“Berlin: The Story of a City” by Barney White-Spunner

“Germany has long had in its capital city the model to which it aspires as a nation” In“Berlin: The Story of a City, Barney White-Spunner looks back at the 1000+ year history of the everchanging city and presents it as a captivating, and I must admit, a late into the night “just one more chapter”, page-turning story. Berlin, for far…

Cold War TV Dramas set in Germany Guest post by Randall Schroeder

I’m excited to share this Guest Post written by Randall Schroeder! The post originally appeared in My German America, a newsletter about German Heritage in America, put out a few times a month by Lukas Schroeder. Lukas who describes himself as the Fourth-Generation German American, Tubist & Manager BierkellerBoys, let his dad Randall, Third-generation descendant of German immigrants, Citizen archivist,…

Die Sendung mit der Maus! 50 Years of Explaining our World

Today I learned how a search engine works… I also found out what shape raindrops really take when they fall. No, I didn’t read a book or do a google search, I watched “Die Sendung mit der Maus”! What is Die Sendung mit der Maus? For 50 years this award winning German TV program on WDR entertained and educated German kids…

“Effigy: Poison and the City”

Recently, I was asked to screen the German film “Effigy: Poison and the City” directed by Udo Flohr.  I went in blind, no idea at all what the movie was about, other than being told it is a historical drama. Well, I love movies, I love history, and I love Germany. I was all in. The movie takes place in…

Rübezahl! The legendary Silesian Lord of the Mountains!

A small scale disaster hit our house last week in the form of a flood (ok, it was just an unnoticed spill). The only thing really wrecked? A box of my old childhood Albums. As I pulled them out one by one, it broke my heart a little bit. Mold had already started to set in. Granted, they weren’t in…

The Oktoberfest Cookbook- German Oktoberfest Recipes and MORE

Oktoberfest Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from the World s Greatest Beer Festival Because of our upcoming Webtoberfest celebrations, I thought it would be best to brush up on a few more German Oktoberfest Recipes. Naturally, I want to be able to cook the staples like Brathändl (Roast Chicken) and Kartofelsalat (potato salad …. my northern German version is vastly different). But…

German Literature Classics made Easy- Klassiker für Kinder

[no_toc] Ritter, Recken, Mittelalter: Balladen von Schiller neu erzählt (Klassiker für Kinder) (German Edition) Growing up, I learned conversational German, “at home” German, the basics that could get me through most everyday situations smoothly, and have nice chats with my Oma. My everyday German reading skills were similar. As a child I devoured books in English and German, and I…

Brown Signs on the Autobahn- Notable sights in Germany

I’m the kind of person who loves roadside attractions. If there is a sign saying “Biggest Ball of Yarn” or “Caves of Wonder”, I’m telling the driver to PULL OVER! So you can imagine my delight (and my family’s frustration) when I discovered the Brown Signs on the Autobahn pointing out German Tourist attractions! Everywhere are signs pointing out Sehenswürdigkeiten…

My Favorite German Cookbooks in GERMAN

My cookbook shelf is bi-lingual, and I reach for specific cookbooks for different recipes (or when I’m doing research). In the past I’ve shared my favorite German Cookbooks in English… and now it’s time to share my favorite Cookbooks in German. I realize that not everyone visiting my website speaks or reads German. (Honestly, a cookbook is a great resource…

“View Master: The Biography of William B Gruber” Immigrant Success Story

View Master $150 seems to be a magic number for German immigrants. William B Gruber and my father both arrived here in the United States with $150 in their pockets. From there they chose different paths. In tge book, “View Master, The Biography of William B Gruber”, his daughter Gretchen J Gruber lovingly shares the story of an immigrant who…

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