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Against
Forgetting and For a New Way of Remembering the Holocaust
The newly established Secretariat of the Task Force for International
Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research has opened
in Berlin. |
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German
and Israeli General Consuls Take Northwestern Tour to Promote Understanding
of Today's Strong German-Israeli Partnership
To deepen dialogue and understanding of German-Israeli relations among
Jewish Americans, a duo of two top diplomats from both countries together
visited with communities and students in Seattle and Portland. |
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Evening
with Ambassador Highlights Ties Between Germany and Alabama
Ambassador Klaus Scharioth met with Alabama Congressman Jo
Bonner, Alabama local elected officials and representatives of German
companies with investments in the state on March 10 at the Ambassador’s
Residence, highlighting the strong economic ties and friendship
between Germany and the State of Alabama.
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| Business, Technology
and the Environment |
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In
Good Company: First Global Business Initiative to Protect Biodiversity
Presented by Environment Minister Gabriel
A group of international businesses from a wide range of sectors have
for the first time jointly acknowledged their responsibility for the
protection and sustainable use of biodiversity. |
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Booming
German Profits add to Economic Hopes
Corporate Germany's annual reporting season has drawn to an end, with
the top companies in Europe's biggest economy unveiling booming profits
on the back of solid growth and the nation's business sector increasing
global competitiveness. |
| Culture
and Zeitgeist |
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Interview:
Author Paul Hockenos on Joschka Fischer and the Lasting Legacy of
the Student Movement Generation of '68 in German Society
The Berlin-based American journalist and political analyst explains
how the Generation of '68, or student protest movement, profoundly
influenced German society through the prism of Fischer's life and
times.
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40th
Anniversary of Action Reconciliation Service for Peace
German Consul General Hans-Jürgen Heimsoeth recently hosted
a reception for German volunteers of the “Aktion Sühnezeichen
Friedensdienste”, or Action Reconciliation Service for Peace
(ARSP), at his Residence in New York.
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Berlin's
Allied Museum Brings Elvis Back to Germany
Elvis Presley went to Germany to serve on a tour of duty in
the U.S. Army 50 years ago. Oct. 1, 2008, will mark the exact day
of his arrival in Germany. To honor this historic anniversary, the
Allied Museum in Berlin has mounted a special exhibition about Sergeant
Elvis Presley and his time in the military in Germany from 1958
to 1960.
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American
Translator Awarded Goethe Medal for Promoting Cultural Exchange
Through Literature
John E. Woods will be honored on March 26 in Weimar when he
is presented with a Goethe Medal for making German literature accessible
to native English speakers. He exemplifies the role that literary
translators can play the ambassadors of culture.
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