Yearly Archives: 2011

Today, Leipzig presented itself to its guest in the best light – after a couple days of rain the sun is shining again! Our day started with a reception in the New City Hall, the view from its 110 m high tower was incredible, especially as the air was clear, not a single cloud in […]

Yesterday we finally could welcome the Houstonian winners of the student competition “Leipzig meets Houston” we had been waiting for so long. Both our winners and our guests were very excited to finally meet each other, especially as the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig was on time, quite unusual. 😉 In the following two weeks […]

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Houstonians visited Leipzig in October 2009 for the 20th anniversary celebration of the peaceful demonstrations that led to the collapse of the communist dictatorship in East Germany.  Click here to see the official program for the celebration. Members and friends of the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association, Rotarians from the Houston area attending the Rotary Peace […]

Message from Stephen Braun, 2011 President, Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association Some of our best programs in the last few years have been when our board member Dr. Helga Aurisch invited us to the Museum of Fine Arts for a tour of the stunning exhibits she has curated over time. Last November she introduced us to […]

As noted in Wikipedia: The Thomanerchor (English: St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig) is a boys’ choir in Leipzig, Germany. The choir was founded in 1212. At present, the choir consists of 92 boys from 9 to 18 years of age. The members, called Thomaner, live in a boarding school, the Thomasalumnat, and attend Thomasschule zu […]

Several high school students waited nervously in a cool anteroom for the Leipzig-Tag to begin. Outside summer had already arrived in Houston with hot days and sweltering humidity. They had done their homework:  they had read the Wikipedia article in English and Wikipedia article in German about Leipzig.  They had watched Youtube video #1 about […]