German Language

On a Sunday in December shirt sleeves, worshipers ascend the steps of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Friedens in the Lincoln Lowlands. The church’s annual German worship service is about to begin, recalling the early 20th century days of corner grocery stores and summer kitchens and newcomers to modest clapboard …

AW “Sandy” Sornberger Editor’s Note: The following is a letter from AW “Sandy” Sornberger, originally from Victoria, to his mother Maude Sornberger on Christmas Day 1944. Sandy Sornberger was serving as a co-pilot in the 381st Bomber Group, 8th Air Strength during World War II when his plane was shot …

Press play to listen to this article Euronews said there was no risk to its editorial independence after it was announced that it was acquired by a Portuguese venture capital firm that has close family ties to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and close ties to the surrounding business ecosystem. …

The German government-owned news broadcaster has launched an investigation into a report that four of its employees and a freelance writer made comments on social media that downplay the Holocaust and promote anti-Semitism. The five individuals, members of the Arab service of Deutsche Welle, are suspended from their functions until …

In 1964, CBS premiered the sci-fi comedy “My Living Doll” in which a celibate psychiatrist (Bob cummings) is responsible for taking care of a beautiful android prototype (Julie newmar) because its creator does not want the robot to fall into the hands of the military. The shrink decides to teach …

The German Embassy in Albania has announced that nationals of the latter will soon have to meet new conditions in order to apply for the post of nursing assistant. In an official statement, the embassy revealed that from January 1, 2022, only applications for nursing assistants with a recognized B1 …

FOXBOROUGH, Mass .– As part of the National Football League’s International Home Marketing Area (HMA) initiative, the New England Patriots submitted a proposal and were awarded Germany as an international home market. For at least the next five years, this program will provide the Patriots with opportunities for in-person and …

Horst S. Daemmrich, German Horst S. Daemmrich, professor emeritus and former director of the Department of Germanic Languages ​​and Literatures, died on November 26 at his home in Flourtown, Pennsylvania. He was 91 years old. Born in Pausa, East Germany to parents who ran a successful business of making delicate …

BERLIN – One of Germany’s best-known theatrical exports is Regietheater, a directing approach that grants directors divine powers to rewrite and reinterpret plays as they see fit. The aesthetic sensibilities, philosophical preoccupations, and egos of the directors here help set the tone and define the identity of the country’s most …

gThe next German coalition government, which will be sworn in on Wednesday, will be accompanied by new faces, a new set of political priorities and a new dose of energy. He will also speak with a distinctive accent. Olaf Scholz, the center-left politician who will replace Angela Merkel, is a …