Event Calendar: Mid-Atlantic Area

Whenever you cannot visit Germany in person, rest assured that there are often events in your area that will bring you closer to Germany. Browse our regional calendar below to find out which events are scheduled in the Mid-Atlantic Area, or use the search tool to the right to search events throughout the United States. You can fine-tune your search by selecting an event category, location and/or date range.

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WJFF Film Festival: Marcel Reich-Ranicki - The Author of Himself

Dec 9, 2009 6:30 PM | Washington, DC

A Scene from "Marcel Reich-Ranicki - The Author of Himself" © Courtesy of the Washington Jewish Film Festival

Marcel Reich-Ranicki is arguably the most influential and controversial critic of German literature today. Yet far more riveting than much of the fiction he reviews is his own life story, rooted in the darkest hours of the 20th century. A panel discussion with the filmmakers follows.

Marcel Reich-Ranicki - The Author of Himself

Stumbling Stone (Stolperstein)

Dec 10, 2009 7:00 PM | Washington, DC

A Scene from "Stumbling Stone" © Courtesy of the Washington Jewish Film Festival

German artist Gunter Demnig is on a controversial mission to create small, but significant memorials to victims of the Nazis by single-handedly laying markers engraved with the names of those taken during the Holocaust in front of what were once their homes.

Stumbling Stone

Lecture in German: Kennedy und die Berliner Mauer

Dec 10, 2009 8:00 PM | Washington, DC

Painting of President John F. Kennedy near the Berlin Wall © picture-alliance/ dpa

Dr. W. R. Smyser, Professor at Georgetown University and author of the book "Kennedy and the Berlin Wall", will present the story of the 1961-1963 crisis from his own perspective as well as from his analysis of newly released files.

Kennedy und die Berliner Mauer

WJFF Film Festival: Shorts Program 2

Dec 12, 2009 10:30 PM | Washington, DC

A Scene from "Toyland" © Courtesy of the Washington Jewish Film Festival

The 2008 Academy-Award winning German short film "Toyland" will be shown with 5 additional international short films under the title "It Only Takes a Moment: Turning Points in Short."