GIC News Archive
May 7, 2013
| Germany.info
Ambassador Ammon and LBI International Director Kahn Strauss opened an exhibition titled “The Mendelssohns: A German Family of Scholars, Bankers, and Artists” in the German Residence. Guests enjoyed music by Fanny Hensel and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
Leo Baeck Institute Exhibition
Apr 25, 2013
| Germany.info
Former Israeli Ambassador Reuven Merhav gave a keynote speech on German-Jewish Dialogue and Reconciliation at the Goethe Institute in Washington. The discussion following the speech centered on how each generation relates to and accentuates its rememberance of the Holocaust in a different way.
Reconciling Lives
Apr 17, 2013
| Germany.info
For the improvement of the German American Friendship Garden on the National Mall, Ambassador Ammon signed a memorandum with the deputy superintendent of the National Mall and presidents of German-American associations, also activating a $100,000 trust fund to finance future maintenance.
German American Friendship Garden
Mar 26, 2013
| www.deutschland.de
The "Entdecke .de" series - published by www.deutschland.de - takes you on a tour through Germany. This spring, our destination is Mainau in Lake Constance.
Discover Germany
Mar 25, 2013
| Germany.info
Hamburg is hosting the International Building Exhibition (IBA) from March 23 to November 3, 2013 with a view to answering the question "What will future cities look like?"
IBA - Hamburg