.com
1st Thursday of each month
German Culture Meetup Group
With Steffi Gee. All Germans and German-speakers
are welcome. Meets every first Thursday of the
month.
Location: New York, location changes - for details
check website
Information: www.deutschtreffen.de,
http://expatgerman.meetup.com
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Mit Sonne im Herzen
Berge versetzen
A Sunny Heart Moves Mountains
www.german-world.com July/August 2008
VON
BY
NINA WACHENFELD
Der deutsche Operntenor Johannes Schwaiger überwindet
Glaubensbarrieren und setzt sich für Frieden ein
Er sieht sich als echten New Yorker, doch sein Deutsch ist noch
herrlich niederbayerisch gefärbt. Johannes Schwaiger, der
ehemalige Kinderstar mit dem wonnigen Lachen und den
strahlenden Augen, entstammt einer kleinen Gemeinde bei
Dingolfing. Mitte der Sechziger Jahre sang er sich in die Herzen
deutscher Mütter und produzierte zahlreiche Funkaufnahmen unter
bekannten Mentoren.
Ein Operngesangsstudium in München verhalf ihm zum Wechsel
ins ernstere Fach. Dem Abschluss folgte der Beginn einer vielversprechenden
Karriere, und noch wichtiger, die Begegnung mit seiner
späteren Ehefrau und Gesangskollegin Tessa Lang, einer
Deutsch-Amerikanerin mit italienischen Wurzeln.
Einer Reise zu den Schwiegereltern nach Philadelphia folgte ein
Engagement ans dortige Theater. Die ersten US Wurzeln sind
geschlagen. Im Land der Unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten fühlt er sich
spontan sehr wohl, genieβt die Vielfalt des Landes und die
Weltoffenheit seiner Bewohner. Nebenjobs im Weinverkauf und im
Hotelbereich kommen vor allem Schwaigers natürlichem
Kommunikationstalent entgegen. Das Herz
schlägt jedoch für die Kunst und überglücklich
nimmt er ein mehrjähriges
Engagement für das Musical CATS am
Hamburger Operettenhaus an. Der Traum,
in New York City zu leben, realisiert sich im
Jahre 1997. Obwohl beide Sänger als
Solisten im Opern- und Konzertbetrieb
gefragt sind, gilt ihre Leidenschaft vor
allem der Betreuung des Nachwuchses.
Heute unterrichtet das Ehepaar in einer
Begabtenabteilung der renommierten New
York University.
Er habe, bekennt Schwaiger, viel Glück
gehabt. Die richtigen Menschen seien ihm
im richtigen Augenblick begegnet. So auch
als er vor ein paar Jahren beinahe seine
Stimme an den Auswirkungen einer
heiklen Viruserkrankung verloren hätte.
Dies habe ihm ein Vorsingen für die
Siegmund-Partie in Wagner’s Walküre
gekostet. Eine Rolle für die der blauäugige, blondgelockte
Deutsche eine Bilderbuchbesetzung wäre. Doch brachte seine
Erkrankung ihn auf andere Pfade, die er heute auf keinen Fall mit
einem Wagner-Erfolg eintauschen möchte. Seine Stimmerkrankung
führte ihn zu einer Spezialtherapie bei einer israelischen
Ärztin und brachte den Kontakt zur jüdischen Gemeinde in New
York.
Auf Einladung sangen die Schwaigers Schubert’s „Ave Maria“,
sowie Hannah Seneh’s Gebet „Eli, Eli“, in einem Konzert zum
Holocaust-Gedenktag. Die anwesenden Rabbiner erkannten
Schwaiger’s Stimmqualität und Anfragen nach Gesangsunterricht
häuften sich. Derzeit fährt Schwaiger allwöchentlich in die orthodoxe
Ostjudengemeinde Crown Heights im Stadtteil Brooklyn. Beim
Unterricht im Gemeindezentrum oder in Privatwohnungen, stehen
seine Schüler Schlange. Bis zu acht Einheiten unterrichtet er bei
seinen Ausflügen. Diskussionen zum Thema Deutsche Vergangenheit
gibt es nicht. Auch gibt es für den Niederbayern aus
katholischem Elternhaus keine Glaubensbarrieren. Längst ist ihm
die philosophische Lebensbetrachtung wichtiger als die
Kategorisierung in Glaubensrichtungen. Es ist faszinierend zu
beobachten wie die universelle Kraft der Musik alle Vorurteile in
den Schatten stellt. Es wird viel gelacht beim Unterricht.
Schwaiger besteht auf lupenreine Gesangsübungen zur
Stimmpflege. Darin ist er inzwischen Experte, zumal seine eigene
Stimmkrise ihn zu monatelanger akribischer Therapie gezwungen
hat. Seine Schüler verehren ihn offensichtlich. Bilder sagen mehr
als tausend Worte. Das Lachen klingt nach.
Die Verständigung ist bahnbrechend
ermutigend. Nun ist der friedensliebende
Deutsche mittlerweile auch auf anderen
Wegen zur internationalen Verständigung
mittels der Musik tätig. Gemeinsam mit
Gattin Tessa rief er vor kurzem die Idee
„Dreamgates World Lullabies“ ins Leben.
Die Idee findet ein begeistertes Echo.
Wiegenlieder vereinen die Welt. Das erste
Galakonzert in New Yorks Carnegie Hall
stellte ein gefühlvolles und ausgewogenes
Programm von 17 Wiegenliedern in acht
verschiedenen Sprachen vor. Das begleitende
Orchester war multikulturell besetzt
und der Kinderchor der Deutschen Schule
in New York wirkte besonders herzerfrischend.
Die Idee, an den musikalischen Nachwuchs
der Welt zu appellieren, findet
rasche Förderung. So war der Abend in der
Carnegie Hall vom deutschen, israelischen und türkischen
Konsulat unterstützt. Konzerte in aller Welt befinden sich bereits in
der Planungsphase. Ein Interesse Israels an dieser heilenden und
friedvollen Initiative kann als besonderer Erfolg bezeichnet werden.
Das Titellied “Dreamgates World Lullaby“ schrieb Schwaiger
übrigens selber. Es ist bezeichnend für ihn “gefühlvoll, verspielt, mit
leichtem und sonnigem Herzen“.
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German opera tenor Johannes Schwaiger transcends
religious barriers and works for peace
He regards himself as a real New Yorker. But a delightful
Lower Bavarian accent still tinges his German. Schwaiger,
the former child singing star with the lovely smile and beaming
eyes, comes from a small community near Dingolfing. In the
mid-1960s, he sang his way into the hearts of German mothers,
recording many radio songs under well-known mentors. Studying
opera singing in Munich
put him on a more serious
musical path. After graduating,
he embarked on a
promising career, and
even more importantly,
he met his future wife and
singing colleague, Tessa
Lang, a German-American
with Italian roots.
After a performance at a
theater in Philadelphia,
he visits his in-laws
there. He has put down
his first US roots. In the
land of unlimited possibilities,
he spontaneously
feels great, enjoying the
country’s diversity and
open-minded people. Schwaiger holds part-time jobs in the wineselling
and hotel businesses, which suit his natural talent for communication
very well. But his real passion lies in art, and he very
happily accepts a job that stretches over several years performing
in the musical Cats at the Hamburger Operettenhaus. His distant
dream of New York City becomes true in 1997. Although both, Tessa
Lang and Johannes Schwaiger, are in demand as opera and concert
soloists, their real passion is to support young talent. Today, the
couple teaches in an elite department at prestigious New York
University.
Schwaiger acknowledges that he had a lot of luck. He met the
right people at the right time. That was also the case a few years
ago when he almost lost his voice to a dangerous virus. This cost
him an audition for the part of Siegmund in Wagner’s Valkyrie – a
role out of a storybook for the blue-eyed, curly blond German. But
his sickness put him on a different path, which he definitely would
not like to trade for success in Wagner. His vocal sickness took him
to special therapy with an Israeli doctor, who put him in touch with
New York’s Jewish community. The Schwaigers were invited to
sing Schubert’s “Ave Maria” and Hannah Seneh’s prayer “Eli, Eli” at
a concert on Holocaust Remembrance Day. The rabbis recognized
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Johannes Schwaiger (c.) with two of his students
Schwaiger’s vocal quality and he was flooded with requests for
singing lessons. Once a week, Schwaiger travels to the orthodox,
East Jewish community in Crown Heights in Brooklyn. His students
line up for lessons held at the community center or held private
apartments. He teaches as many as eight times a day. Germany’s
past is never a topic of discussion. The Lower Bavarian from a
Catholic home does not
regard religion as a barrier.
For a long time, a
philosophical perspective
on life has been more
important to him than
categorizing people in
terms of religion. It is fascinating
to watch how
the universal power of
music eclipses all prejudices.
When he teaches,
there’s a lot of laughter
involved. Schwaiger insists
that his students
take care of their voices
through vocal exercises.
He has become an expert
on the subject, especially
since his own vocal crisis led to months of painstaking therapy. His
students clearly admire him. Images say more than a thousand
words. The laughter lingers. The communication employed is innovative
and encouraging. Meanwhile, the peace-loving German is
now also busy promoting international understanding through
music in different ways. Together with his wife Tessa, he recently
produced the CD Dreamgates – World Lullabies. It is based on a
simple idea: Lullabies unite the world. The first gala concert at New
York’s Carnegie Hall presented a poetic, well-balanced program of
seventeen lullabies in eight different languages. The accompanying
orchestra was comprised of musicians from different cultures,
and the Children’s Choir of the German School in White Plains, New
York, made an especially refreshing impression. The idea of creating
something for the world’s young musicians quickly found support.
The Carnegie Hall concert was endorsed by the German,
Israeli and Turkish Consulates. Concerts all over the world are in
the planning phase. Israel’s interest in this therapeutic, peaceful
initiative can be regarded as a particular success. Schwaiger himself
wrote the title song “Dreamgates – World Lullaby,” which is
very characteristic of him: emotional, playful, with a light and sunny
heart.
VON
BY
NINA WACHENFELD
Nedra Zachary and Bryan Hymel
Alljährlich versammelt sich der Gesangsnachwuchs von
Morgen im historischen Wilshire Ebell Theater von Los
Angeles. Ein getreues Stammpublikum bemüht sich schon
frühzeitig um eine der begehrten Freikarten fr den von Loren L.
Zachary und seiner Frau Nedra begründeten Wettbewerb, der sich
um den sängerischen Nachwuchs kümmert.
Im 36. Jahr seines Bestehens freute man sich insbesondere über
das aus privaten Spenden zusammengeflossene Gesamtpreisgeld
von 58.000 Dollar. Nach Auditions in New York und Los Angeles,
präsentierten sich die zehn Finalisten in einem glanzvollen Abschlusskonzert
einer Fachjury unter dem Vorsitz der charmanten
Nedra Zachary. Auffällig in diesem Jahr war die überwiegend
weibliche Beteiligung sowie in der Programmauswahl, eine klare
Vorliebe für Verdi-Arien bei den Damen.
The young opera singers of tomorrow meet annually in the
historic Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles. A loyal audience
makes sure it acquires one of the highly coveted free
tickets well in advance for the competition founded by Loren L.
Zachary and his wife Nedra, which supports young opera singers.
In its 36th year of existence, the $58,000 in prize money that comes
from private donations was especially pleasing. After auditions in
New York and Los Angeles, the 10 finalists were showcased in a
prestigious final concert where they performed for a jury chaired
by charming Nedra Zachary. This year mainly women participated,
and in terms of the pieces selected, there was clearly a preference
for Verdi arias among the ladies. So, there is no need to
worry about the young singers as far as Italian opera goes, nor
about the extremely difficult aria “Queen of the Night” from
Mozart’s Magic Flute for which Audrey Elizabeth Luna was
awarded a disappointing fourth place. Third and second place
went to sopranos Julianna Di Giacomo and Angela Meade. Both
singers already have experience performing in top theaters. But
the obvious victor was tenor Bryan Hymel. A fireworks from a
young artist who with his brilliant, radiant high tones and natural
charisma already became the audience’s favorite during the first
performance. The Zachary competition has already helped some
finalists to world fame. In today’s fast-moving culture sphere, this
year’s fabulous victors will also hopefully be allowed to carefully
explore and pursue their vocal possibilities.
Loren L. Zachary Society:
Talentschmiede ersten Ranges
für Sängernachwuchs
First-Class Talent Pool
Keine Sorge um den Nachwuchs frs italienische Fach also, ebenfalls
nicht um die halsbrecherische Partie der Königin der Nacht
aus Mozarts Zauberflöte, für die Audrey Elizabeth Luna mit einem
enttäuschenden 4.Platz bedacht wurde. Rang 3 und 2 ging an die
Sopranistinnen Julianna Di Giacomo und Angela Meade. Beide
Sängerinnen können bereits Engagements an erstrangigen Theatern
vorweisen. Klarer Sieger jedoch der Tenor Bryan Hymel. Ein
Feuerwerk von einem jungen Künstler, der mit seinen strahlend brillanten
Spitzentönen und natürlichem Charisma schon beim ersten
Auftritt zum Publikumsliebling avancierte.
Der Zachary Wettbewerb hat bereits einigen Finalisten zu
Weltruhm verholfen. Im schnelllebigen Kulturbetrieb von heute
bleibt zu hoffen, dass auch den fabelhaften Siegern dieses Jahres
vergönnt ist, ihre vokalen Möglichkeiten mit Vorsicht auszuloten
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ARIZONA
July 4, 7 PM – 10 PM
Annual 4th of July Celebration
Location: Litchfield Park, Town Center, Arizona
Information: 623-935-9040,
www.visitphoenix.com
CALIFORNIA
July 15, 6PM – 9 PM
Managing global teams for success
This program co-sponsored by GABA will provide
insight into the techniques, tools and processes
that US, European and Asian companies and
managers have used to successfully manage
global teams for success. Pre-registration online
possible.
Location: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP,
2475 Hanover St, Palo Alto
Information: 650-233-4500,
www.gaba-network.org
July 27, 11 AM
Tag der Donauschwaben
The Southern California meeting of the "Donauschwaben",
the ethnic German settlers along the
river Danube, takes place in the Festhalle and in
the park. The German-American Brass Band will
entertain you.
Location: The Phoenix Club, Festhalle & Park,
1340 S Sanderson Ave, Anaheim
Information: 714-563-4166,
www.thephoenixclub.com
August 2, 12 – 4 PM
Summer Jubilee Wine Festival
You are invited for an afternoon of wine, music
and fun at the annual wine festival “Summer
Jubilee to The Nth Degree”.
Location: Wente Vineyards, 5050 Arroyo Rd,
Livermore
Information: 510-970-9777,
www.wentevineyards.com
August 3, 11 AM
Swiss Independence Day Picnic
Door prizes, BBQ, music, and dancing to Tony
Raymann's Edelweiss Dance Band. Host: United
Swiss Societies of Northern California.
Location: Swiss Park, 5911 Mowry Ave, Newark
Information: 831-662-8709, www.ugas-eb.org
August 10, 2008 – 11h – 18h
German Day – Deutscher Tag
Celebrate the Annual German Heritage Day organized
by the German-American League of Southern
California. Live Entertainment, dancing, authentic
German food and great raffle prizes. Enjoy a fun
afternoon in the beer garden and festival tent.
Location: The Phoenix Club,
1340 S. Sanderson Rd., Anaheim
Information: 714-563-4166
www.thephoenixclub.com
August 20, 7 PM - 10 PM
Bay Area Stammtisch
Free to attend, no RSVP needed.
Location: Teskes-Germania Restaurant,
255 N. First St at Devin, San Jose
Information: 408-292-0291,
www.gaba-network.org
August 26, 8 PM
Concert: German Romantics
Featured artists: Los Angeles Philharmonic,
Edo de Waart (conductor) and Sa Chen (piano).
Location: Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland
Ave, Hollywood, Los Angeles
Information: 323-850-2000,
www.hollywoodbowl.com
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August 30, 11 AM
Fall Schwingfest in the Park
Swiss Style Wrestling, BBQ, dancing to Ron
Scheiber's Swiss Orchestra at 8 PM. Host: Aelpler
Gruppe Swiss Club / Newark Swiss Park.
Location: Swiss Park, 5911 Mowry Ave, Newark
Information: 408-988-4351, www.ugas-eb.org
August 31, 11 AM – 6 PM
German-American Labor Day Picnic
Picnic with German food, song and dance in the
park. Music by Bill Bly and Otto.
Location: Penngrove Community Park,
Penngrove Community Park
Information: 707-762-4562, www.ugas-eb.org
September 8, 6 PM
Opera: Fidelio
Music Director James Conlon opens LA Opera's
season with Beethoven's Fidelio, a celebration of
humanity's desire for freedom and justice. More
than 200 years after its premiere, this drama of
wrongful imprisonment and the triumph of true
love remains as relevant as ever.
Location: Los Angeles Opera,
135 North Grand Ave, Los Angeles
Information: 213-972-7219,
www.losangelesopera.com
Through September 28
Exhibition: Frida Kahlo
Mexican artist Frida Kahlo began painting in
1926, while recovering from a near-fatal bus
accident. This exhibition brings together paintings
that span her career, along with a selection of her
own collection of photographs, most of which
have never been on public display.
Location: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,
151 Third St, San Francisco
Information: 415-357-4000, www.sfmoma.org
COLORADO
July 25 – 26
Denver German Fest
The Denver Kickers celebrate their second Denver
German Fest. Entertainment by the original
Lausitzer Blasmusikanten from Germany, the
Oimtaler Schuhplattler and more.
Location: Denver Kickers Sports Club,
16776 W 50th Ave, Golden Colorado
Information: 303-279-9097,
www.denverkickers.com
Sept. 5 – 7
50th Gründungsfest
The TEV Edelweiss celebrates their 50th birthday
with music and dancing. The festival lasts three
days.
Location: Red Rocks Park, Morrison, Colorado
Information: 303-289-5621,
www.tevedelweiss.org
ILLINOIS
August 3, 6 PM
Opening reception for two exhibits
Featured in the Willy Scharpenberg Gallery is the
work of Lothar Speer and his colleagues of the
Lincoln Square-based Renaissance Project. In the
Rough Space Galleries, the collaborative efforts of
photographer Hagen Dost, writer Cherie Caswell
Dost, and sound designer Jeffrey Mark Robinson
combine to create a multimedia examination of
the elasticity of time. from 11 AM – 3 PM.
Final day: Sept. 22.
Location: DANK-Haus, 4740 N Western Ave,
Chicago
Information: 773-561-9181, www.dankhaus.com
INDIANA
July 10, 12 AM
World Language Tours: German
Take a tour of the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Asian galleries with a German-speaking docent
guide.
Location: Indianapolis Museum of Art,
4000 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis
Information: 317-632-4553, www.iupui.edu,
www.imamuseum.org
August 29 – Sept. 1, 1 AM
Rib America Festival
Join the 13th annual Rib America Festival at
Military Park in downtown Indianapolis. The
festival is a fun filled family event featuring
award winning barbeque, music and more.
Location: Military Park, 601 W New York St,
Indianapolis
Information: 317-255-2464, www.iupui.edu
LOUISIANA
July 12, 9 AM – 5 PM
Work party
Join us at the Haus for a little work, a little fun
and a lot of friends! Our work parties are a great
way for anyone to give a little of themselves for a
great cause - the betterment of our club. Lunch is
always provided to our workers.
Location: Deutsches Haus, 200 S Galvez St,
New Orleans
Information: 504-522-8014,
www.deutscheshaus.org
MINNESOTA
July 18 - 20
Bavarian Blast
Celebrate heritage three days long with good food,
drink and great music. The New Ulm Municipal
Band, Alpensterne, the Canyon Cowboys and more
will entertain you.
Location: Brown County Fairgrounds, New Ulm
Information: www.ci.new-ulm.mn.org,
www.bavarianblast.com
August 6 – 10
Brown County Free Fair
The Bockfest Boys, Dain's Dutchmen, Wendinger
Band and more will guarantee great music and
make you dance.
Location: Brown County Fairgrounds, New Ulm
Information: www.ci.new-ulm.mn.org,
www.browncountyfreefair.com
MISSOURI
August 24, 11 AM
Kirchweihfest
The Ladies' Choir will sing a German Mass to the
accompaniment of the Deutschmeister Brass
Band. The Kinder-Tanzgruppe, Schuhplattler,
Trachtengruppe, Damenchor and the Deutschmeister
Brass Band will entertain you after the
mass.
Location: German Cultural Society,
3652 South Jefferson Ave, St. Louis
Information: 314-771-8368, www.germanstl.org
NEW MEXICO
June 17 – August 17
Contemporary Art Society:
Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition
This exhibition presents an opportunity to see a
number of large works from the UNM Art
Museum’s permanent collections that are not
often on view in part because of their size.
Location: UNM Art Museum, University of New
Mexico, 1909 Las Lomas Rd NE, Albuquerque
Information: 505-277-4001,
http://unmartmuseum.unm.edu
Through July 9
Exhibition: North by Southwest
North, almost three thousand nautical miles from
New Mexico, is an area where trees are non-existent
or rare, snow and ice cover the land and the
sea. The exhibit shows the life of the Bering Sea
people.
Location: Maxwell Museum, 1 University of New
Mexico, 1909 Las Lomas Rd NE, Albuquerque
Information: 505-277-5963,
www.unm.edu/~maxwell
OHIO
August 22 – 24
43rd German-American Festival
It’s the Toledo area’s oldest ethnic festival with
authentic german food, beer and entertainment.
The purpose of the German-American Festival is
to promote and enhance the German and Swiss
cultures as well as generate revenue to support
the German and Swiss cultural center in Oregon.
Location: Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman St,
Oregon
Information: www.gafsociety.org
TEXAS
August 16, 2 PM – 10 PM
Roots Music: Western Swing
New and established performers in all areas of
American Roots music. Guests at each concert
can enjoy a different catered meal, along with
beer, wine, soft drinks, and water. Everyone is
encouraged to bring a lawn chair.
Location: Pioneer Museum, 309 W Main St,
Fredericksburg
Information: 830-997-2835,
www.pioneermuseum.com
August 22 - 23
30th Anniversary:
German-Texan Heritage Society
This year GTHS is celebrating their 30th anniversary.
There will be a Friday night mixer at a
restaurant in the area. They will have a great
selection of speakers and presentations, delicious
food and exciting entertainment.
Location: Crowne Plaza Houston West Hotel,
Houston
Information: 512-482-0927, www.gths.net
WASHINGTON
August 9, 7:30 PM
Opera: Aida
By Giuseppe Verdi.
Location: Seattle Opera, McCaw Hall,
1020 John St, Seattle
Information: 206-389-7600,
www.seattleopera.orgThrough Aug. 10
Heaven is Being a Memory to Others
While researching the Museum Collections, Dario
Robleto became intrigued by how few details exist
about the life of the Museum’s cofounder, Emma
Lamp Frye. Her missing biographical details
became a point of departure for Heaven, in which
Robleto imagines the roles Emma might have
played.
Location: Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle
Information: 206-622-9250,
www.fryemuseum.org
WISCONSIN
July 24 – 27
“The Police” at German Fest in Milwaukee
Don’t miss the largest German heritage festival in
the country. Several entertainment stages, live
music performed by Austrian and German bands,
cultural tent, and dance performances make this
mega-event great fun. Concert by “The Police” on
July 25.
Information: : 414-464-9444
www.germanfest.com
July 31, 6 PM – 9 PM
German cars
Come and take a look at German cars. This time:
Porsche. The last chance to see them is at the
Octoberfest in September 25th – 27th.
Location: Weissgerber’s Gasthaus,
2720 N Grandview Blvd, Waukesha
Information: 262-544-4460,
www.weissgerbers.com
CALIFORNIA
Every Monday, 7 PM – 11 PM
Karaoke
No cover charge.
Location: The Phoenix Club,
1340 S Sanderson Ave, Anaheim
Information: 714-563-4166,
www.thephoenixclub.com
NEVADA
Friday & Saturday, 8 PM – 11 PM
Stein Holding Contest
Let the Bier Games begin! Each participant is
asked to stand in a line facing the crowd and
raise their 1.0L stein parallel with their shoulder
blades for as long as possible.
Location: Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas,
4510 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas
Information: 702-853-BEER (2337),
www.hofbrauhauslasvegas.com
Every Weekend
The Weekend Treat – Die Biermeister
Join us every weekend afternoon for special live
entertainment from our very own “MC Johann and
Die Biermeister Kapella”. Performing every
Saturday 1 PM to 5 PM and Sunday 12 to 4 PM.
Location: Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas,
4510 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas
Information: 702-853-BEER (2337),
www.hofbrauhauslasvegas.com
OHIO
Every Monday
Teutonia Maenner- and Damenchor
Practice times: Monday evenings, Women, 7:15
PM / Men 8:15 PM. You do not need to know
German, we will aid you in pronunciations, etc.
Location: Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Rd,
Oregon
Information: 419-867-7415 or
Pastor J. Van Brussel 419-474-0333
TEXAS
First Friday of each month, 6 PM
Stammtisch
Come and join us for our Stammtisch, an informal
gathering and an excellent opportunity to visit old
friends and make new ones. Everyone is welcome.
Location: Embassy Suites, Belmont Lounge,
R E C U R R I N G E V E N T S
August 3, 1 PM
Swiss Volksfest
Come and join the party to celebrate the Swiss
Independence Day. The entertainment includes
choral folklore music, yodeling, flag throwing,
alphorn playing, and accordion music.
Location: Tell Shooting Park, 1/2 mile north of
New Glarus on County Hwy O
Information: 800-527-6838, www.swisstown.com
August 29 – 31
Wilhelm Tell Festival
It's a live theater presentation with intricate costumes
and a lively cast that includes goats, cows
and horses. More than 200 local volunteers join to
make each colorful performance come to life.
Location: Chamber of Commerce, 418 Railroad St,
New Glarus
Information: 800-527-6838,
www.swisstown.com, www.wilhelmtell.org
3880 W Northwest Highway, Dallas
Information: 214-357-4500
Every second Wednesday, 7 PM – 9 PM
German Conversation
The group “Arlington” meet monthly for social
gathering and german conversation.
Location: La Madeleine, 2101 North Collins St,
Arlington
Information: 817-261-5641
Every second Wednesday of each month, 7 PM
Männerstammtisch
The „Deutsche Gruppe Dallas“
welcomes everyone.
Location: Filmore Pub, 1004 E 15th St, Plano
Information: 972-423-2400,
www.geocities.com/germangroupdallas
Every Friday, 3:30 PM
Spielplatztreffen
Location: Plano, check out website for location
Information: www.geocities.com/germangroupdallas,
brigitte-weisser@comcast.net.
Every Thursday, 12 – 1 PM
Weekly Stammtisch
Whether you are a native-born German or just
need to brush up your German language skills,
you will enjoy this social lunch gathering of
German conversation. The German-Texas Heritage
Society welcomes everyone.
Location: German Free School Boulding,
507 E 10th, Austin
Information: 512-482-0927, www.gths.net
WASHINGTON
Every Tuesday
Seattle Stammtisch
The Seattle tradition "Stammtisch" has met every
week in the U district for decades in order to
practice speaking German.
Location: Continental Restaurant,
4549 University Way NE, Seattle
Information: Paul Smith -
www.geocities.com/seattlestammtisch
Monthly meeting
Puget-Sound German Club
German ladies group. Monthly meeting.
German potluck.
Location: Puyallup/Tacoma area
Information: Manuela 253-770-5497
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BY HELMA C. BLOOMBERG
Flavor from Thailand:
Singha Beer made with a
German Touch
Government and a good brew have always been great bedfellows
... and many a good treaty has been first debated over
a glass of wine, champagne and, or found it’s origin at a pub
over a glass of beer in England, Germany or in Thailand over a good
glass of their own popular brew.
Usually held in April –and at the invitation of the Honorable Jukr
Boon-Long, Consul General of Thailand in Los Angeles and his lovely
wife Kamelrot, I was a guest of honor at the 5th Annual Songkran
Festival, a Thai New Year’s Day Celebration, in Hollywood
California. It was a sizzling hot day, but many dignitaries from several
state and governmental agencies were on hand to pay homage to
the importance of this event.
A large white tent had been
set up in the center of the
boulevard, housing an “Exhibition
to honor His
Majesty the King of Thailand
and to commemorate
the 175 years of Thailand
Thailand's Consul General Jukr Boon-Long
and his wife Kamelrot in L.A.
–U.S. Relations.” For the
festivities, Hollywood Blvd,
the area of Thai Town, had
been closed from Western
Avenue all the way to Kingsley Drive. Several large open air stages
showcased graceful Thai dancers in their traditional colorful outfits
and the aroma of Thai cuisine with its unique blending of multitude
of spices beckoned the visitor to try some of the mouthwatering
dishes on hand at the many cooking booth.
After the inauguration ceremony, someone mentioned about
“Singha Beer,” a Thai beer with a very distinct European flavor.
The Entrance of the Boon Rawd Brewery,
producer of Singha Beer.
Stopping at an outdoor pub area, I inquired as to how the beer was
made and to my surprise was informed that the Thai brew master
was an “import” from Germany and that the main ingredient, hops,
was also imported from the “old” country.
The Boon Rawd Brewery, I was told, was the first brewery in
Thailand and was set up in 1933. What was even more fascinating
was that one of their first brew masters was from Germany -even
then. Singha Beer originally was only sold in Thailand. However,
now it has become so famous and popular, that it is distributed in 40
countries world-wide. The smooth foamy crown of the beer is
impressive and when orchestrated, as it is, with a beautiful gold
color and a lovely balance on the palate.
I believe some old sage observed that imported libations are just
like taking an imaginary trip down memory lane -and he was right.
Taking a taste of this delicious brew took me back to the days when
family and friends relaxed under shady old trees in one of the beer
gardens along the river Isar in Munich, Germany. Was this beer
that tasted so much like a German
Brew really made in Thailand?
Looking again at the unmistakable
exotic logo on the bottle, it left no
doubt that indeed it was.
Thailand, a country which in spite of
the fact that it never has been colonized,
shares a rich ethnic diversity,
including being home to many Germans
who settled in the City of
Pattaya, located on the east coast of
the beautiful Gulf of Thailand.
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Consul general Brigitta Schoch-Dettweiler (r.),
Maja Gatmann und Fausto Zaina.
Die Schweiz ist grün, und damit sind nicht die Wälder und
Alpenwiesen gemeint, sondern was das Land und seine
Bewohner für die Umwelt tun. Denn in einer Zeit, in welcher
wir immer mehr Katastrophen erleben, die sicher durch die Umweltverschmutzung
mit verursacht werden, ist es eine wirklich gute
Nachricht, dass die Alpenrepublik in den letzten 20 Jahren 99%
ihrer Substanzen, die die Ozonschicht angreifen, ausgemerzt hat.
Die Schweizer sind die Weltmeister im Recycling und verzehren
die meisten organischen Lebensmittel in Europa, und die Schweiz
ist auch auf dem besten Weg, ihre Verpflichtungen aus dem Kyoto
Abkommen zu erfüllen. Laut einer Untersuchung von Experten der
Yale und Columbia Universitäten in den Vereinigten Staaten ist die
Schweiz das „grünste“ Land von den 149 untersuchten Ländern.
Bei einem Mittagessen in ihrem Garten betonte die Schweizer
Generalkonsulin Brigitta Schoch Dettweiler, dass diese Erfolge
kein Grund sind, den Kampf gegen die schädlichen Immissionen
einzustellen und wie wichtig es für alle sei, daran zu arbeiten, damit
unsere Nachfahren auch unsere Lebensqualität „erleben“ können.
Sie forderte alle Gäste auf, sich bei einem Besuch ihrer Heimat
davon zu überzeugen, dass die Schweiz die „most greenhouse gasefficient
economy“ der Welt ist.
Schon wenn Sie am Flughafen in Zürich ankommen, können Sie
sehen, wie ernst die Schweizer den Umweltschutz nehmen: Mehr
als die Hälfte der Fläche des Flughafenareals besteht aus Wiesenund
Naturschutzflächen so wie aus Flachmooren, die Lebensraum
für seltene Tiere und Pflanzen bieten. Da kann man die Wartezeit
leicht mit einem Spaziergang im Freien überbrücken. Dabei erlebt
man gleich, wie hervorragend Weltoffenheit und Naturverbundenheit
in diesem Land harmonieren.
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Es grünt so grün...
Schweizer sind Weltmeister beim Umweltschutz
How Green Is Their Valley!
Switzerland Is Serious About Environmental Protection
VON
BY
KARIN MEMMERT
Switzerland is green, and by that the forests and alpine meadows
are not meant but what the country and its residents do
for the environment. Because in a time where we witness
increasingly more catastrophes, which pollution definitely plays a
role in, it is really good news that over the past 20 years, the Alpine
Republic has eliminated 99 percent of its substances that deplete
the ozone layer.
The Swiss are the world leaders in recycling and consume the
most organic food in Europe. Switzerland is also well on its way to
fulfilling its obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. According to an
investigation conducted by experts at Yale and Columbia, Switzerland
is the “greenest” country of the 149 countries investigated.
During a lunch in her garden, Swiss Consul General Brigitta
Schoch Dettweiler stressed that these successes are no reason to
stop the fight against harmful emissions and how important it is for
everyone to work on it, so that our descendents can also “experience”
our quality of life. She suggested to her guests that they visit
her native country and convince themselves that Switzerland has
the most greenhouse gas-efficient economy in the world.
When you arrive at Zurich airport, you can already see how seriously
the Swiss take environmental protection: More than half of
the airport’s grounds consists of meadows and conservation areas
as well as moorland that provides a home for rare animals and
plants. You can easily pass the waiting time with a walk outside. In
so doing, you immediately experience how well a cosmopolitan
attitude and a connection to nature harmonize in Switzerland.
California
LOS ANGELES-BERLIN SISTER CITY COMMITTEE
ERFOLGREICH INS NEUE GESCHÄFTSJAHR
Rund 50 Mitglieder des Los Angeles-Berlin Sister City Committee
(LABSCC) trafen sich im Haus von Ernest Herman zur Jahresversammlung
am Nachmittag des 1. Juni 2008. Die Vorsitzende des
LABSCC, Rosemarie Reisch, bedankte sich in ihrer Ansprache für
die Arbeit des Vorstands im letzten Jahr und berichtete über das
erfolgreiche letzte Jahr, in dem das Komitee sein 40jähriges Bestehen
gefeiert hatte. Mit vielen Veranstaltungen, auch in Zusammenarbeit
mit anderen Organisationen, wurde die Partnerschaft
zwischen den beiden Städten sowohl in Los Angeles als auch in
Berlin gefeiert. In diesem Jahr wird anlässlich der Luftbrücke nach
Berlin vor 60 Jahren ein Empfang in der Rotunda der City Hall am 31.
Juli stattfinden, zu dem alle Mitglieder des LABSCC eingeladen
werden. Bei der anschließenden Wahl wurde der Vorstand von
den Mitgliedern bestätigt und Robert Blum als weiterer Direktor in
den Vorstand gewählt. So können sich alle auf weitere interessante
Veranstaltungen des Komitees freuen.
The newly approved LABSCC Board with new board member Bob Blum (l.)
LOS ANGELES-BERLIN SISTER CITY COMMITTEE
SUCCESSFUL IN THE NEW BUSINESS YEAR
About 50 friends of the Los Angeles-Berlin Sister City Committee
(LABSCC) met on Sunday afternoon at Ernest Herman’s residence
where they enjoyed coffee and cake, wine and cheese, and held
their general meeting. The chairperson of LABSCC, Rosemarie
Reisch, very warmly welcomed all guests, thanking the board for its
work as well as the host. Reisch discussed the successful past year
in which the committee had celebrated its 40th anniversary. With
many events, also together with other organizations, the partnership
between Los Angeles and Berlin was celebrated in both cities.
Upon occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Berlin airlift, a reception
in the rotunda in Los Angeles’ City Hall will take place this year
on July 31 and all LABSCC members will be invited. At the ensuing
vote, the members approved the board and reelected Robert Blum
as continuing board director. So everyone can look forward to more
interesting events from the committee.
Save the Date! JULY 31, 2008
Festive Reception at Los Angeles’ City Hall
on occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Berlin airlift.
(For Los Angeles-Berlin Sister City members only)
Visit www.la-berlin.org for more information
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EIN AMERIKANER AUS BERLIN BRINGT BOTSCHAFT NACH LOS ANGELES
Der stellvertretende US-Botschafter in Deutschland, John M. Koenig, hatte letzten Herbst
die Delegation aus Los Angeles zu einem Mittagessen in Berlin eingeladen. Die
„Angelinos“ waren anlässlich des 40jährigen Jubiläums der Partnerschaft zwischen den
beiden Städten in der deutschen Hauptstadt
gewesen. Der Diplomat, der deutsche
Vorfahren hat und im US-Staat Washington
aufgewachsen ist, hat am 12. Mai 2008 zum
ersten Mal Los Angeles besucht. Er wollte
die Verbindung zum Los Angeles-Berlin
Sister City Committee (LABSCC) vertiefen,
dessen Mitglieder er letzten September in
Berlin kennengelernt hatte.
Bei einem Treffen im Hause von Rosemarie
Reisch, der Vorsitzende des LABSCC
erzählte der stellvertretende Botschafter
von seinen Erfahrungen in Berlin. Er sieht
der zukünftigen Entwicklung der Beziehungen
zwischen den beiden Ländern, und speziell
zwischen den beiden Partnerstädten, sehr
optimistisch entgegen. Auch ein Regierungswechsel
in den USA wird seiner Meinung
nach die Beziehung nur verbessern.
Besonders freut er sich auf die feierliche Eröffnung der neuen amerikanischen Botschaft
am 4. Juli, 2008, an der auch der ehemalige Präsident George Bush teilnehmen wird. Das
ehemalige Blücher Palais am Pariser Platz, gleich neben dem Brandenburger Tor, war
schon vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg der Sitz der amerikanischen Botschaft. Es stand direkt
neben dem Quartier von John Quincy Adams, er war der erste amerikanische Diplomat in
Berlin und später der sechste Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Das
Gebäude, das während des Kalten Krieges im so genannten Todesstreifen lag, war total
zerstört. Das neue $130 Millionen Bauwerk mit einer Sandsteinfassade wurde von dem
Architektenbüro Moore Ruble Yudell aus Santa Monica entworfen.
AN AMERICAN FROM BERLIN VISITS LOS ANGELES
Last fall, John M. Koenig, deputy chief of mission of the US Embassy in Germany, had met a
delegation from Los Angeles for lunch in Berlin. The “Angelinos” were in the German capital
to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Berlin-Los Angeles Sister City Partnership. The
deputy chief, who has German ancestors and grew up in the US state of Washington, visited
Los Angeles for the first time this May. At a meeting with members of the Los Angeles-
Berlin Sister City Committee (LABSCC) at the house of Rosemarie Reisch, chairperson of
LABSCC, the deputy chief spoke about his experiences in Berlin. He is very optimistic about
the future of relations between Germany and the US and especially between the two partner
cities. Koenig also thinks that a change of government in the US will only improve relations.
Koenig was particularly pleased about the formal opening of the new US Embassy on July
4, 2008, which will be also attended by former President George Bush. Before the Second
World War, the former Blücher Palace on Pariser Platz, right next to Brandenburg Gate,
was already the site of the US Embassy. It stood directly next to the quarters of John Quincy
Adams, the first American diplomat in Berlin, and later sixth president of the US. The building,
which during the Cold War was situated in the so-called death strip, was completely
destroyed. The new $130 million building with a sandstone facade was designed by architects
Moore Ruble Yudell of Santa Monica.
Photo: K.M.
VON
BY
KARIN MEMMERT
John M. Koenig (r.) and Rosemarie Reisch were welcome
by George Abdo to the Huntington Gardens
and Library in Pasadena.
Washington D.C.
60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BERLIN AIRLIFT
OPEN HOUSE AT THE ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE
As one of the greatest humanitarian efforts of all time,
the Berlin Airlift stands out as an unparalleled logistical
feat and act of human kindness that will live on in the
hearts and minds of the German people forever. On
occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift,
events are taking place in 2008/2009 across the United
The legendary “Spirit of Freedom”, a States as part of the "Friends Always" campaign spon-
Douglas C-54 which was part of the sored by the German Embassy in honor of the heroes
Berlin Airlift in 1948/1949.
who overcame the Berlin Blockade of 1948/49.
"Today, Berlin is again the capital of the united Germany. But 60 years ago, freedom and
the democratic future of Germany were at stake when the Soviets blockaded the city," said
German Ambassador Scharioth in his welcome address at the Joint Service Open House on
May 17, 2008 at the Andrews Air Force Base. "The United States and her Allies saved more
than two million men, women and children in West Berlin," he continued in his speech.
The opening ceremony was kicked off with the words "Friends Always" - the joint motto of
Andrews AFB, the Department of Defense and the German Embassy for the 60th anniversary
- written in huge white letters across a bright blue sky by several aircraft. It also included
flights manned by two German pilots: Col. Ludger Bette in a German C-160 Transall and Lt.
Col. Marc Beutler in an American aircraft, the C-17 "Spirit of Berlin". In a nod to the special
occasion, Ambassador Scharioth moreover dropped candy to children from the historic C-
54 "Spirit of Freedom" aircraft with Gail Halvorsen, a former Air Force Pilot also known as the
“Candy Bomber”.
The three-day air show drew more than 250,000 visitors to see aircraft ranging from
modern fighter jets to antiques such as the "Spirit of Freedom", a Douglas C-54E R-5D
(photo) that flew in the Berlin Airlift and is now maintained for educational purposes by the
Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation.
New York
Paul Volcker with Helene Sostarich-
Barsamian, Executive Director of
Friends of Freie Universitaet Berlin
(FFUB).
PAUL VOLCKER HONORED AT FFUB GALA IN NEW YORK
On April 23, the Friends of Freie Universitaet Berlin (FFUB)
invited its members to the 2008 Transatlantic Bridge
Award Gala honoring Paul A. Volcker which took place at
Cipriani’s on 42nd Street. Volcker, former chairman of the
Federal Reserve Bank, is recognized world wide as a preeminent
authority on financial matters and has consistently
been sought after for his advice on the current economic
crisis facing the U.S. economy.
His respected analysis of the economy is but one of the
many reasons FFUB bestowed the 2008 Transatlantic
Bridge Award on Mr. Volcker.
Born in 1927, Volcker is currently chairman of the board
of trustees of the Group of Thirty, an influential
Washington-based financial advisory body. His distinguished career, whether serving as
chairman of the Federal Reserve under two presidents or dedicating his knowledge to
issues of private and public interest, serves as testimony to his tireless engagement in bringing
change for the better on a global scale.
The new German thriller
starring Martina Gedeck
(The Lives of Others)
When Miriamʼs son invites
his teenage girlfriend to spend
the holidays, the girlʼs brazen
sensuality threatens to tear
the family apart.
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All Rights Reserved.
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GOETHE INSTITUT
CALIFORNIA
July 13, 10 AM
FILM: DIE WILDEN KERLE 3
The Wild Soccer Bunch is up
against their greatest challenge so
far, an opponent more devious,
more dangerous, more diabolical,
more than even they had ever
imagined – girls!
Location: Goethe-Institute, 5750
Wilshire Blvd Ste 100, Los Angeles
Information: 323-525-3388,
www.goethe.de/losangeles
July 26, 11:45 AM
SF FILM FESTIVAL:
MAX MINSKY UND ICH
Nelly Sue Edelmeister, 12 years
old, is supersmart, not very athletic,
loves astronomy, and has a
crush on the young prince of
Luxembourg. Comedy set in modern
Berlin’s Jewish community.
German with English subtitles,
Location: Castro Theatre,
429 Castro St, San Francisco
Information: 415-621-5288
(Theatre),
www.goethe.de/sanfrancisco
August 7, 6:45 PM
SF FILM FESTIVAL:
MAX MINSKY UND ICH
German with English subtitles,
Location: CineArts, 3000 El Camino
Real # 6, Palo Alto
Information: 650-493-3456,
www.goethe.de/sanfrancisco
August 20, 7 PM
6TH ANNUAL SUMMER ACADEMY:
LOW BUDGET – HIGH ENERGY
Students from the Filmakademie
Baden-Wuerttemberg will con
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clude their “Summer Academy” at
the Goethe-Institute Los Angeles
and show friends and patrons
highlights of their past years’ productions.
Meet the students, their
teachers and LA peers, watch and
discuss their films. Free admission.
Location: Goethe-Institute,
5750 Wilshire Blvd Ste 100,
Los Angeles
Information: 323-525-3388,
www.goethe.de/losangeles,
www.filmakademie.de
GOETHE INSTITUT
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
The
July 10 – July 27
THE CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
Fringe will bring Downtown DC
alive with hundreds of performances
by adventurous and innovative
performing artists from the
Washington DC metro area, elsewhere
in the United States and
overseas. Performances will take
place in more than 20 traditional
and non-traditional performance
venues, and will include works
ranging from theater, dance, and
puppetry to the unclassifiable.
Location: various venues in
Washington, check out
www.capfringe.org
Information: 202-289-1200,
www.goethe.de/washington
August 25, 6:30 PM
FILM: KEBAB CONNECTION
This is a German comedic hit
about love, parenthood, martial
arts, family and really big stuffed
pitas. Hamburg-born Ibrahim “Ibo”
Secmez aspires to make the first
Page
German kung-fu movie. Though
stymied by actual plot details, he’s
already got a killer title: Lethal Fist
Of The Yellow Avenger. Ibo’s plans
are derailed, however, by his
impregnation of lovely and mature
German girlfriend Titzi.
Location: Goethe-Institut,
812 Seventh St, NW, Washington
Information: 202-289-1200,
www.goethe.de/washington
GOETHE INSTITUT
GEORGIA
August 16 – December 13, 2008
BUNDESLIGA LIVE AT THE
GERMAN CULTURAL CENTER
Join us for our Saturday morning
“Soccer breakfast” at 9.30 AM to
watch the Bundesliga conference
live on our big screen.
Location: Goethe Institute, Colony
Square, Plaza Level,
1197 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta
Information: 404 892 2388,
www.goethe.de/ins/us/atl
GOETHE INSTITUT
ILLINOIS
July 17, 6 PM
FILM: EFFI BRIEST
Effi Briest is still far too young to
marry when she is betrothed to
Baron von Instetten. Her
encounter with Major Crampas
adds a temporary flurry of excitement
to her life. Years later, the
Baron learns of their relationship,
which is now long over - with dire
consequences. German with
English subtitles.
Location: Goethe-Institut, 150 N
Michigan Ave, Ste 200, Chicago
Information: 312-263-0472,
www.goethe.de/chicago
August 28, 6 PM
FILM: SATANSBRATEN
The crisis of identity, life and creativity
of a poet who started out on
the left wing, then lost his utopia
and now believes he is Stefan
George. Although Fassbinder calls
it a comedy, this is one of his most
bitter, aggressive and despairing
works. German with English subtitles.
Location: Goethe-Institut,
150 N Michigan Ave, Ste 200,
Chicago
Information: 312-263-0472,
www.goethe.de/chicago
GOETHE INSTITUT
NEW YORK
September 22,
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
MEASURING THE WORLD
Measuring the World was written
by Daniel Kehlmann. This novel
deals with Gauss and Alexander
von Humboldt and their two different
ways of taking the world's
measure, as well as their travels in
South America and their meeting
in 1828.
Location: Goethe-Institute,
1014 Fifth Ave at 83rd St, New York
Information: 212-439-8700,
www.goethe.de/newyork
SOCCER FEVER IN ATLANTA
Atlanta’s Goethe-Zentrum/German Cultural Center is thousands of
miles from the sports venues of Austria and Switzerland away,
however it was still caught in the grip of soccer fever of this summer’s
European Soccer Championship. The complete series of
games was shown in the German Cultural Center’s auditorium,
and the opening games were given special pomp and ceremony.
On June 7 and 8, the Consulates of both host countries invited
guests from across many nationalities to an official opening-day
party. Swiss and Austrian fans celebrated alongside Americans,
members of the local Polish, Czech and French communities and,
of course, Germans.
In an appropriate show of enthusiasm for the game between
Switzerland and the Czech Republic, which took place Saturday
June 7, a large crowd of Swiss fans filled the auditorium. With
Swiss Consul General Ulrich Hunn and his wife Marie-Claire at the raffle.
The ‘Goethe Institut’, Germany’s official German cultural center,
is represented in several North American cities:
Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco
and Washington D.C.
They offer great events where you can mix and mingle with other
German native speakers and experience trends of Germany’s contemporary
scene in literature, film, performing arts and much more.
Visiting the Goethe Institut Atlanta: The Deputy Consul General of Germany,
Soenke Lorenz, was greeted by staff members Hans-Peter Dietrich and Miriam
Bruns as well as by the director Wolfgang Krueger.
sportsmanlike grace, they saw the 1-0 defeat of their team to the
Czechs. Similarly, the Austrian attendees were kept on the edges
of their seats by the Croatian team’s 1-0 lead, which, despite the
Austrian’s best hopes, was not brought to a tie.
Switzerland’s Consul General, Ulrich Hunn, kept guests’ spirits
high on Saturday with a raffle, benefiting “Habitat for Humanity.”
Austria’s honorary Consul, Ferdinand Seefried, gave a short goodwill
speech, which sent everyone home on a good note. They
thanked Wolfgang Krueger, Executive Director of the German
Cultural Center Atlanta for successfully hosting the events.
In the end, there were no winners or losers, but rather a successful
bringing together of the Atlanta international community, and a
little dose of European soccer fever in the heart of Atlanta.
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Historian Dr. Don Tolzmann speaking
at the inaugural ceremony of German-
American Day in attendance of late
President Ronald Reagan in 1987.
From the very beginning, America was a land of opportunity
for people who wanted to take their skills and work ethics
from their homelands to the next level. Germans, along with
the British, were among the first to recognize the promise of the
new world and bravely set out to explore the possibilities decades
before the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
As it turns out, 2008 is a banner year for significant anniversaries,
celebrating the lives and accomplishments of the first
Germans to lay down roots in America.
400 years ago, in Jamestown, Virginia (recognized as the “birthplace
of the United States”), Dr. Johannes Fleischer arrived at the
first permanent English colony in May 1607, 13 years before the
Pilgrim Fathers landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was the
first physician and university-trained botanist in English America.
Holding both a Ph. D. and M.D. from a
major university, he was one of the most
educated persons at Jamestown during
the 100 years or so it was the capital of
Virginia.
Dr. Fleischer was followed in 1608 by
the German wainscot sawyers Samuel,
Adam and Franz, who helped build a
European-style house for Paramount
Chief Powhatan at his headquarters of
Werowocomoco. The German-speaking
Swiss Wilhelm Waldi also arrived in 1608
to prospect for metals. In time, two
German mineral specialists found iron
ore in 1620, and four men from Hamburg
were brought to Jamestown in 1621 to
construct sawmills.
Across the country in Pennsylvania,
meanwhile, this October 6 will mark the
325th anniversary of the establishment of
Germantown, Pennsylvania (now part of
Philadelphia) which stood as the first permanent
German settlement in America.
Francis Daniel Pastorius led a group of
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Centuries of Progress:
Celebrating German
Roots in Early America
Photo courtesy of Robert Stocks
thirteen German families from Krefeld, Germany to America on the
Concord, best known as the Mayflower of the German immigration.
The 6th of October holds a very special place in German-
American history. This is the day that was officially declared as
German-American Day by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. Since
that time, the celebration of German-American Day has expanded
into celebrations of German-American Week and even into
German-American Heritage Month during the month of October.
This year is especially important as it marks the 325th anniversary
of Germantown.
In 2006, the German-American Day Celebration Committee was
formed in Philadelphia to make plans for the celebration of the
325th anniversary. A wide range of programs, including art
exhibits, colonial German cooking pre-
The Pastorius Monument
in Germantown.
BY ELYSE GLICKMAN
sentations, and a tour of the Masonic
Temple are planned for Philadelphia’s
2008 German-American Day commemoration
by the German Society in
Philadelphia. The celebration starts on
September 27, with the German-
American Steuben Parade, and culminates
on October 6, German-American
Day.
“This celebration allows us to showcase
the significant contributions
German-speaking immigrants and their
descendants made to the tapestry of our
society by commemorating their many
scientific, economic, educational, cultural,
military, and literary accomplishments,”
according to Marlene Stocks,
Co-Chair of the German-American Day
Celebration Committee.
The 325th anniversary of Germantown
is, therefore, of national significance for
all those interested in the German heritage,
and hopefully will create a model
that other communities can follow for annual celebrations of
German-American Day.
In Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia, meanwhile, we go
back a little further in history to explore how the German arrivals
were instrumental in the search for and use of Copper, considered
gold for the American Indians. As a key trade item, this highly
regarded metal kept the Jamestown settlers alive during the first
crucial years. The colonists had brought along sheets of waste
copper manufactured by the Society of the Mines Royal, which
had been established by Queen Elizabeth in 1564. This was a
German run, staffed and partly financed copper operation in
England’s Lake District. The settlers turned some of this copper
into ornaments for trading with the Indians.
Photo courtesy of Robert Stocks
The inscription on the Pastorius Monument in Germantown.
Other copper was used in experiments conducted by German and
English metallurgists in James Fort. They attempted to convert it
into brass by adding local zinc. Hessian crucibles, some with
adhering copper, may be seen in the adjacent museum called the
Archaearium. An archaeologist estimates that about one quarter
of the initial 105 settlers had an association with metal working; an
unknown number of these were German.
Glassblowers from Hesse, who arrived in 1608, experimented
with glass making within James Fort. Remnants of Hessian glassmaking
pots, some with adhering glass, may be seen in the
Archaearium. In the spring of 1609, the built a Glasshouse a mile
away on the mainland and produced the first “industrial-type
product” in English America.
More than 700,000 objects have been catalogued by archaeologists
who re-discovered long-lost James Fort. Less than 1 percent
of these objects bear words. More than 90 percent of these words
are in German. About 300 Rechenpfennige bearing the names of
their Nürnberg makers, were discovered in James Fort. The settlers
traded these shiny copper-alloy counters with the Indians for
food. Several of these jettons are on exhibit at the nearby APVA
Archaearium.
Dr. Don Tolzman and Guenther Grassl contributed to this article.
For more information visit
www.germanamericanday.org or www.jamestown.com
SAVE THE DATES:
September 27 through October 6, 2008
Where: Various locations in Center City Philadelphia,
Germantown and the Suburbs
What is Planned*:
• Beer Tastings and Restaurant Events
• Colonial German Cooking Demonstrations
• Commemorative Events
• Concerts
• German-American Steuben Parade
• Guided Tours of Museum of Art Exhibits
• Lectures and Author Talks
• Masonic Temple Tour
• Mayor’s Reception
• Performances for Children and Students of German
• Wine Tasting
• 5K and 10K Walk
For more detailed information:
www.GermanAmericanDay.org
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ALABAMA
GERMAN- AMERICAN CLUBS
AlabamaGermany Partnership
500 Beacon Parkway West
Birmingham, AL 35209
P (205) 943-4772
www.alabamagermany.org
Friends of German Culture
9608 Todd Mill Rd.
Huntsville, AL 35803
info@friendsofgermanculture.org
DELIS & EUROPEAN
RESTAURANTS
Karl's German Bakery
1391 Highway 84 E
Daleville, AL
334-598-9022
Wally's German House
2855 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan AL
334-794-1106
Old Heidelberg Cafe
6125 University Drive NW,
Huntsville, AL
205-922-0556
ARIZONA
LEGAL SERVICES
James T. Acuff, Jr.
Ryan, Rapp & Underwood, PLC
3101 N. Central Ave. # 1500
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2681
602 280-1000
MEDICAL SERVICES
General Medicine
Dr. Eva Zuschke
1728 West Glendale Ave. # 303
Phoenix, AZ 85201
602 249-4700
DELIS & GERMAN
RESTAURANTS
Black Forest Mill Restaurant
Phoenix AZ 85018
602-840-4000
Old Chicago Brauerei
530 W Broadway Rd
Tempe AZ 85282-1311
480 921 9431
EuroDream Kitchen
8670 E Shea Blvd. Ste 101
Scottsdale AZ 85260
480 998 0244
European Market & Deli
4500 E Speedway Blvd # 36
Tucson AZ 85712
520 512 0206
CALIFORNIA
BUSINESS RELATIONS
Invest in Germany
Angelika Geiger
201 California St. Suite 450
San Francisco, 94111, CA,
415 248 1246
DELIS & RESTAURANTS
Alpine Village
833 W.Torrance Blvd.
Torrance CA
310-327-4384
Continental Sausage
6406 San Fernando Road
Glendale CA 91201
Loreley Restaurant
1340 S Sanderson Avenue,
Anaheim, Ca
714-563-4164
Old World German Restaurant
7561 Center Ave
Newport Beach Ca
949-895-8020
Red Lion Tavern
2366 Glendale Boulevard
Silverlake CA
213-662-5337
Schnitzelhaus
San Francisco, CA 94103
415 864 4083
Schroeder’s
240 Front Str
San Francisco, CA 94111
415 421 4778
Suppenküche
525 Laguna St
San Francisco, CA 94102
415 252 9289
Waterfront Café
Ocean Front walk,
Venice Beach Ca
310-392-3022
EDUCATION
German International School
of Silicon Valley
310 Easy Street
Mountain View, CA 94043
650 254 0748,
www.gissv.org
German American School
275 Elliott Drive
Menlo Park CA 94025
650 324 8617
Einstein Academy
3035 Ash St
San Diego, CA 92102
(619) 795-1190
LEGAL SERVICES
Inge Brauer
Attorney at Law
2240 "F" Street
San Diego, CA 92102
619 238-1031
Mathew Kundinger
P.O. Box 34793
Los Angeles, CA 90034
626 345-8705
Law Offices of Hemming &
Richter
13101 Washington Blvd.
Suite 229
Los Angeles, CA 90066
310 933-6270
MEDICAL SERVICES
Dentist
Dr. Robert B. Gerber
8631 West Third St., Ste 730-E
Los Angeles, CA 90048-5911
310 652-0450
Dr. Joseph Goodman
241 ½ S Beverly Blvd #2000
Beverly Hills CA 90212
310 860-9311
Dr. Sina Kniter
8182 Sunset Blvd. # 202
Los Angeles, CA 90046
323 654-1100
Emergency
Dr. Tareg A. Bey
UCI Medical Center
University of California Irvine
Department of Emergency
Medicine
101 The City Drive. Rte 128
Orange CA 92868
714 456-5239
General Medicine
Dr. Hans D. Gruenn
Longevity Medical Center
2211 Corinth Ave. Suite 204
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 966-9194
Dr. Wolfgang C. Hallauer
185 West Hwy. 246, Suite 102
Buellton, CA 93427
805 686-8555
Gynecology
Dr. Ingrid A. Rodi
1450 10th St. # 404
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310 451-8144
Dr. Arie Robert Schwartz
8635 West Third St. Ste. 285 W
Los Angeles, CA 90048
310 652-5067
Internal Medicine
Dr. Samuel A. Berkman
9400 Brighton Way, Suite 201
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310 271-6229
Dr. Raimund Hirschberg
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 W. Carson St.
Torrance, CA 90509
310 222-3891
Dr. Wolfgang Scheele
201 S. Alvarado St. #609
Los Angeles, CA 90057
213 413-5040
Oncology
Dr. J. Goetz
9200 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
310 274-4626
Pediatrician
Dr. Ulrike Ziegner
1711 Via El Prado, Suite 101
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310) 792-9050
Psychology
Dr. Sabrina Weber
11850 Wilshire Blvd. # 201
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 573 0866
Dr. Andrea Floren Poland
1551 Ocean Avenue,
Suite 230
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Dr. Esther Dreifuss-Kattan
333 S. Beverly Drive # 200
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 203-0666
REAL ESTATE
Dirk Krapf
(949) 291-5440
RealEstate@DirkKrapf.com
MALIBU BROKERAGE
Cecelia Kenelly Waeschle
Malibu, CA 90265
310.494.3058
GERMAN-AMERICAN CLUBS
Phoenix Club
1340 S Sanderson Ave
Anaheim, CA 92806
714 563-4161
United German American
Societies of the East Bay
Oakland, CA 94610
www.ugac.org
Austrian American Council
West
Los Angeles CA 90064
Austrian Trade Commission
Newport Beach CA 92663
949 548-7687
COLORADO
BUSINESS RELATIONS
German-American Chamber
of Commerce
Colorado Chapter
1420 Ogden Street
Denver, CO 80218
(303) 837-1146
www.www.gacc-co.org
DELIS & GERMAN
RESTAURANTS
Alter Biergarten
18301 W Colfax Ave.
Golden, CO
303-277-0332
Black Bear Inn
42 E Main Street
Lyons CO
303-823-6812
Union Colony Brewery
1412 8th Avenue
Greeley CO
970-356-4116
LEGAL SERVICES
Bernhard Juergen Bleise
Honorary Consul of Germany
Attorney at Law
621 17th Street, Suite 811
Denver, CO 80293
(303) 292-5922
MEDICAL SERVICES
General Medicine
Dr. Werner Baumgärtner
165 S. Union Blvd. Suite 800
Lakewood, CO 80228
(303) 988-2680
CONNECTICUT
EDUCATION
German School
10 Wintonbury Avenue
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 242 3399
Delis & German Restaurants
DELIS & GERMAN
RESTAURANTS
Best Wurst
22 East Avenue
New Canaan, CT
203-972-1233
Rudy's Restaurant
New Milford CT
860-354-7727
Heidelberg Restaurant
6 Suburban Ave.
Stamford, CT
203-977-8332
FLORIDA
MEDICAL SERVICES
Baker, Stephan, MD, MBA, FACS
4425 Ponce de Leon Blvd.,
Suite 200
Coral Gables, FL 33146
305 381-8837
Dr. med. Dilley, Cornelia, Psy D.
3050 Biscayne Blvd. # 908
Miami, FL 33137
954 683-2300
Dr. Gittinger, Juliette
3007 Ridgeline Blvd. Suite B.
Tarpon Springs, FL, 34688
727-9455-7122
DELIS & GERMAN
RESTAURANTS
Fritz & Franz Bierhaus
60 Merrick Way
Coral Gables FL 33134
305-7741883
Mainzer's German Deli
12113 W Dixie Hwy
Miami FL 33156
305-251-2060
Schnickel Fritz
Restaurant & Gourmet Deli
27001 Us Hwy 19 N, Unit 1060
Clearwater FL 33761
German Language Translator
Angela Baur
Certified Translator
Miami, FL, 33132
305-377-3561
Teach and Learn Studio
Susan Schuler
Coral Gables, FL 33143
305 669-1337
The Language Connection
Bonita Springs, FL, 34133
Daniela Boettcher, M.A.
786-380-0670
LEGAL SERVICES
Baur & Klein P.A.
New World Tower
100 N. Biscayne Blvd.,
21st Floor
Miami, FL 33132
305 377-3561
Burkard Law Firm, PA
12535 New Brittany
Boulevard, Building 28
Fort Myers, FL 33907
239 791 4400
Langstadt, Oliver J.
Mediator im Familienrecht
815 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305 648-3909
GEORGIA
SOCIAL GROUPS,
CLUBS & MORE
German-American Business
Stammtisch
Gaby Beyer and Uwe Rotsch
404-422-7892
Kaffeeklatsch
Ralph Siebert,
Ph: (770) 263-7861
k1tv@hotmail.com
Deutscher Freundschaftsclub
James Taylor,
P.O. Box 211763
Martinez, GA 30907
P 706-860-9551
jtaylor457@comcast.net
DELIS & GERMAN
RESTAURANTS
Five Seasons Brewery
5600 Roswell Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
404 255-5911
German Restaurant
6655 James B Rivers Dr
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
770-498-0329
GERMAN CULTURE &
EDUCATION
East Coob Middle School
380 Hold Rd. NE,
Marietta, GA 30067
770 670-2908
Atlanta International School
2890 North Fulton Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30305
404-841-3840
German Church Atlanta
731 Peachtree St., NE,
Atlanta, GA 30308
Pastor: Hans-Juergen
Hoeppke
404-817-0600
The “Krabbelgruppe”
of the German Church
770-972-7717
www.churchvergnuegen.org
The “German-American
Business Stammtisch”
www.germanstammtisch.com
Heidi Hein
770- 432-1000
ILLINOIS
BUSINESS RELATIONS
German Trade Fair
Representations
Messe Düsseldorf North
America
150 North Michigan Avenue,
Suite 2920, Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 781-5180
info@mdna.com
Munich Trade Fairs North
America Corp.
Michael Libow
120 South Riverside Plaza,
Suite 1460
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 377-2653
www.munichtradefairs.com
BUSINESS RELATIONS
German American Chamber of
Commerce of the Midwest
401 North Michigan Avenue,
Suite 3330
Chicago, IL 60611-4212
(312) 644-2662
www.gaccom.org
Invest in Germany
Kenneth Bremer
401 N. Michigan Ave, Suite
3330
Chicago, 60611-4212, IL
312-377 6131
World Trade Center Chicago
200 World Trade Center
Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 467-0550
The Global Chicago Center
The Chicago Council on
Foreign Relations
116 S. Michigan Ave.
10th Floor
Chicago, IL 60603
312-726-3860
www.globalchicago.org
DELIS & GERMAN
RESTAURANTS
Chef Klaus' Bier Stube
679 La Grange Rd
Frankfort IL 60423
800-803-1400
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Chicago Brauhaus
4732 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago IL 60625
773-784-4444
SOCIAL GROUPS & CLUBS
Chicago Stammtisch
Treffpunkt "Austrian Bakery"
2523 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL
(773) 244-9922
DANK Haus
4740 N Western Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
www.dank.org
MASSACHUSETTS
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
German-American Business
Council of Boston, Inc.
170 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
617-437-6588
info@gabc-boston.org
German Schools
Boston German International
School
Silvia Beier
57 Holton Street
Allston, MA 02134
617 497-8454
Deutsche Sonnabendschule
Boston
Claudia Bonmassar
P.O. Box 207
Walpole, MA 02081
508 478-3989
GERMAN CLUBS AND
INSTITUTIONS RELATED TO
GERMANY
Associated German Societies
of the New England States
(AGSNE)
President: William E. O'Brien
P.O. Box 207
Walpole MA 02081
508-660-2018
German-Jewish Dialogue
Group
Kurt Pressman
1310 Centre Street
Newton Centre, MA
617-965-4703
Boylston Schulverein
President: Karl Nestelberger
P.O. Box 207
Walpole, MA 02081
508 660-2018
Goethe Society of New
England, Inc.
Director: Michael E. Hager
70 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02116
617 262 8413
Deutsches Altenheim
Henry Winkler
2222 Centre Street
West Roxbury, MA 02132-4097
617- 325-1230
MARYLAND
GERMAN DELIS &
RESTAURANTS
Bentleys Restaurant &
Banquet
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902 E Pulaski Hwy
Elkton MD 21921
410-398-3252
Eddie's Supermarket
5113 Roland Ave
Baltimore MD 21210
Schmankerl Stube
58 S Potomac St
Hagerstown, MD 21740
301797-3354
MICHIGAN
GERMAN DELIS &
RESTAURANTS
Bavarian Inn Lodge
Frankenmuth MI 48734-1900
BUSINESS RELATIONS
Brandenburg Economic
Development Office
Rick Perry
33045 Hamilton Crt,
Suite 106
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
248 488-9002
www.brandenburg-usa.com
EDUCATION
German Studies Association
Prof. David E. Barclay
Kalamazoo College
1200 Academy Street
Kalamazoo, MI 49006-3295
www.thegsa.org
German American Cultural
Center
Sterling Heights
MI 48312-1753
MINNESOTA
LANGUAGE & CULTURE
German-American Chamber
of Commerce
Chapter Minnesota
1000 La Salle Ave.,
Room TMH 100
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612 342-4188
www.gaccom-mn.org
Concordia Language Villages
901 8th St. S.
Moorhead MN 56562
NEVADA
LEGAL SERVICES
Brett O. Whipple
1100 S. 10th Street
Las Vegas, NV 89104
702 257-9500
MEDICAL SERVICES
Internal Medicine
Dr. Christian Störmer
2110 E. Flamingo # 102
Las Vegas, NV 89119
702 796-6551
GERMAN DELIS &
RESTAURANTS
Bavarian World
Reno NV 89502
Bavarian Angel Products
Boulder City NV 89005
702 355 5180
Café Heidelberg
Las Vegas NV 89103
Hofbraeuhaus Las Vegas
Las Vegas NV 89169
NEW HAMPSHIRE
German School
Currier Art Center
180 Pearl Street
Manchester, NH
NEW JERSEY
CULTURE & EDUCATION
German Language School
Conference
28 Hiram Square
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
info@germanschools.org
American Association of
Teachers of German
112 Haddontowne Ct., # 104
Cherry Hill,
New Jersey 08034-3668
856-795-5553
headquarters@aatg.org
DELIS & RESTAURANTS
Swiss Bakery & Deli
2791 Brunswick Pike
Lawrenceville NJ 8648
609-771-0660
NEW YORK
BUSINESS
German American Chambers
of Commerce of New York, Inc.
12 East 49th Street,
24th Floor - Sky Lobby
New York, NY 10017
212 974-8830
info@gaccny.com
DELIS & RESTAURANTS
Blaue Gans
139 Duane St
New York, NY 10013
212 571-8880
Café Sabarsky
1048 5th Ave
New York, NY 10028
212 288-0665
Loreley Restaurant &
Biergarten
7 Rivington St
New York NY 10002
Lederhosen Bier & Brauhaus
39 Grove St
New York NY 10014
212 206-7691
Nuernberger Bierhaus
817 Castleton Ave
Staten Island, NY 10310
718 8167461
Swiss Chalet Fine Foods
9455 NW 40th Street Rd
Doral, FL 33178
305 592-0008
Zum Schneider
229 E 7th St
New York, NY 10009
212 598-1098
OHIO
DELIS & RESTAURANTS
Schmidt's Restaurant &
Sausage Haus
240 E Kossuth St,
Columbus OH 43216
614 444-6808
Hansa Imports
2717 Lorain Ave
Cleveland, OH
216 281-3177
BUSINESS
World Trade Center Cleveland
737 Bolivar Rd., Ste. 1000
Cleveland, OH 44115
216 592-2449
www.oh-gaccom.com
OKLAHOMA
SOCIAL GROUPS & CLUBS
German American Society of
Tulsa
429 Terrace Drive
Tulsa,OK 74104
918 743 4106
www.gastulsa.org
OREGON
GERMAN DELIS &
RESTAURANTS
Otto's Sausages
4138 SE Woodstock Blvd
Portland, OR 97202
503 771-6714
Taste of Europe
1739 SE Hawthorne Blvd
Portland, OR 97214
503 238-3693
PENNSYLVANIA
German Society of
Pennsylvania
www.germansociety.org
TEXAS
GERMAN DELIS &
RESTAURANTS
Old German Bakery &
Restaurant
225 W Main St
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
830 997 9084
Gästehaus Schmidt
231 W Main St
Fredericksburg, TX 78624
830 997 5612
www.fbglodging.com
Rabke's Catering
3875 Eckert Rd
Willow City TX 78675
830 685 3266
www.rabkes.com

Von Spaichingen nach Los Angeles: Joachim Splichal
Ein Schwabe regiert in
Südkaliforniens Gourmet-Szene
Ich traf Joachim Splichal an einem späten Donnerstagnachmittag
in Los Angeles und dafür, dass er noch einige große Parties in
seinem Terminkalender stehen hatte, war er außergewöhnlich
ruhig. „An diesem Wochenende,” so erzählt er mir,” machen wir
das Catering für die Geburtstagsparty des reichsten Mannes dieser
Stadt, für die Hochzeit des reichsten Mannes in Mexiko und für die
Party des Bürgermeisters (von Los Angeles).”
In seiner Heimat Deutschland kam Joachim Splichal schon früh mit
dem Gastgewerbe in Kontakt, denn seine Eltern hatten ein
Gasthaus und ein Fleischereigeschäft in Spaichingen. Allerdings
hatte Frankreich von jeher einen größeren Einfluss auf seinen eigenen
Koch- und Lebensstil als Deutschland. „Ich mag einfach die
Lebensart der Franzosen. Sie sind lockerer” erklärt Splichal.
Seinen beruflichen Werdegang in den USA began Joachim
Splichal im renommierten Regency Club in Downtown Los Angeles,
wo er für hochrangige Politiker, Prominente, Stars und Sternchen
kochte. Seit er und seine Frau Christine ihr eigenes Restaurant,
KAREN LOFTUS
The King of Nine Million Meals
The sleek interior of the restaurant "Paperfish“ in Beverly Hills.
VON
BY
Es ist der deutsche Meisterkoch
Joachim Splichal, der in Los Angeles
die Liga der Spitzenköche im Raum
Los Angeles anführt. Unaufhörlich
baut er sein Restaurant-Imperium, die
Patina Group, weiter aus und seine
Gourmet-Tempel sind immer öfter in
den großen Kultureinrichtungen
Südkaliforniens wie der Walt Disney
Hall, aber auch in Las Vegas und New
York, zu finden. Seine jüngste
Neueröffnung, das Restaurant
Paperfish in Beverly Hills, beweist
einmal mehr, dass ihm der Erfolg auch
zukünftig treu sein wird.
Patina, 1989 eröffneten, ist Splichal aus der Restaurant-Szene von
Los Angeles nicht mehr wegzudenken. Besonders viel Aufsehen
erregten seine beeindruckenden Menükreationen rund um die
Kartoffel, denn gerade in der schlichten Knolle sieht er ein großes
Potential und kreiiert schlichtweg alles daraus: Kartoffel-Lasagne
mit Wildpilzen, Kartoffel Ravioli mit Austern in Zinfandel-Sauce,
Kartoffel-Cannelloni mit Enten- und Gänseleberpastete.
Seinen Erfolg, so Splichal, schreibt er sich nicht selbst zu, sondern
seinem französischen Mentor Jacques Maximin. „In den 70er
und 80er Jahren war Jacques die kulinarische Instanz in der
Nouvelle Cuisine in Frankreich und in der Welt,” sagt er, während er
sich an die Zeiten erinnerte, als er, nur 23 Jahre alt, als Sous-Chef
von Jacques Maximin arbeitete. Der Stil von Maximin gemischt mit
der Verwendung von südkalifornischen Zutaten und Splichals Hang
zur Perfektion haben in großem Maße die amerikanische Gourmet-
Szene beeinflusst, was ihm unter anderem Auszeichnungen von
James Beard als bester Koch Kaliforniens 1991 und eine
Nominierung als bester Chefkoch des Jahres 2008 beschert hat.
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Mit der Eröffnung von Patina fing alles an. Bald eröffnete er unter
dem Name Pinot einige Restaurants im Bistro-Stil. Und als ihm das
MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) in Downtown Los Angeles
den Führung des hauseigenen Restaurants übertrug, folgten bald
das LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Modern Art) und viele
mehr. 2003 verlegte Joachim Splichal sein Restaurant Patina von
der Melrose Ave nach Downtown Los Angeles, und zwar in die von
Frank Gehry konzipierte Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Obwohl er Restaurants über die Grenzen von Kalifornien hinaus
betreibt, bleibt er doch in erster Linie in Los Angeles beheimatet
und bezeichnet sich selbst als „Downtown Boy”, während er
Wolfgang Puck „Westside Boy” nennt. „Wir respektieren einander,
aber wir haben keinen näheren Kontakt,” sagt er schlicht und
wechselt das Thema.
In Los Angeles bestimmen oft seine beiden 12-jährigen
Zwillingssöhne, wo die Familie privat isst. „Paperfish”, seine
neueste Unternehmung in Los Angeles, mag dies jedoch vielleicht
bald ändern, denn mit dem klaren, minimalistischen und farbenfrohen
Design von Clive Wilkinson des ehemaligen „Maple Drive
Restaurant” schlägt Joachim Splichal in vieler Hinsicht eine neue
Richtung ein.
Obwohl das Restaurant etwas abgelegen ist, ist es doch typisch
Beverly Hills und konzipiert für den trendigen Fisch-Liebhaber Es
gibt auch einige wenige Fleischgerichte, aber die Fischspezialitäten
sind die eigentlichen Stars der Karte, angefangen mit Thunfisch
Carpaccio und papierdünnen Avocado-Scheiben, Muscheln
in Avocado-Pürree und Kabeljau in Miso-Marinade. Für ein
Splichal-Erlebnis der Extraklasse sollte man Snapper “en papillote”
(in Papier eingewickelt), Paperfish, bestellen, wonach das
Restaurant benannt wurde. Einfach probieren und schwelgen ….
Ungeachtet dessen, wie groß sein Unternehmen auch mittlerweile
geworden sein mag, so beruhen Joachim Splichals
Begeisterung und Fokus immer noch auf dem gleichen Ziel: „Die
perfekte Veranstaltung mit einem perfekten Menü und perfektem
Service zu organisieren. Ich serviere neun Millionen Gerichte pro
Jahr.”
Und wenn Sie einmal unter diesen neun Millionen Glücklichen
sind, seien Sie gewiss, dass es ein fürstliches Erlebnis sein wird.
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The bar area.
Joachim B. Splichal Recommends This Summer:
Tower of Ahi Tuna With Avocado
Soya Onions and
Yuzu Granité
Wine Suggestion: A light German Riesling
INGREDIENTS (Serves Four)
16 oz. Sushi-quality ahi tuna
8 Plum tomatoes
2 Avocados, thinly sliced
2 Bunches scallions, sliced and
grilled
¼ lb. Mizuna leaf (or arugula)
4 pieces of scallion, sliced
Salt and pepper as needed
Extra virgin olive oil as needed
Soya Onions
2 Red onions, peeled and sliced
1/8-inch thick
8 oz. Low-sodium soy sauce
8 oz. Water
1 tsp. Chopped ginger
Yuzu Granité
½ c. Salted yuzu
(Japanese citrus juice)
1 c. Unsalted yuzu
½ c. Sugar
½ c. Water
Ponzu Vinaigrette
6 oz. Grape seed oil
6 tsp. Soy sauce
Juice of two limes
2 tsp. Sesame oil
2 tsp. Red wine vinegar
1 tsp. Chopped giner
2 Shallots, minced
Prepare Yuzu Granité: Mix sugar and water in a sauce pan on the
stove-top, bring to a boil and boil approx. 3-4 minutes. Add salted
and unsalted yuzu, and mix thoroughly. Strain mixture through a
fine mesh sieve and freeze. When frozen, scrape with a fork; keep
shavings in freezer until ready to serve.
Prepare Soya Onions: Soak onion slices in cold water 10 minutes,
drain and place in saucepan with soy sauce, water and ginger. Bring
to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for approx. 5 minutes and let cool.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Blanch, peel, and cut tomatoes into quarters. Season with salt and
pepper and toss with a little olive oil. Place on a baking sheet and
cook in a 175º F oven until tomatoes are slightly dried out, approximately
four hours.
Make Ponzu Vinaigrette: Mix all ingredients in a bowl and reserve.
Season tuna with salt and pepper and sear in a hot skillet approx. 30
seconds on each side.
Assembly: Slice tuna into 12 ¼-inch slices. Place one slice onto the
center of each plate. Top with Soya onions, followed by another slice
of tuna, four pieces of oven-dried tomatoes, and ¼ of sliced avocado.
Top with tuna and finish with grilled scallions and Yuzu Granité.
Garnish around the tower with Mizuna leaves and sliced scallions
and sauce the entire dish with Ponzu Vinaigrette.
As the reigning culinary figurehead
of LA, German-born
Joachim Splichal continues to
expand his empire, the Patina
Group, one plate, one person
and one restaurant at a time.
Like an exotic moss, his restaurants
cover Southern
California’s cultural institution
concessions and then spread
to great distances-- Orange
County, Las Vegas and New
York. His latest venture,
Paperfish Restaurant in
Beverly Hills, is proof that his
reign and his continued culinary
success are in the bag.
Icaught up with Splichal late on a
Thursday afternoon in LA, where
the conversation was as creative
as his cuisine. He was incredibly calm
for a man who had big parties on his
calendar. “This weekend I have a
birthday party for the richest guy in
town, a wedding for the richest guy in
Mexico, and a party for the Mayor”.
In his native Germany, young Joachim was exposed to the food
business at an early age in the village of Spaichingen, where his
family had an inn and a butcher shop. Yet Splichal’s influence in
food and in life remains inherently French, “I like their way of life.
They are more easy-going.” Splichal was initially spirited to the
States to work in the prestigious Regency Club in downtown L.A.,
where he served top politicians, stars and socialites. With the
opening of his signature Patina Restaurant in 1989, he put himself
permanently on the LA food map, garnering kudos for his impressive
interpretations of potato dishes. Splichal made a splash, he
noted an overabundance of pasta on L.A. menus and found the
humble spud held dramatic potential. He put his sense of play to
work, making everything with potatoes from potato lasagna of
wild mushrooms, potato spaghetti, potato ravioli with oysters and
zinfandel sauce, potato cannelloni with duck confit and foie gras.
Though Splichal left his own definitive mark on the L.A. dining
scene, he credits his French mentor Jacques Maximin. “In the 70’
and 80’s, Jacques was the culinary figure for the Nouvelle cuisine
in France and the world,” he notes, recalling his days working as
Jacques’ sous chef at 23, getting his post graduate education
alongside the master chef at Chanteceler in Nice’s Hotel
Negresco. Adhering to Maximin’s influence and blending it with
California’s rich array of locally sourced ingredients and his own
creative sense of perfection is transformed him into a force in the
JOACHIM SPLICHAL
Chef & Founder, Patina
Restaurant Group
Born and raised in Spaichingen,
a small village in
Germany, Splichal traveled
to Holland at the age of 18 to work in the
hospitality industry. Soon thereafter, he relocated to
Switzerland and began developing basic culinary
skills that were later perfected at La Bonne
Auberge, a Michelin three-star restaurant in
Antibes, France. Splichal continued to hone his talents
at the legendary L’Oasis in La Napoule and
later joined forces with one of the world’s leading
chefs, Jacques Maximin, who became his professional
mentor.
Arriving in the United States in 1981, Splichal
assumed the Executive Chef duties at the newly
established Regency Club in Los Angeles. Joachim
and Christine Splichal opened their first own
restaurant, the flagship restaurant Patina, in 1989.
Bon Appetit/Food Network ‘Restaurateur of the
Year’ in 2002, Joachim Splichal is widely acknowledged
as a major contributing force behind the
growth of Los Angeles into one of the world’s premier
dining capitals.
Splichal co-authored the Patina Cookbook: Spuds,
Truffles and Wild Gnocchi. More recently he and
Christine Splichal published “Feeding Baby: Simple,
healthy recipes for babies and their families”.
American cuisine, with awards from
James Beard (Best California Chef ’91
& nominated for Best Chef of the
Year) and several other accolades
through the years.
Patina was just the beginning with
the bistro style Pinot that soon followed.
Once MOCA (Museum of
Contemporary Art) in downtown LA
gave Splichal the culinary post early
on, the rest followed from LACMA to
the The Performing Arts Center in
Orange County and in 2003 Patina
took its longstanding flagship restaurant
on Melrose to the Frank Gehry
designed Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Despite new outposts outside
California, he remains LA rooted and
describes himself as a “Downtown
boy,” in contrast to Wolfgang “Westside
guy” Puck. “We respect each
other, but we don’t hang out,” he comments
simply before letting the subject
drop.
When in LA, his twelve-year-old
twin boys steer the family culinary
wheel, often leading to stops at Sushi
Roku, 750 ml or Mike and Annie’s in
nearby Pasadena.
Paperfish, his latest LA venture, however, may change that. The
former Maple Drive, reinvented with sleek, minimalist-yet-colorful
décor by architect Clive Wilkinson, is admittedly a departure for
Splichal in many ways. Though the venue is still a bit off the beaten
track, it is clearly in Beverly Hills and designed for the hip fish
lover. There are a few meaty options , but the fish dishes are the
true stars from the tuna carpaccio with paper thin avocado slices,
scallops in avocado puree
and miso marinated black
cod. For the Splichal surprise,
order the snapper for which
the restaurant is named after
“en papillote”, wrapped in a
paper bag. Then let the whimsy
begin…
As expansive as his business
may be, his joy is in and
focus is on, “Having a perfect
event, serving perfect food,
with perfect service. I serve 9
million meals a year.”
If you are lucky enough to
be one in 9 million, rest
assured a Splichal meal, will
be a royal treat.
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Das Big Apple Hostel ist bekannt, sogar bei den Engländern!
Viele Jahre nämlich residierte Dorothy, eine ältere Britin in
ihren 80ern in der Jugendherberge am Hudson. Sie kam
“by boat”, genauer gesagt mit der Queen Elizabeth II, blieb für
rund sechs Wochen und fuhr mit dem letzten Schiff vor dem
Winter wieder nach hause. Während des Aufenthalts in New York
wohnte Dorothy immer gerne in einem Mehrbettzimmer mit jungen
Leuten.
Dies ist nur eine von vielen skurrilen und lustigen Anekdoten,
die die gebürtigen Schweizer Barbara (aus Thurgau) und Heinz
(aus Luzern) Broennimann aus ihrem Haus berichten können. Die
Broennimanns sind eigentlich eher per Zufall “Herbergseltern”
geworden und das ist nun schon 15 Jahre her. Ihr Big Apple Hostel
ist eine der wenigen Jugendherbergen in den USA unter “schweizerischer”
Führung.
Für German World Magazine besuchte Claudia Mahler das
Ehepaar in Midtown Manhattan.
CM: Wie kommt man darauf, eine Jugendherberge aufzumachen?
HB: Ich habe damals bei einem Sprachaufenthalt in Los Angeles in
einer Jugendherberge gewohnt und, um billiger zu leben ein paar
Stunden dort gearbeitet. Der Zufall wollte es, dass der Besitzer
der Jugendherberge sein Geschäft erweitern wollte und jemanden
suchte, der die Dependance in New York eröffnete. Ich habe
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VON
BY
CLAUDIA MAHLER
Schweizer
Gastfreundschaft
am Hudson River
Das Big Apple Hostel zählt zu den
beliebtesten Herbergen in New York
dann die Gelegenheit mit einem Freund wahrgenommen, wir sind
nach New York gegangen und haben gleich zwei Herbergen eröffnet.
Als die Pachtverträge ausliefen und unser Mann in L.A. nicht
mehr wollte, haben wir uns mit Big Apple Hostel selbständig
gemacht.
CM: Barbara, wie sind Sie dazu gestoßen?
BB: Ich war mit dem Rucksack auf Weltreise, habe im Hostel von
Heinz´ Kollegen gewohnt und Heinz dadurch kennen gelernt.
CM: Habt Ihr Stammgäste?
HB: Oh ja, wir haben viele Gäste, die jedes Jahr zurück kommen.
Es gibt auch viele Schulen und Universitäten, die ihre Studenten
regelmäßig bei uns unterbringen.
CM: Wie viele Menschen wohnen im Jahr durchschnittlich bei
Euch?
HB: Wir haben 116 Betten und zwölf private Zimmer – und sind zu
90% pro Jahr ausgebucht. Wie viele Menschen hier wohnen, ist
dennoch schwer zu sagen, da die Dauer der Aufenthalte verschieden
ist. Aber wir und unsere mittlerweile zwölf Angestellten
haben immer genug zu tun.
Für weitere Informationen: www.bigapplehostel.com
Swiss Hospitality
on theHudson River
The Big Apple Hostel is one of New York’s most popular hostels
The Big Apple Hostel has made a name for itself – even the
English have heard of it! For many years, Dorothy, an older
Brit in her 80s, actually resided in the youth hostel on the
Hudson. She came by boat – to be exact, with the Queen Elizabeth
II. She stayed for about six weeks, taking the last ship back before
winter. During her stay in New York, Dorothy always enjoyed being
with young people and staying in rooms with several beds.
This is just one of many strange and funny anecdotes, which
Swiss natives Barbara (from Thurgau) and Heinz (from Lucerne)
Broennimann tell about their hostel. It was actually more by
chance that the Broennimanns became youth hostel wardens and
that was already 15 years ago. Their Big Apple Hostel is one of the
few youth hostels in the USA under Swiss management.
For German World Magazine, Claudia Mahler visited the couple
in Midtown Manhattan.
CM: How does one get the idea to open a youth hostel?
HB: At the time, I was on a language stay in Los Angeles and lived
in a youth hostel. I saved money by working there for a few hours.
By chance, the youth hostel’s owner wanted to expand his business
and was looking for someone to open a hostel in New York. A
friend and I took advantage of the opportunity. We went to New
York and opened two hostels right away. When the leases expired
and our partner in L.A. no longer wanted to be involved, we went
into business for ourselves running Big Apple Hostel.
CM: Barbara, how did you get involved?
BB: I was backpacking around the world and stayed at Heinz’ colleague’s
hostel, which is how I met Heinz.
CM: Do you have regular guests?
HB: Oh yes, we have many guests who return every year. There
are also a lot of schools and universities who regularly house their
students at our hostel.
CM: On average, how many people stay at your hostel annually?
HB: We have 116 beds and twelve private rooms – and are booked
solid for 90 percent of the year. But it’s still hard to say how many
people stay here, since the length of the stays varies. In the meantime,
we have twelve employees and we all always have enough
to do.
For further information: www.bigapplehostel.com
INFO
Big Apple Hostel
119 West 45th St
New York, NY 10036
(212) 302-2603
www.bigapplehostel.com

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Zeitreise in die Vergangenheit
Auf Entdeckungstour zu Deutschlands Schlössern
Castle Marienburg
Travel Back in Time:
Germany’s Castle Museums
Capture “Towering” Architectural
and Cultural Achievements
Deutschlands Schlösser verzaubern und begeistern in
vieler Hinsicht. Einerseits sind sie eindrucksvolle
Zeitzeugen der Vergangenheit, andererseits beherbergen
sie heute oft faszinierende Museen. Viele der prachtvollen
Bauten, die einst Fürsten und Könige als Zuhause und Zufluchtsort
dienten, schützen heute wertvolle Kunstsammlungen und
Ausstellungen von Weltniveau, die einen unvergesslichen
Einblick in Deutschlands glanzvolle Geschichte vor dem ersten
Weltkrieg geben.
Schloss Nymphenburg, zum Beispiel, das etwas auβerhalb von
München gelegen ist, war die Sommeresidenz der Wittelsbacher.
Das Schloss mit seinem 800 Hektar groβen Park und künstlich
angelegten Seen ist eines der bekanntesten Sehenswürdigkeiten
von München. Das Schlossmuseum gewährt einen guten Einblick
in den einstigen Glanz höfischen Lebens. Eine Ausstellung seiner
berühmten Porzellansammlung aus eigener Manufaktur ist hier
auch untergebracht.
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Sitz des mächtigsten deutschen Königshauses ist das Schloss
Hohenzollern in der Nähe von Stuttgart. Das mittelalterliche
Schloss ist eines der berühmtesten und eindruckvollsten
Gebäude Europas. Seit dem 11. Jahrhundert ist es Sitz der
Hohenzollern Familie gewesen, die sich später in zwei Hauptlinien
aufspaltete: die eine regierte Preußen als Königs- und später
Deutschland als Kaiserfamilie, die andere regierte in Baden-
Württemberg im Familienstammschloss und im nahegelegenen
Sigmaringer Schloss.
Seit 1954 zeigt das Schloss Hohenzollern, das immer noch im
Familienbesitz ist, eine wertvolle Sammlung von Kunstwerken und
Memorabilia der Hohenzollern Herrschaft, wie zum Beispiel die
Krone der preuβischen Könige.
Das Burgkloster zu Lübeck, das 1229 erbaut wurde, ist eines der
wichtigsten mittelalterlichen Klöster in Norddeutschland. Nach
der Reformation wurde es bis Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts als
Armenhaus, danach als Gericht genutzt. Während des Dritten
Photo © German National Tourist Office
Reiches unterhielten die Nazis hier ein Gefängnis für ihre
Greueltaten. Daher ist das Burgkloster nicht nur ein wichtiges
Relikt aus dem Mittelalter sondern auch ein wichtiges Denkmal
der jüngsten Geschichte. Das Museum zeigt Ausstellungen zur
Geschichte der Hanse und der Ostseeregion sowie zum Thema
jüdischen Lebens in Lübeck.
Das Schloss Marienburg mit seinen vielen Türmchen thront
malerisch auf den Hügeln entlang der Leine in der Nähe von
Hannover. Es wird als eines der wichtigsten Bespiele neugotischer
Baukunst in Deutschland angesehen. Die Fassade mit all
seinen filigranen, gotischen Verzierungen lässt gleich an ein
Märchenschloss denken. Das heutige Museum bietet einen
Rundgang durch die groβen Hallen und historischen Räume
sowie durch die offiziellen Empfangsräume und Privaträume der
königlichen Familie. Um die Schlossrenovierung und den Bau des
Museums zu finanzieren, organisierten Prinz Ernst August,
Ehemann von Caroline von Monaco, und Prinz Christian zu
Hannover 2005 eine 10-tägige Auktion. Sie versteigerten 20.000
Wertgegenstände aus ihrem Familienbesitz, die zum Teil aus dem
17. Jahrhundert stammten, und erzielten damit die Rekordsumme
von 53 Millionen US Dollar.
Der Staat Sachsen hat in Deutschland seit über tausend Jahren
eine bedeutende Rolle im kulturellen Leben gespielt. Die
Herrscherfamilie Wettin regierte das ehemalige Königreich
Sachsen und ihre Schlösser zeugen von der Gröβe und Macht
dieser Familie. Sachsens Museen zeigen heute die unvorstellbar
wertvollen Kunstschätze aus dieser Zeit.
Im Dresdner Residenzschloss, zum Bespiel, sollte man auf
keinen Fall das berühmte „Grüne Gewölbe", das von König August
dem Starken geschaffen wurde und das die eindrucksvollste
Schmuck- und Edelsteinsammlung der Welt beherbergt, verpassen.
Ein anderes berühmtes Gebäude der Wettiner ist der
Zwinger, wo insgesamt zwölf verschiedene Sammlungen von
Weltniveau ausgestellt sind, darunter die Dresden Porzellansammlung
mit 20.000 Gegenständen aus chinesischem, japanischem
und Meissener Porzellan. Der amerikanische Architekt
Peter Marino gestaltete die Innenräume der Ausstellungsgebäude.
Photo © German National Tourist Office
Nymphenburg Castle The Zwinger
Germany’s castles capture the imagination on many fronts.
They are epic monuments to the past, yet also serve as
lively and captivating museums in the present. Some of the
strong, formidable structures that once welcomed and protected
royalty and dignitaries from many lands now shelter and protect
world-class collections of art. Others bring the royal past alive with
permanent exhibits that give the visitor unforgettable insight into
Germany’s grand past.
Located in the outskirts of Munich, Nymphenburg Palace was the
summer residence of the Wittelsbach dynasty. The palace, together
with its 800 acre park and large artificial pools and lakes, is now
one of the most famous sights of Munich and a museum that portrays
the glamour of the royal life. The palace also hosts the famous
Porcelain Collection from its own manufactory.
Home to the most powerful royal dynasty in Germany is Castle of
Hohenzollern near Stuttgart. The medieval castle is one of the most
famous and impressive buildings in Europe. Since the 11th century
it has been the ancestral seat of the Hohenzollern. The family split
later and formed two branches: One ruling Prussia and later
Germany as kings, the other one in Baden-Wuerttemberg holding
Castle Hohenzollern
Photo © German National Tourist Office
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the ancestral seat and the nearby Sigmaringen Palace. Since 1954
Castle Hohenzollern, still in family possession, hosts a valuable collection
of arts and memorabilia of the Hohenzollern’s reign such as
the crown of Prussian kings. –
The castle monastery in Luebeck, founded in 1229, is the most
important medieval monastery in northern Germany. After the
Reformation it was used as a poorhouse until the end of the 19th
century, when it was converted to a courthouse. During the "Third
Reich" period, the building complex witnessed Nazi injustice as a
prison. The Castle monastery is thus a monument from the Middle
Ages as well as reflecting recent history. The museum hosts exhibitions
about the history of the Hanseatic League and the Baltic
region, contemporary history and the Jewish Life in Luebeck. –
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Castle Pillnitz
The castle Marienburg with its many turrets dominates the rolling
hills of the valley of the River Leine near Hannover. It is considered
one the most important neo-Gothic historical buildings in Germany.
A variety of different facades and turrets cast a spell on the visitor
making them part of fairy tale life. A museum-tour allows glimpses
into the grand halls and historical rooms as well as in the state and
private rooms of the royal family. To finance a renovation and the
creation of a museum the brothers Ernst August, husband to
Caroline of Monaco, and Christian of Hannover hosted a ten-dayauction
in 2005. They sold 20,000 items, dating back to the 17th century
for the record breaking sum of 53 million US dollars.
The state of Saxony
has played a vital role in
the cultural life of Germany
since more than
1000 years. The House of
Wettin ruled the former
kingdom, and its castles
in Dresden stand wit-
ness to their former
greatness and many of
their treasures can be
found in Saxony’s museums.
In the Residential
Palace of the Wettin
monarchy, in Dresden’s
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Castle Wilkinghege
city center, the famous "Grünes Gewölbe" (Green Vault) created by
August the Strong is one of Europe’s greatest chambers, with one of
the most impressive jewelry collections in the world. Another of the
Wettin’s famous buildings is the nearby Zwinger Palace which
holds twelve various world class collections. No porcelain collection
in the world can claim higher quality and greater magnitude
than the Dresden Porzellansammlung (Porcelain Collection) with
20,000 pieces of Chinese, Japanese and Meissen porcelain. USarchitect
Peter Marino designed the interior of the exhibition building.
Just outside of Dresden lies Pillnitz Castle. The former summer
residence of the Saxon royal court today is home to a Museum of
Decorative Arts. The surrounding park is deserving of particular
attention, as it combines the strict forms of the baroque period with
those of an English landscape garden. Alongside many rare trees
the over 200-year-old Japanese camellia is a particular magnet for
visitors.
GERMANY’S CASTLES ON THE WEB:
www.muenchen.de
www.preussen.de
www.schloss-marienburg.de
www.schloesserland-sachsen.de
www.luebeck-tourism.de
www.skd-dresden.de
Feel like a Prince and Princess!
Stay overnight in some of Germany’s castles!
MOATED-CASTLE STAY NEAR MÜNSTER
Enjoy a two night stay in an original Westphalian castle near the historic city of Münster.
This offer includes two night’s accommodation with a large breakfast buffet and one fourcourse
dinner. Prices start from 260 euro per person double-occupancy until December 30,
2008. www.schloss-wilkinghege.de
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Castle Rabenstein
Private Jet Experience with
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Traveling onboard SWISS' BBJ service
from Newark Liberty International Airport
to Zurich and beyond is like experiencing a
private jet, only this time recently added
new inflight improvements make it even
more comfortable, just like home.
In a continued effort to improve inflight
services, SWISS recently added new noise
cancelling headphones and now has new
Panasonic hand-held inflight entertainment
systems for individual use on the Newark-
Zurich route.
The SWISS Newark-Zurich service
offers 56 seats and is operated with an extended
range version of the Boeing Business
Jet B737-800 by PrivatAir, a Genevabased
international business aviation
company. The flights operate six days a
week, once a day with the exception of
Saturday.
For more information visit www.swiss.com
BURG RABENSTEIN: TRAVEL BACK TO THE MIDDLE AGES
In the heart of Franconian Switzerland, the more than 800year
old Rabenstein Castle awaits its guests. The fortress
hotel with grand salons offers an ideal place for celebrations
and has 22 individually-decorated, comfortable
rooms. Cultural- and culinary evening events take place
here regularly. Connoisseurs can book an exclusive package
including a festive four-course gourmet meal and one
night in the luxurious Rabenstein Suite. The next morning
begins with a large castle breakfast. The "Candlelight
Dinner" package starts from 180 Euro per person.
www.burg-rabenstein.de
Source: German National Tourist Office.
All photos: © German National Tourist Office – www.dzt-images.de
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St. Moritz (1822 m) in Upper Engadine, Graubuenden. Funicular to Corviglia (2486 m) from Chantarella in the second section.
Auf den Geschmack gekommen
In Zürich und St. Moritz entdeckt man
Lebensfreude pur bei jedem Biss
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BY KAREN LOFTUS
DEUTSCH VON PETRA SCHÜRMANN
ATaste
of theGood Life
In Zurich and St. Moritz, there’s a bit of bliss
in each bite and each sip
Die Schweizer Küche mit ihren französischen, deutschen und
italienischen Einflüssen ist so abwechslungsreich und vielseitig
wie die Schweizer selbst.
Ob einfache Hausmannskost oder Gourmet-Dinner – jeder Biss
ist besser als der andere, da hauptsächlich frische, regionale
Zutaten verwendet und auf raffinierte Art kombiniert werden.
Schon in der Business Class von SWISS International Air Lines
fängt das Vergnügen an. Das Menü ist so gut wie in einem
Michelin-Sterne-Restaurant, denn es stammt aus einem. Das preisgekrönte
Menü „ Swiss Taste of Switzerland” wird von Starköchen
verschiedenen Schweizer Regionen alle drei Monate neu zusammengestellt.
Auf unserem Flug kamen wir in den Genuss von Renee
Rischmeyers Kochkünsten, dem deutschen Chefkoch im Park Hotel
in Weggis am Luzerner See. Seine Kürbissuppe und der Fleischhauptgang
waren perfekt.
In Zürich angekommen, machten wir uns zunächst auf denWeg
ins Hiltl, dem ältesten, vegetarischen Restaurant in Europa, dessen
Kaffeehaus auch in Soho liegen könnte und dessen Restaurant an
das Regency in Hollywood erinnert.
Um die traditionelle Schweiz kennenzulernen, sollte man das historische
Zunfthaus mit seinen bunten Glasfenstern besuchen, ein
architektonisches Juwel und einer der Lieblingsorte von Tina
Turner’s and Babbs. Lassen Sie den stets gut gelaunten Sepp
Wimmer ein paar gute Rot- oder Weißweine aussuchen, z.B.
Sandwein aus Uetikon, und nehmen Sie ruhig Schweizer Weine mit
zurück in die USA, denn die Schweiz exportiert nur ein Prozent ihrer
Weinproduktion.
Ein perfekter Abend beginnt mit einem Essen im Du Theatre in der
Nähe der Oper oder im Carlton, das im Finanzdistrikt liegt und wo
Marcus, der Besitzer, jeden Gast persönlich an der Tür begrüßt. Auf
seine Weinempfehlung ist Verlass, denn er besitzt eine der berühmtesten
Weinkeller in der Schweiz mit über 120 Weinsorten. Wir probierten
einen vollmundigen deutschen Rotwein mit kräftiger
Kirsch- und Pflaumennote, der perfekt zur Trüffel- und Gänseleberpastete,
die als amuse gueule gereicht wurde, passte. Weiter ging
es nach St. Moritz, wo man sich nicht von dessen Image als mondänder
Wintersportort irre führen lassen sollte. Mit der Corviglia
Bergbahn geht es zum Beispiel zu to Mathis in 2.486 Meter Höhe. Es
ist das höchstgelegene Gourmet-Restaurant Europas, wo Starkoch
Reto Mathis wahre Wunder vollbringt. Seinen berühmten Vorspeisenteller
„Carousel” mit Entenleberpastete, geräuchertem Lachs
und mariniertem Lachs in Dillsauce sollte man unbedingt probieren.
Zum Tee kehrt man am besten im Badrutt Palast ein, der in dem
ältesten Gebäude von St. Moritz, das 1628 gebaut wurde, untergebracht
ist. Hier genießt man am besten typische Gerichte aus dem
Engadin umgeben vom charmanten Dekor der Patrizier Stuben.
Falls Ihnen nun der Sinn nach etwas Modernem steht, besuchen
Sie einfach das Carlton Hotel, wo der deutsche Hotelmanager
Christopher Cox Sie herzlich willkommen heißt. Bei einem Glas
Rosé Champagner in der Lounge hat man einen herrlichen Blick
über den See.
Und wenn Sie dann erst wieder an Bord der SWISS an einem
Schweizer Rotwein nippen und sich entspannt zurücklehnen, werden
Sie sicher denken: Nirgendswo lebt es sich besser als in der
Schweiz.
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With its French, German and Italian influences, the Swiss
culinary culture is as rich, vibrant and diversified as the
people. From the simple to the sublime, each bite is better
than the next with their fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients
and their cutting edge flavor combinations.
Hop on Swiss Air’s Business Class where the bliss begins. The
in-flight food is as good as any you would find in a Michelin starrated
restaurant, because it comes from one. The award winning
Swiss Taste of Switzerland features top culinary stars from the different
Swiss regions, with a rotation of new chefs every three
months.
On our flight over, we were privy to the cuisine of German chef,
Renee Rischmeyer of Park Hotel Weggis from Lake Lucerne. His
pumpkin soup was perfect as was the beef.
Once in Zurich, head to Hiltl, the oldest vegetarian restaurant in
all of Europe with its Soho-like Coffeehouse and Hollywood
Regency style dining room filled with ladies who lunch, men who
mean business and the artistically inclined.
For classic Swiss, the historical Zunfthaus with its stained glass
windows is an architectural gem and a favorite of Tina Turner’s
and Babbs. Let the spirited Sepp Wimmer choose a bevy of reds
and whites, all local Swiss wines (Uetikon, Sandwein). Take a
Swiss wine back if and when you can. They’re excellent wines
and they only export 1%.
For an evening out, The Du Theatre by the Opera House or The
Carlton in the business District where Marcus the owner person-
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Zurich, view of the river Limmat and the historic center.
The spiders mark the churches Prediger,
Grossmuenster, Fraumuenster and St. Peter.
ally greets you at the door. Take his wine suggestions seriously as
he has one of the most celebrated cellars in all of Switzerland with
over 120 wines. We had a full bodied red, the German Black Print,
with its cherry and plum notes to go along with the amuse bouche,
the truffle and foie gras terrine.
Don’t let the slopes or the skis fool you, as the sophistication of
St. Moritz is everywhere. Hop on the Corviglia Mountain Railway
to Mathis Food Affairs, 2,486 meters above sea level. It’s the highest
lying gourmet restaurant in Europe where celebrity chef Reto
Mathis serves haute cuisine creations, delicacies sure to tickle
the most discerning taste buds. Try the famed “Carousel” appetizer
platter, with foie gras duck liver pate, smoked salmon, salmon
gravlas (marinated salmon) and dill sauce.
For high tea, Badrutt’s Palace is the place to see and be seen or
a crisp stroll up the road to Badrutt’s own Chesa Veglia, St.
Moritz’s oldest building, dating back to 1628, where you can feast
on classic Engadine dishes, architecture and décor in Patrizier
Stuben restaurant.
If you find the good life a bit exhausting, rest your pampered
head at the boldly innovative Carlton Hotel, where the German
Christopher Cox, Carlton’s GM warmly greets you. Have an app
and a rose champagne in the library lounge, an intoxicating setting
overlooking the lake.
As you tip back on your return flight on SWISS, you’ll sip a big
Swiss red and click your well and happy heels saying, “There’s no
place like Switzerland…”
VON
BY
KARIN MEMMERT
California
10.000 US DOLLAR FÜR EINEN GUTEN ZWECK
ABSCHLUSSPARTY ZUR FUΒBALL-EM 2008 IN L.A.
Am letzten Sonntag der EM 2008, am
29. Juni 2008, luden die Schweizer Generalkonsulin
Brigitta Schoch Dettweiler und ihr
österreichischer Amtskollege Martin Weiss
300 Gäste zu einem Empfang in die Schweizer
Residenz ein. Thema waren natürlich
die EM-Spiele der letzten drei Wochen in
Österreich und in der Schweiz. Höhepunkt
des Abends war eine Auktion zu Gunsten
von „Kicks for Kids“ und „Fundacion Chivas
de Corazon USA“. Beide Organisationen
unterstützen bedürftige Familien mit Sport-
Programmen für weniger privilegierte
Jugendliche. Als Hauptpreis waren zwei
Business Class Tickets USA – Zürich mit
SWISS International Airlines zu ersteigern;
doch auch um andere Preise wie eine dreiteilige
Training-Session mit Roland
Kickinger, einen Fußball mit den Autogrammen
von „Alpine United“ und „Hollywood
United“ und ein T-Shirt mit den Unterschriften
der Spieler von LA Galaxy, einschließlich
von David Beckham, wurde lebhaft
geboten. Die Anwesenden erlebten
einen unterhaltsamen Abend, und insgesamt
konnten 10.000 US Dollar an die Organisationen
übergeben werden. So freuten
sich nicht nur die Gäste, sondern auch viele
Kinder werden profitieren.
$10,000 FOR A GOOD CAUSE
FINAL CELEBRATION IN LA FOR 2008 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
In Los Angeles, Swiss Consul General Brigitta Schoch Dettweiler and Austrian Consul
General Martin Weiss invited more than 300 guests to a reception in the Swiss residence
for the conclusion of the EURO 2008 on June 29. The evening’s high point was an auction
benefiting Kicks for Kids and Fundacion Chivas de Corazon USA. Both organizations support
poor families with sports and recreation programs for youth.
Two business class tickets to Switzerland
on SWISS International Airlines were the
Brigitta Schoch Dettweiler with bodybuilder and
actor Roland Kickinger.
Photo: K.M.
Photo: K.M.
The Swiss Consul General Birgitta Schoch-
Dettweiler, Andrea Ruth (SWISS Air Lines) and the
Austrian Consul General Martin Weiss (f.r.t.l.) with
the checks from the auction’s proceeds.
Photo: K.M.
Norbert Arnold, the Swiss deputy consul general, (l.)
with film director Xavier Koller and his wife.
main prize, but there was lively bidding for
other prizes as well, including a three-part
training session with Roland Kickinger, a
soccer ball autographed by Alpine United
and Hollywood United, and a T-shirt signed
by the LA Galaxy players, including David
Beckham. Those present enjoyed an entertaining
evening. A total of more than $10,000
was bid, which will help underprivileged
youth.
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FLORIDA
STANDING OVATIONS FOR CHRISTINE REBER IN MIAMI
The German soprano singer Christine
Reber delivered an impressive performance
of classical and modern songs at a
recent concert at the Alliance Française in
Miami on June 14. The program was filled
with famous classical arias and modern
songs which she performed with great
talent and personality. She easily switched
from German to English, French and Italian
and as a world premier and a surprise for
the audience, she sang the last song in
Spanish. With “Besame mucho” she captured
the hearts of the audience who thanked
her with standing ovations for the excellent
performance.
The concert was a collaboration of the
German Consulate with the Alliance
Française that had offered their new location
as the venue and Societá Dante
Alighieri. Over 230 guests, some of them
even standing, as the crowd exceeded the available seating, enjoyed a well-orchestrated
concert and German wines and cheese during the intermission.
Thanks to the support of Steinway Piano Gallery of Coral Gables pianist Paul Schwartz
deliv-ered a masterly performance on a Steinway Grand Concert Piano with an outstanding
sound.
Missouri
BUSCH FAMILY WELCOMES “GERMAN-AMERICAN HALL OF FAME INDUCTION” OF
FAMOUS FORBEAR AS GAMHOF LEADERS VISIT ST. LOUIS
The founder and Chairman of the German-
American Hall of Fame (GAMHOF), William
Hetzler and GAMHOF Executive Director
and Vice Chairman Ralf G. Bahr visited St.
Louis to congra-tulate the descendants of
Adolphus Busch, one of the first ten inductees
into the Hall of Fame earlier this year.
Steven Busch and August Busch III said
that: “The Busch family is excited and
honored” to have their illustrious German
immigrant forbear elected and inducted in
to the German-American Hall of Fame.“
Adolphus Busch was the entrepreneurial
spirit and founder of the world-renowned
Anheuser-Busch Brewery.
Soprano Christine Reber with Consul General Klaus
Ranner (r.) and Philippe Timon, Director of the
Alliance Française in Miami.
Ralf G. Bahr (Executive Director, GAMHOF);
Steven Busch; August Busch III; and William Hetzler
(Chairman, GAMHOF) (f.l.t.r)
For background on the German-American Hall of Fame, the first ten inductees, mission,
trustees, and other information, please see www.gamhof.org
BY DIRK S. KRAPF
California
Real Estate:
The Perfect Time
to Buy Is Now
Ask anyone today about
their opinion regarding
Real Estate in Southern
California and you might
receive very disappointing
views. With our national
BU
headlines and media predictions
being more negative
than encouraging it is
to no surprise that most of
us avoid the issue if possible.
However, statistics tell the truth. New home sales show signs of
recovery with its first increase in six months by 3.3% for April. The
MLS inventory, the database of REALTORS®, is down and the
reported median home price has picked up. In Orange County the
number of homes reported and sold recently was the most in over
2 years while the inventory went down. The time it takes to sell a
home has also decreased. It is the perfect time for Real Estate
transactions in Southern California. And with the reduced number
of listings we will see tougher competition and prices climbing up.
Therefore, the perfect time for buying real estate in Southern
California is now?
Dirk S. Krapf is a licensed REALTOR® with First California Realty
based in Mission Viejo, California and can be reached at
(949) 291-5440 or visit http://DirkSKrapf.com
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SAMSTAGS 18:30 ET
UNSCHULDIG
Alexandra Neldel
und „James Bond“-
Bösewicht Clemens
Schick („Casino
Royale“) ermitteln in
der neuen Crime-
Serie
„Unschuldig“. In zwölf Folgen rollen sie spektakuläre
Fälle unschuldig Verurteilter neu auf und versuchen,
die eigentlichen Verbrecher mit ungewöhnlichen
Mitteln zu überführen.
SONNTAGS
GOLDSTAR TV
Auch im Juli ist wieder
„Musizeit“! Die Stars des
Volkstümlichen Schlager
und der volkstümlichen
Unterhaltungsmusik geben
in atemberaubenden Bergwelten
und auf ausverkauften
Openairkonzerten den
Startschuss zum Sommer.
SONNTAGS 19:00 ET
MEIN NEUER JOB
Drei Konkurrenten, ein Ziel:
Arbeit im Ausland! Wir
bieten drei Menschen die
einmalige Chance, am Ort
ihrer Träume ein völlig
neues Leben zu beginnen: als Bäcker nach
Australien, als Harley-Mechaniker nach Spanien
oder als Metzger nach Kanada - die Ferne ruft!
DONNERSTAGS 18:00 ET
N24 WISSEN
Die Wunder unserer
Erde begreifen, die
Fortschritte im Bereich
Wissenschaft
und Technik kennen
lernen - "N24 Wissen"
erklärt die Hintergründe
und informiert
in anschaulicher
Weise!
SONNTAG, 3. AUG. 3:30
STARTSCHUSS IN PEKING
Die Olympischen Sommerspiele in Peking (8. bis 24.
August) sind das wichtigste Sportereignis dieses
Jahres. DW-TV berichtet in seinen Nachrichten und
Magazinen.
Bereits am 3. August zeigt DW-TV die Dokumentation
Oben bleiben! Die deutschen Turner auf dem Weg
nach Olympia. Der Film zeigt die Vorbereitungen der
Mannschaft auf Peking und den Konkurrenzkampf
um die begehrten Plätze für Olympia.
MI 19:30 DO 7:30 SO 1:30
DIE HERRSCHER ÜBER
EUROPAS METROPOLEN
Ohne sie läuft
nichts, sie
ziehen die
Strippen und
bestimmen
das Bild ihrer Stadt: die Bürgermeister. Bertrand
Delanoë zum Beispiel kämpft in Paris für mehr
Umweltbewusstsein. Roms Oberhaupt Gianni Alemanno
will hart gegen illegale Einwanderer vorgehen.
Klaus Wowereit fasst die Situation seiner Stadt Berlin
in die Worte: „Arm, aber sexy!“ Europa Aktuell stellt in
der Serie „Die Herrscher über Europas Metropolen“ (ab
6. August) fünf spannende Hauptstädte und ihre
Bürgermeister vor.
© AP/dpa
DONNERSTAGS 19:30 FREITAGS 1:30 I 7:30
Ab 3. August: Bundesliga Kick off!
DIE RÜCKKEHR DER
ALTEN HELDEN
Für Freunde der Fußball-
Bundesliga ist die Durststrecke
vorbei. Am 15. August
ist Anpfiff für die
Spielzeit 2008/09. Die Fans
dürfen auf diese Saison
besonders gespannt sein,
denn einige Fußballidole
kehren in die Bundesliga
zurück: Jürgen Klinsmann ist neuer Cheftrainer beim
FC Bayern München, Jens Lehmann steht im Tor des
VfB Stuttgart und der ehemalige Bundesliga-Profi
Bruno Labbadia arbeitet als neuer Chefcoach bei
Bayer Leverkusen. Bundesliga Kick off!, das Fußballmagazin
auf DW-TV, stimmt ab dem 14. August
wieder auf den jeweils nächsten Spieltag ein.
Alle Zeiten in GMT/UTC (Weltzeit)
© dpa
SAMSTAG 19. JULI
Premiere:
SOPHIE - SISSIS KLEINE
SCHWESTER
Eine ihrer Schwestern ist
Kaiserin von Österreich, eine
andere die Königin von Neapel.
Sie selbst, Prinzessin Sophie
von Bayern, soll die Ehefrau des
Bayernkönigs Ludwig II. werden.
Kurz vor der Hochzeit wird
die Verlobung auf eine für Sophie erniedrigende
Weise gelöst. Sie findet daraufhin die wahre Liebe
mit einem Bürgerlichen, dem Hoffotografen Edgar.
Doch als die Affaire öffentlich wird, ziehen sämtliche
königlichen Aspiranten ihr Interesse zurück. Sophie
wird gezwungen, den Duc d'Alençon zu heiraten,
einen arroganten Casanova. Sein Schloss liegt in
einem verlorenen Winkel Frankreichs, und dort
beginnt für Sophie nun ein erbärmliches Leben ohne
Liebe. Weit entfernt von ihrer Heimat lebt sie nur
noch durch die Erinnerung an Edgar und die
Hoffnung, ihn eines Tages wiederzusehen. Dann
entdeckt ihr Gemahl die Liebesbriefe, die sie zwar
geschrieben, aber nie abgeschickt hat. Er läßt sie in
ein Irrenhaus bringen. Sophie kann fliehen, doch
weder ihren inneren Frieden noch ihre wahre Liebe
wird sie je wiederfinden.
MONTAG 28. JULI
Die Kommissarin:
NEUE FOLGE: DAS MÄDCHEN IM
WALD
Die bildhübsche
18-jährige Maria
Brandes wird
nachts tot auf
einem Radweg
am Stadtwald
gefunden: Sie ist erwürgt worden. Schnell haben Lea
und ihr Team die letzten Stunden im Leben der jungen
Frau rekonstruiert. Maria war nach der Arbeit
noch beim Volleyball-Training; anschließend hatte
ihr Trainer Stefan Rüppel sie zur S-Bahn gebracht,
wo auch ihr Fahrrad stand. Auf dem Nachhauseweg
muss sie dann ihrem Mörder begegnet sein. Da Lea
trotz eingehender Befragungen kaum etwas über
Marias Privatleben erfährt, hofft Lea, dass diese ihre
Geheimnisse vielleicht einem Tagebuch anvertraut
hat.
Marias Tagebuch wird gefunden – und das bringt
Lea endlich auf eine heiße Spur...
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