Houston, August 26, 2013. Rustin Buck, an impassioned teacher of German at Clements High School in the Fort Bend Independent School District, received the 2013 German Embassy Teacher of Excellence Award. He is one of only three teachers in the nation to receive the distinction, presented by the German Embassy Washington in cooperation with the […]
Escape the heat and watch a German comedy with us on Thursday, June 16, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. As is customary, we will have a food and beverage reception until 7:00 p.m. The movie will be shown in English. […]
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 […]
From October 5 – October 13, 2010, Houston had the pleasure of a visit from a group of people from Leipzig.
The Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association received the 2010 Arts & Culture Award for Population over 500,001 in Sister Cities International’s Annual Awards Program for that year. The award was given to HLSCA for sponsoring the Peace Window (pictured on left) in St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, the Peace Cantata, and the multi-media presentation of rare […]
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