The following was published by the U.S. Consulate Leipzig and the U.S. Embassy Berlin: The Steuben-Schurz Society, the oldest German American friendship organization, annually awards the most active German-American sister city relationship and we are so happy to be able to say it’s #leipzighouston this year! Their call for applications was heard by the City […]
Today’s world is complex – you need a good navigator to master all the cliffs and shoals ahead, especially in the area of immigration and citizenship. Did you know that there is a potential ‘exit tax’ if you renounce your US citizenship or if you are a long-term green card holder and return to your […]
We wish you a terrific New Year 2019, filled with health, happiness, and prosperity! Our first meeting of the New Year is on January 10, 2019, and we have a great speaker on a topic that has affected all of us in one way or another. Dr. Irene Guenther presents “The remarkable, haunting Life of […]
It’s been an exciting time in Leipzig where we celebrated Houston-in-Leipzig week during the last ten days in October. About 38 people from Houston came for the celebrations. They included poets, authors, ballet dancers, bloggers, musicians, and, of course, many of our members. We’ll be sending reports and lots of pictures soon. Our next meeting […]
Multi-Media Presentation by Prof. Jeff Sposato on Friday, September 14, 2018, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77005 We cordially invite you to a fun evening on Friday, September 14, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. at Brazos Bookstore with a multi-media presentation by Prof. Jeff Sposato, Moores School of Music (UH), about […]
Did you know that Texas Germans produced an astounding body of literature in the 19th century that embraced all genres and which, if it were stacked up in a pile side by side, would exceed the amount produced in English? In other words, a shadow Texas literature exists that has almost been entirely forgotten. We […]
University of Houston (UH) musicologist Jeffrey Sposato spearheaded the performance of original music from the 300th Lutheran Reformation church service in 1817 200 years later on October 31, 2017, for the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in Leipzig. Sposato discovered the music and liturgy used at the Nikolaikirche for the 300th Reformation […]
Please join us for a stimulating talk with German Consul General Thomas H. Meister and Member of German Parliament, MdB Dagmar Freitag (SPD), also Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group USA, about the recent German elections on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. at L’Alliance Française, 427 Lovett Boulevard, Houston, TX 77006. After Germany’s elections, […]
With much sadness we heard that Dr. Hinrich Lehmann-Grube, first Mayor of Leipzig after the fall of the Wall, died on Sunday, August 6, 2017. He was 84 years old. Dr. Lehmann-Grube was Mayor when the sister city relationship between Houston and Leipzig was established, and he was instrumental and supportive in bringing the cities […]
Leipzig. Franziska von Sohl. Two new records: international visitors and ticket sales This year’s Leipzig Bach Festival drew to a close on June 18 with a performance of the Mass in B Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach in St. Thomas’ Church, Leipzig (Germany). Nearly 71,000 visitors attended the 120-plus events that made up the ten-day […]
