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GAHF present at EU Open House

Written by delta on 15. May 2016. Posted in News.

Hundreds learn about the GAHF at Annual EU Open House!

An ever more popular tradition in DC now celebrating 10 years, the EU Open House: Passport to Europe welcomed thousands of visitors to the embassies of the European Union. Opening their doors to the public on Saturday, May 14th, the German Embassy greeted thousands of visitors for a unique chance to learn about German and French culture. Taking part in the celebrations, the GAHF and other local German-American organizations added to the cultural program to share their connection to Germany. Highlights of the event included performances by the Washington Saengerbund and school groups as well as a German beer garden with authentic food and drink.

American Perceptions of Germany

Written by delta on 12. May 2016. Posted in News.

While most Americans view Germany in a positive light, the recent study funded by the German Information Center pinpoints areas that concern Americans.

On Saturday May 7, 2o16 Dr. Stefan Buchwald, Minister Counselor at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. and Director of the German Information Center USA, presented the findings of the study at the German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA®. The presentation generated a lively discussion.

Hollywood comes to you

Written by delta on 6. May 2016. Posted in News.

100 Years of Hollywood – “The Laemmle Effect”

The story of Hollywood and the motion picture industry is perhaps America’s most quintessential immigrant success story. All of the major film studios during Hollywood’s Golden Age were founded by German and Eastern European immigrants or their descendants. Nearly all of them were of Jewish heritage; Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Studios, the Fox Film Corporation, and Columbia pictures stand as some examples. Universal Studios, one of the most iconic, was founded by German immigrant Carl Laemmle. Hollywood’s story would be very different without the “Laemmle Effect”—the vision of a pioneering German immigrant who built the largest film studio in the world at that time on a chicken ranch in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles a century ago.

In the steps of Luther

Written by delta on 6. May 2016. Posted in News.

On October 31, 2017, Martin Luther’s recorded posting of the 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberger church castle celebrates its 500th anniversary. While celebrations in earlier centuries were kept national and confessional, the upcoming anniversary of the Revolution ought to be shaped by openness, freedom and ecumenism. In 2017 we aren’t just celebrating 500 years of the Reformation, but we are also reminded of the role the Reformation played in the development of the modern age. What started in Wittenberg in the 16th century not only changed Germany and Europe but is also an important part of the immigration history of the German-Americans to the USA.

How do American’s view Germany? A presentation by Dr. Stefan Buchwald, GIC.

Written by delta on 4. May 2016. Posted in News.

While most Americans view Germany in a positive light, the recent study funded by the German Information Center pinpoints areas that concern Americans.

Join us, Saturday at 11 am at the German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA® for an informal discussion with Dr. Stefan Buchwald, Minister Counselor at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. and Director of the German Information Center USA. He will be presenting the latest study on American’s perception of Germany, financed by the German Information Center.

GAHM Hosts Opening for In Praise of the Pencil

Written by delta on 15. April 2016. Posted in News.

On Thursday, April 14^th, the German-American Heritage Museum of the USA™ opened its latest exhibit, In Praise of the Pencil, at its facility in the historic Hockemeyer Hall. Though the connection between this topic and German heritage may not be obvious, there’s a point to pencils.