German children: What do they know about the Berlin Wall? Nov 11, 2009
The anniversary celebrations and the school projects are important, says Schluss, because "eastern Germans notice that their history is valued, that it's not just a footnote in history. It's helping people develop a positive relationship to German history.". And, he adds, "only if Germany looks at itself as one country can it participate in a bigger European project.". (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
* Germany marks 20 years since the fall of Berlin Wall Nov 11, 2009
Barenboim said the concert, with works by Beethoven, Wagner and Schonberg, was meant to reflect the full weight of Nov. 9, which stood for both joy and suffering in German history ... It's strange that the bell of the 9th November has rung so often in German history, even for someone like me, whos not a superstitious person, Barenboim said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Leipzig drives for former glory days Nov 10, 2009
"What we got is 10 times better than what we had before. "Looking back 20 years, I see all of this as a very lucky chapter in German history. " - Bloomberg No comments yet. Be the first to comment! HAVE YOUR SAY Please enter your comment into the text box below. Note: all comments are moderated (see our ) and may take some time to display, or may not appear at all. If you would like to use an alias, please type it below. If you do not enter an alias you comment under a Anonymous byline. Type... (Business Report, South Africa)
* A wildly happy, unforgettable night Nov 9, 2009
Government spokesman Guenter Schabowski accidentally triggered one of the most momentous events of German history X the fall of the Berlin Wall ... Thus, Schabowksi accidentally triggered one of the most momentous events of German history X the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
New museum of German history opens in Potsdam Nov 9, 2009
German Chancellor Angela Merkel tours an exhibition during the opening of the new museum of German history at Villa Schoeningen in Potsdam November 8, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
Opera Preview: TSO premieres Paulus songs Nov 1, 2009
Strauss composed Vier Letzte Lieder the Four Last Songs very late in his life while he was in Switzerland avoiding the WWII denazification investigations and, obviously, contemplating the sad turns of German history and his own life as well as the approach of death. He returned to his Fatherland only one year before he died. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
The Willing Misinterpreter Oct 30, 2009
If he had an essentialist view of German history from the early nineteenth century to the fall of Berlin in 1945 (that essence, broadly speaking, being what he calls eliminationist anti-Semitism), Goldhagen felt equally confident in his ability to discern and lavishly praise the moral regeneration of the post-Nazi German state and society. The problem, whether when he was doling out praise or blame, as the historian of Nazism Christopher Browning (Goldhagen s b te noire in Hitler s Willing... (The American Conservative)
Stasi revisited Oct 30, 2009
We want to reflect, too, the dramas that took place during 40 years of the GDR." With the help of a webcam taped to the wall, his week of self-imprisonment will be streamed live on the internet. Each meal, each movement, each pause for thought. Thousands of prisoners were held by the Stasi And observers can send Mr Holzapfel questions via a website about what it was like to be a prisoner of East Germany's secret police. He will be handed the questions along with his meagre prison food and will... (BBC News -- Europe)
Drinking like a local Oct 16, 2009
It boasts great infrastructure, a charming climate, alfresco eateries, good coffee, sandy beaches, German history, international hotels, a brand new airport and even a famous brewery. Qingdao could pass itself off as a miniature Seattle if it weren't for the fact that pretty much no one outside of the five-star hotels speaks English, and that communism still articulates itself through the tourist beaches, stoically named Number One to Number Six. (CNN -- International)
The Berlin Wall: what really made it fall Oct 9, 2009
First, civil courage a rare quality in German history had to dissolve the four-decade-old mental wall of East German fear. Only then could the cement wall collapse in Berlin. (Christian Science Monitor)
In German election, party with roots in the communist East could make waves Sep 26, 2009
But opponents and some Germans worry that Die Linke's ideology is not entirely divorced from its darker East German history. "I'm not sure that party [Die Linke] thinks that East Germany was really so bad," says Karl Georg Wellmann, a CDU representative from west Berlin. (Christian Science Monitor)
'Loner' pupil goes on petrol bomb school rampage Sep 18, 2009
It was the second worst school shooting in German history after 17 people including the teenage gunman died in the eastern city of Erfurt in 2002. Since Winnenden, there have been several warnings of copycat shootings, often on the internet, with armed police evacuating schools on several occasions. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Wine is a Healthy Drink Sep 5, 2009
Another saying from early in German history is, Drink wine, and you will sleep well. Sleep, and you will not sin. (Suite101.com)
Vampires, werewolves, liars lead fall film cast Aug 31, 2009
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Scene & Herd: Travel, food shape writer's life Aug 28, 2009
When their sons Alex, 29, a musician and graduate student in German history and philosophy in Berlin, and Brad, 32, a New York architect, were children living in Japan, they quickly rejected peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for school lunches in favor of the elaborate Japanese lunches their friends brought to school. Back in Lexington, they insisted their mother continue to fix Japanese-style lunch boxes. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
BMW-Riding Finance-Minister-in-Waiting Says Merkel Must Back Tax Overhaul Aug 27, 2009
Solmss party leader, , criticized the governments first stimulus package, worth 50 billion euros, as the most expensive election campaign in German history. . (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Germany celebrates best of the Wurst Aug 17, 2009
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A museum to currywurst? Aug 17, 2009
Whoever first created the dish, the fact remains that currywurst is a central part of German history, which perhaps explains the museum's location right next to Checkpoint Charlie where Soviet and American tanks faced off at the Berlin Wall at the height of the Cold War. The only question remains: will tourists fork out the 11 for an entry ticket, or will they prefer to splash the cash on four delicious helpings of currywurst. (iAfrica.com)
Volkswagen, Porsche seal merger deal: companies Aug 14, 2009
The plan seals the failure of a gamble begun by Porsche's management last year to take over the far larger VW in what would have been one of the most spectacular corporate operations in German history. The deal also marks a victory for VW chairman Piech, grandson of the inventor of the VW Beetle, who has been planning the tie-up with Porsche for years. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Mission creep Aug 6, 2009
"You have to go back a bit in German history, to the obvious place: the Second World War," said Mr Posener. "We didn't only lose the war, in no uncertain terms. We were told it was our fault, and we were paying.". (BBC News -- Europe)
VW takes the wheel at Porsche Jul 24, 2009
That strategy, one of the most spectacular corporate operations in German history, almost succeeded. Stuttgart-based Porsche tried to acquire 75 percent of the shares in VW but had to abandon the attempt in May against a background of slumping auto markets and tighter credit conditions. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Life Under Hitler's Regime -- Revisit a Tyrannical Era Through a Heartrending Account of a Jewish Family Jun 6, 2009
In this autobiography that chronicles not only his life, but also the events that form an integral part of European politics, author Edgar Eichbaum exposes readers to a tumultuous and painful chapter of German history and the formation of the state of Israel. Born Jewish will be featured in Publishers Weekly, an international news magazine, which reaches every major publisher worldwide. (Primezone Releases)
Newsweek: Why Germany's economic reform has stalled Jun 4, 2009
Instead, she has made peace with the unions by expanding their powers to set wages, and in place of the promised cut, her administration put together the biggest tax hike in German history. What's curious about the leap to policies once blasted as hopelessly leftist is not so much that it's happeninga similar shift has, after all, taken place in many countriesbut that Germany's troubles so clearly upend the old left-right clichs of destructive markets versus the benevolent state and its... (MSNBC -- International)
European stocks drop on grim economic outlook May 26, 2009
The contraction -- the fourth in a row -- was due mainly to a plunge in exports of nearly 10 percent and was the worst decline in modern German history. "As we move on towards the end of May, the pressures remain tipped on the downside as the fundamentals still point towards economies in distress," warned CMC Markets dealer Matt Buckland in London. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
* Flag-waving Germans rediscover their sense of patriotism May 22, 2009
The museum, which attracts 50,000 visitors a month, opened its permanent exhibition on German history just three years ago ... To reflect this, Ottomeyer has given a broad focus to his German history exhibition, which embraces the countrys European heritage. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Showtime for Hitler: The Producers Comes to Berlin May 20, 2009
Even the old man next to me, who was a child during World War II and has lived his life aware that bearing the weight of German history is serious business, takes off his glasses and rubs tears of laughter from his eyes. "Why shouldn't we be able to see this in Berlin? It's been shown everywhere else in the world," he says. (Time.com)
FEATURE - After 60 years, Germans learn to love themselves May 18, 2009
The museum, which attracts 50,000 visitors a month, opened its permanent exhibition on German history just three years ago ... To reflect this, the museum's Ottomeyer has given a broad focus to his German history exhibition, which embraces the country's European heritage. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Valkyrie DVD Review May 14, 2009
This true story is part of German history. There are memorials to the men of Valkyrie today to mark the effort for which they gave their lives in the name of humanity. (Suite101.com)
Court fines man for beheading wax Hitler May 13, 2009
Madame Tussauds said the museum avoided politics, arguing Hitler stood for a significant part of German history and his waxwork therefore had a legitimate part in the exhibition. The restored figure was returned to the museum in September and is now displayed behind a glass wall. (MSNBC -- News)
Verne T. Stallman, 74 May 5, 2009
Since retiring, Verne and Rena spent their winters at New Braunfels, Texas, learning about the German history there. Their summer weekends were at West Battle Lake, Minn. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
Book roundup: Historical fiction Feb 26, 2009
The novel re-creates an obscure slice of German history: the three- week reign of Grand Admiral Karl Donitz as Hitler's successor. Bob Minzesheimer. (USA Today -- Life)
Rosa Luxemburg Feb 25, 2009
One of the most influential personalities in German history, her brutal assassination in 1919 heralded the coming of a new bloody dawn - The Third Reich. Although her true date of birth remains unknown due to later manipulation of her birth certificate, the 5th of March 1871 is accepted as the day Rozalia Luxemburg was born in the town of Zasmosc, Poland. (Suite101.com)
Hollywood votes -- and the world complains Feb 20, 2009
(Germany; directed by Uli Edel) Germany's two biggest actors, Martina Gedeck and Moritz Bleibtreu, play charismatic 1970s crazy-terrorist couple Ulrike Meinhof and Andreas Baader in this action-adventure from writer Bernd Eichinger ("Downfall") and director Edel, whose hodgepodge American career ranges from "Last Exit to Brooklyn" in 1989 to episodes of "Homicide" and the miniseries "Julius Caesar." The most expensive film in German history, and while it's done well at the Euro box office,... (Salon)
Germany drafts bank takeover law Feb 18, 2009
The law is seen paving the way for the total nationalisation of stricken Germany property lender Hypo Real Estate (HRE), which would be the first time in modern German history the state has taken control of a bank. Nationalising banks "is only permissible when there are no other reasonable legal and economic solutions available to safeguard financial market stability," the draft adds. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
European equities slide further Feb 18, 2009
AFP/Getty Images A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading in New York City. LONDON (AFP) European stocks sank for a third straight day on Wednesday after losses overnight on Wall Street and in Asia, as investor sentiment was hit by deepening economic woes and the fate of US automakers. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Germany to try bank nationalisation Feb 18, 2009
The law is seen paving the way for a total nationalisation of stricken Germany property lender Hypo Real Estate, which would be the first time in modern German history the state has taken control of a bank. 2009. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The Stone at the Royal Court, London SW1 Feb 11, 2009
There's something wilfully confusing about Marius von Mayenburg's hour-long trek through 20th-century German history in microcosm. The Stone comes in short snatches that flick between 1935, 1953, 1978 and 1993 without an omnipresent cast changing costumes or dates being projected on to the walls of the stark room in which the play is set. (Times Online)
* Germany gets new economy minister, just 37 Feb 10, 2009
Elected to parliament at the age of 30, the media-savvy zu Guttenberg X full name Baron Karl-Theodor von und zu Guttenberg X is poised to be the youngest economy minister in modern German history. The 64-year-old Glos said he was stepping down due to his age and the need for an injection of fresh blood within the conservative CSU. He has been widely criticized for his inactivity during the financial crisis and has often been a thorn in Merkels side. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
