German Consulate New York
Welcome to the website of the German Consulate General in New York. Here you will find information on Germany, the consular services we provide and German-related news and events in the Tri-State-Area. We offer a wide spectrum of information, including travel, study, doing business in Germany, German newspapers and broadcasts as well as our Event Calendar. Our German language website features information and news relevant to German citizens.
The Consulate General’s area of jurisdiction covers Bermuda, Connecticut (Fairfield County), New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
May 21, 2012
| Germany.info
The International Parliamentary Scholarships gives young people from 28 countries an up-close perspective on German democracy via a three-month internship in the office of a Member of the Bundestag. Apply by June 30, 2012!
IPS Program
May 18, 2012
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New York-based Either/Or Ensemble performed several pieces by Hans Thomalla in a Portrait Concert at the German House on May 17.
Hans Thomalla Portrait
May 11, 2012
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German Hannah Sotscheck and Eva Cassirer were named “Righteous among the Nations” along with seven others of Dutch, Lithuanian, Ukrainian and Russian descent in a moving ceremony at New York University for their selfless and courageous actions during the Holocaust to save Jewish lives.
Righteous Among the Nations
May 8, 2012
| Germany.info
The exhibition “Lawyers without rights – Jewish lawyers under the Third Reich” at Camden County Community College runs through May 18. Consul General von Alvensleben attended the opening ceremony in Cherry Hill on May 8.
Jewish Lawyers under the Third Reich
May 7, 2012
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InterHarmony International Music Festival, created and led by cellist Mischa Quint, brings together fine musicians from all over the world and at all stages in their careers for an internationally renowned, six-week festival in Tuscany and Bavaria. For the first time, InterHarmony came to New York, with a showcase performance at the German House on May 3.
InterHarmony International Music Festival
May 4, 2012
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Walther Leisler Kiep, author of “Bridge Builder: An Insider’s Account of over 60 Years in Post-War Reconstruction, International Diplomacy, and German-American Relations,” talked with Thomas Roth, Bureau Chief of ARD Television New York, about his new book at the German House on May 2.
Kiep
May 4, 2012
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Consul General Busso von Alvensleben was a special guest the Hofbräuhaus- the Pittsburgh Hofbräuhaus, that is- on May 2 during his second visit to the city since beginning his post in New York .Consul General von Alvensleben also visited with German-owned companies and even met with local high schoolers for a conversation on Germany and Europe.
Transatlantic Cooperation in Pittsburgh's Hofbräuhaus
May 3, 2012
| Germany.info
Kino!2012 brings new German cinema to New York with a series of diverse feature films and the short film compilation Next Generation Short Tiger at the MoMA.
Kino!2012 at the MoMA
May 2, 2012
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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation’s German Chancellor Fellowship Program offers young prospective leaders the opportunity to complete a professional development project during a one-year stay in Germany.
German Chancellor Fellowship
Apr 30, 2012
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Professors from the Cologne Academy of Music and Dance, pianist Anthony Spiri and violinist Ariadne Daskalakis, performed classical works at a concert at the German House on April 26. Their concert was a preview of this fall's upcoming Transatlantic Music Project performances, a mixed ensemble of select young musicians from the Cologne Academy of Music and Dance and The Juilliard School.
Daskalakis and Spiri
