It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the passing of our colleague and dear friend, Phil Cezeaux on February 13, 2025. A long-time member, dedicated director (later Emeritus Director), and former President of the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association (2006), Phil devoted many years of service to the relationship between Houston and Leipzig. […]
Well, 2025 has started off with a bang. January has flown by and I am already feeling behind in the myriad tasks I am supposed to get done. It’s going to be a busy year. First, thanks to all Houston-Leipzig Members and guests who were able to join us at the Museum of Fine Arts […]
The Museum of Fine Arts Houston is the only U.S. venue for the extraordinary exhibit of more than 150 works by French Post-Impressionist Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) – Gauguin in the World – and we are thrilled to invite you to a private viewing with Dr. Helga Aurisch, Curator of European Art at the MFAH. On […]
As you receive this message, I hope that you and your loved ones experienced a joy-filled and memorable Holiday Season. On behalf of the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association, the Board and I wish you and yours a prosperous and productive 2025. I am honored and excited to serve as the 2025 Houston-Leipzig President. This year […]
We are excited to have a real Houston Celebrity join us for our March 2024 Meeting! Dr. Neil Frank, longtime Chief Meteorologist at KHOU-TV, will be our Guest Speaker on March 7th. Dr Frank’s topic is “Global Warming – Can we learn something from Germany?” Will you join us? If so, please reply to houston.leipzig.sca@gmail.com or […]
The Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association cordially invites you to join us for Zoom presentation by Gisela Kallenbach, on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. (registration link below). She has led an extraordinary life under communist dictatorship in the former East Germany and in a free, democratic Germany. Gisela Kallenbach is a person who experienced […]
Come and join us on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at 11:30 a.m. to hear Gabe Rodriguez, an IT entrepreneur par excellence, explain to us cryptocurrencies, bitcoin, blockchain, wallets, mining . . . and all you ever wanted to know about this complex topic. This will be a most fascinating meeting. Gabe is located in Berlin, […]
Dr. Gabriele Goldfuss sent us a heartfelt thank you for all of the donations from members and friends of Houston-Leipzig: Dear Members and Friends of Houston-Leipzig, Thank you for choosing to support the City of Leipzig’s activities towards the help of Ukrainians in Leipzig! We are very touched to receive donations from our sister city […]
Finally we are meeting once again in-person at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston for one of Dr. Helga Aurisch’s legendary guided tours on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. for the exquisite exhibit Incomparable Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. According to Dr. Aurisch, the MFAH’s Curator for European Art, this […]
Remember the Peaceful Revolution beginning in Leipzig on October 9, 1989, and the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 9, 1989? After the opening of eastern Germany, a young student from Leipzig received an invitation from the American Embassy (or was it from the CIA?) to visit the United States. This visit culminated years […]
