From Vienna to the White House : Yoichi Okamoto & The American Century Exhibit
Coming to the GAHM this Autumn – Exhibit Opening with Her Excellency Austrian Ambassador Dr. Petra Schneebauer on Sept. 26, 2024
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Exclusive Trip to Vienna in January 2025 – Select from two different ball packages
Austria’s capital Vienna, once the seat of the multicultural Austro-Hungarian Empire, is a vibrant and modern city with stunning reminders of its imperial past, a lively art and theatre scene, museums, shopping, famous coffee houses and culinary delights influenced by the cuisines of Central Europe.
Hans Otto “Hank” Stoffel (1940-2024)
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of Hans Otto “Hank” Stoffel who was not only a dedicated member of the German-American Heritage Foundation, but also a recipient of the 2019 Distinguished German American of the Year Award.
Tribute to Erich Ast, 2019 Distinguished German American of the Year
Erich C. Ast of New Hope, Pa. passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Langhorne, Pa. on Sunday, April 28, 2024. He was 94 years old. He was the husband of 71 years to his beloved late wife, Grete. Her passing in 2022 left a large hole in his life – he missed her dearly every day.
Meet our GAHF Scholarship Winners: Katrina Klopcic and Yasmin Moule
After many months of planning under the leadership of scholarship committee chairman Daniel Villanueva, GAHF’s first vice president, the German-American Heritage Foundation announced last October that it would award two domestic scholarships to young German American students–a first in our almost 50-year history.
Berlin Airlift Exhibit to Honor 75th Anniversary
Post-World War II Germany was a divided and occupied country. Divided as the Allies (United States, United Kingdom, France, and the Soviet Union) had each claimed distinct territories which were initially administered through the Allied Control Council.