With a Commemorative Week from October 16 to 20, 2013, the City of Leipzig and the surrounding region are paying their respect to the Battle of the Nations together with the inauguration of the Monument and the Russian Church. Describing the week which will place the picture of a peaceful and unified Europe at the […]
It is always a pleasure to visit the Museum of Fine Arts with a talk and tour by Dr. Helga Aurisch, Curator of European Art. Over the years she has delighted and enlightened us with her insightful, humorous lectures about the exhibits at the museum. On Thursday, October 17, 2013, we have the unique opportunity […]
Deutschland wählt! It’s Federal Election Day in Germany this Sunday – who’s your favorite party? Do you follow political ideology and its colors? Are you favoring the blacks (CDU/CSU, conservatives), the greens(die Gruenen, environmentalists), the yellows (FDP, liberals, German variety), the reds(SPD,socialists), the red-reds(die Linke, communists), or even splinter groups. You are cordially invited to […]
We hope you’ve had a wonderful summer so far. If you stayed in town, maybe you saw some fireworks on July 4, had some barbecue, spent some time with family and friends or just relaxed and enjoyed Independence Day. Thanks to our board members Walter and Eva Konrad, who brought a wonderful movie from Germany […]
The Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association was founded in 1993 on the principles of President Eisenhower’s people-to-people citizen diplomacy initiative, which had at its core the idea that people who know each other do not wage war on each other. During the last twenty years, a myriad of citizens exchanged ideas, looked at each other’s workplace […]
Today we remember those who gave their lives for their country. Reach out to the family of a fallen soldier, take time to comfort a child who lost a father or mother in the military, take time to help with a wounded-warrior or support-our-troops project, take time to pay respects to a veteran. In observance […]
Christ the King Lutheran Church welcomes Dr. Margot Käßmann to preach and speak on June 8 and 9. The Rev. Dr. Käßmann is Ambassador of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) for the Reformation anniversary in 2017. A special luncheon on Sunday afternoon will offer more opportunity to meet Pastor Käßmann. Christ […]
The Consulate General of Germany and the Consulate General of Italy cordially invite you to the free screening of the movie Solino on May 15, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at the Rice Media Center on the Rice University Campus. Consul General Klaus-Jochen Guehlcke of Germany and Consul General Fabrizio Nava of Italy will introduce the […]
What do Leipziger Platz, Leipziger Strasse, Leipziger Tor, Friedrichstrasse, and Potsdam Gate – all in Berlin – have in common? What historical forces shaped life and destiny in and around the Potsdamer Platz? What turned a thriving commercial and social hub into a desolate, divided place, tainted by violence, death, and human desperation, only to […]
Sunday, 13th August 1961, shortly after midnight. East German police disrupt the city train and underground connections. Street surfaces are ripped up, barbed wire barriers erected. The Soviet sector border in Berlin is sealed off from the western districts.
