German-American Friendship Month

Mayor Bloomberg and Dr. Ruth Westheimer kick off “German-American Friendship Month”
Proclamation applauds “invaluable contributions” German immigrants made
NEW YORK – “German-American Friendship Month” has started with a bang – or, to be precise – with four bangs hammered out by “Dr. Ruth” Westheimer as she closed the trading session at the New York Stock Exchange on [...]

Theodor Escherich discovered e.coli

In 1885 German-Austrian pediatrician and university professor Theodor Escherich discovered the bacterium Escherichia coli, in short e.coli.
He was awarded the doctorate in medicine in 1881 and only four years later made his major discovery. He became professor of Pediatrics at the Karl-Franz University of Graz in 1890 and in 1902 in Vienna. IN the K. [...]

Germany increases humanitarian aid for Pakistan to 25 million euros

The Federal Government has stepped up its humanitarian aid for the flood victims in Pakistan by a further ten million to currently 25 million euros (approx. 32 million US dollars). The total contribution of the European Union and its Member States amounts to 164 million euros (approx. 210 million US dollars).
Federal Foreign Minister Guido [...]

Chrisoph Schlingensief is dead

Christoph Schlingensief, hope and enfant terrible of Germany’s theater scene died August 21st in Berlin. He battled lung cancer for over two years.
The artist directed plays, movied, operas, most renowned the annual Richard Wagner festival in Bayreuth and in Manaus, Brazil. His choices were often controversial and had a strong political message.
Oliver Golloch, Ruhrtriennale Festival [...]

Al Gore and German energy comments

Al Gore posted the following comments on his blog and wrote that the failure of Congress to act is already costing our nation billions of dollars:
“Alternative energy investment prospects have shriveled in the United States after the U.S. Senate was unable to break a deadlock over tackling global warming, a Deutsche Bank official said.”
“You just [...]

Angelina and August

Angelina Jolie and August Diehl at the German premiere of “SALT” in Berlin August 18th 2010
Also read our previous article: August Diehl plays Angelina’s husband

Demi Moore and Austrian leeches

Demi Moore is 47, but certainly does not look like it. So what are her secrets? Well one of them is Austrian. She admitted to talk show host David Letterman a while back that:
“I was in Austria doing a cleanse and part of the treatment was leech therapy. These aren’t just swamp leeches though – [...]

Trader Joe’s Co-Founder died

Almost everybody knows Trader Joe’s, but few know that the offering basic not super-processed, affordable food, pushing their own brand, passing savings on to the consumer by concentrating on fewer and more essential products supermarket is a German idea.
According to news agency reports, Theo Albrecht, one of Europe’s richest men with an estimate fortune of [...]

August Diehl plays Angelina’s husband

The best American action heroes like Jason Bourne and now Evelyn Salt, have doting German spouses. Matt Damon had Franka Potente and now Angelina Jolie got one of Germany’s most talented actors August Diehl to love her so much that she more or less gets “reprogrammed by love”.
But how did the terrific actor get the [...]

Google honors Josef Frank

Josef Frank is an Austrian-Swedish architect and designer, who was known for his innovative designs and distinct patterns. Born July 15th 1885 in Baden bei Wien he helped found the Vienna School of Architecture.
July 15th Google Doodle is an artistic tribute to Josef Frank’s 125th birthday. To celebrate one of Frank’s patterns, The Vegetable Tree, [...]

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