Scaffolding from new US embassy in Berlin removed,
    inauguration on 4 July

The inauguration of the new US-embassy, which has been freed of its scaffolding, is set for July 4, US Independence Day, and tourists are already snapping pictures of the building, which has a front door on prestigious Pariser Platz, with the Brandenburg Gate, French Embassy and luxurious Adlon Hotel as neighbours.
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Germany's Low-Wage Explosion Worries Experts

Germany's economy appears to be humming along, with unemployment figures at their lowest in 15 years. But this development is being driven by what experts say is a "worrying" explosion in the low-wage sector.
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German Films at the 51th SF Int'l Film Festival   (24 April - 08 May 2008)
    * DUST *by Hartmut Bitomsky
    * THE GOLEM WITH BLACK FRANCIS* by Paul Wegener
For tickets and Information visit  their website or call 925-866-9559

International Journalism Competition
    " All human beings are born free and equal..."

This year, the Foundation "Remembrance, Responsibility and Future" is holding the International Journalism Competition for the second time.
The Deadline for applications is 31 July 2008.
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New Initiatives Show Germany is Outward-Looking

Made in Germany – it's not a label just for excellent products, but for culture that is welcomed abroad as well. New Foreign Office initiatives are working to stir up interest in German culture around the world – particularly in Africa and amongst young people.
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German Reichstag to run entirely on renewable power

From late summer, the German Reichstag will swap to green power sources such as water, wind and solar energy, to become the greenest parliament building in the world.
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German Cities Ring in New Year With Clean Air Campaign

At the stroke of midnight, Berlin, Cologne und Hanover introduced a ban on"dirty"cars plying their inner cities in an attempt to limit air pollution.
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From Kyoto to Copenhagen

Following the success of the UN Climate Conference in Bali, the future looks bright as regards a new international climate change agreement for the period beyond 2012. As Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel announced before the German Bundestag, Germany intends to press forward with its ambitious goal of achieving a 40 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
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Encounters — 60 Years of Israel in Berlin

Chancellor Merkel Addresses Israel's Knesset in Historic Speech

History Meets IT in New Hebrew Script Archive

Secretariat of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research to Open in Berlin on March 11

Essen Synagogue Highlights Revival of Jewish life in Germany

Monumental Nazi Building to Fill With Sound of Klezmer Music

New German archive focuses on music silenced by the Nazis

Young Jewish Americans Encouraged to Explore
Modern Germany via New Berlin-Based Cultural Program

New Program to Create Transatlantic Ambassadors for
German-Jewish Understanding

Angela Merkel Unveils Program for Young Israeli
Musicians

Angela Merkel praises integration of Russian Jews into German society

Jamestown was the site of the first permanent English settlement in America and is generally considered "the birthplace of the United States." A series of events on April 18 to 20 at Jamestown and Williamsburg, VA, will highlight the important presence of Germans at the birth of the American Nation.
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This is the 25th programm year of an exiciting scholarship for students and young Professionals.This programm is sponsored
by the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag
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The German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA (GAHF) needs your help:
Let’s not allow our children and grandchildren to be denied the history of their German-speaking forebears nor the cultural and economic impact of our ancestors on America. The time has come for us to create a national German-American heritage center.
The GAHF has already raised nearly $1.0 million in the past six months, but they still need to raise an additional $2.0 million to complete the purchase and renovation of Hockemeyer Hall in Washington, DC, to serve as the Heritage Center. The GAHF signed a Letter of Intent, but must raise the additional funds by the end of October 2007.
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Between 1830 - 1974 over 7 million of people emigrated from Europe via Bremerhaven to the New World.
The German Emigration Center is Europe's largest and most modern theme museum on the topic of emigration.
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Germany's northern port city of Hamburg was the departure point for millions of European emigrants. The new BallinStadt museum showcases the role Hamburg played in the lives of those whose destination was the New World.
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Referendariat/Praktikum
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Obligation to declare cash
in amounts from 10,000 euros

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