Archive for the ‘History Germany’ Category
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Concert Review Sunday 13th May 2012
Place Sankt-Georgen-Kirche 23966 Wismar
NDR Sinfonieorchester conducted by Thomas Hengelbrock
Program -Schumann’s 3rd Symphony & Brahms 1st Symphony
The ‘Rolls Royce’ is in this case the NDR Sinfonieorchester and the venue the still being renovated huge and captivating space of the Sankt-Georgen-Kirche in the old Hansa city of Wismar in northern Germany – which unbeknown by most – [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 3rd Symphony known as tSchumann's Rhenish” in E flat major, Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Concert Review NDR orchestra, Concert Review NDR orchestra visits St Georgen Kirche in Wismar, festspiele-mv, Kalev Kuljusas, Konzert Revue NDR Sinfonieorchester, Konzert Revue Wismar NDR, NDR Sinfonieorchester, NDR Sinfonieorchester concert review, NDR visits Wismar, Op. 68, Op. 97, Paulus van der Merwe, Paulus van der Merwe and Kalev Kuljusas, Rolls Royce parked in fabulous 'Work in Progress', St Georgen Kirche in Wismar, Stefan Wagner, Stefan Wagner the ‘Konzertmeister’, Thomas Hengelbrock
Posted in Articles by Filip van der Plas, Berlin, Classical Performances, Composers, Culture, Events, Events in Germany, German Culture, History, History Germany, Live Music, Orchestra, Performing Arts | No Comments »
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
As they did last year, in waves of demonstrations, many thousands of protestors and workers across Europe went onto the streets against government spending cuts, unemployment and increasing burdens for low wage earners to pay for the folly and economic and political mismanagement of the very few very rich.
Many people in Europe will be protesting unemployment and at the same time protesting [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 000 people marched, 000 people took part in the main May Day march, 2012 - Debt crisis & crisis of Capitalism, about as 100, Athens Greece, circa 3, Debt crisis & crisis of Capitalism, Debt crisis & May Day around the World, In the US the ‘Occupy’ movement, José Julián Martí, May Day 2012, May Day around the World - May 1st, Moscow, President Raul Castro, Sarkozy as another Berlusconi-type loser, Sarkozy friend of the rich.
Posted in Articles by Emil Hoogensteyn, Berlin, Economy, History Berlin, History Germany, Politics Berlin, Politics EU, Politics Germany | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 30th, 2012
Marx + Engels Founders of Modern Socialism
Happy May Day 2012 !
‘May Day’ is a world-wide celebration of the social and economic achievements and progress of the workers and Labour movement – it is also refered to as ‘International Workers’ Day’, or ‘Labour Day’ and is the primary Communist and Socialist celebration now encompassing all manner of left or anti-capitalist groupings.
Many people also [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 'Red Berlin', emil hoogensteyn, From 'Red' Berlin - Happy May Day - 2012, International Business Times, may 1st berlin 2012, May Day Berlin 2012, may day celebrations worldwide
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Saturday, April 21st, 2012
Dark clouds hang over Reichstag - Uli Klose - berlinprophoto.de
“Der Maulkorb gehört nicht ins Parlament” – “Muzzles have no place in parliament” says a Berlin newspaper headline and it represents the general mood both in the Partliment and on the street. http://www.tagesspiegel.de/meinung/rederecht-im-bundestag-der-maulkorb-gehoert-nicht-ins-parlament/6516384.html
As Germany’s parliament, the German Bundestag stands at the centre of the country’s political life and is elected by the German people to function [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: "Sueddeutsche Zeitung”, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, Der Tagesspiegel, German Bundeswehr /Federal Armed Forces, German Parliament/Bundestag, Heribert Prantl, Opposistion grows to proposed new rules for the German Parliament/Bundestag, power of the whips in German politics, Tagesspiegel Online, the unfortunately named Ralf Fücks, Uli Klose - berlinprophoto.de, Whips would muzzle Bundestag MPs, Whips would muzzle MPs, ‘Qui bono’ - who benefits?, “Der Maulkorb gehört nicht ins Parlament”
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Friday, April 13th, 2012
Ostensibly because of the controversy over the poem “What must be said” critical of Israel by the German Nobel laureate Guenter Grass, the US novelist Dave Eggers will stay away from today’s award ceremony at Bremen’s City Hall, where he should have been awarded the “Albatross” Literature Prize of the Günter Grass Foundation in Bremen.
His novel, “Zeitoun”, was considered by the Günter [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 'Israel a danger to World Peace' Günter Grass, author being muzzled by his publishers, dave eggers, Dave Eggers takes the money and runs, Dave Eggers will accept the money thank you very much, Eggers money yes - show up no thanks, Eggers Zeitoun, Günter Grass, Günter Grass 'Atommach Israel Gefahr für den Weltfrieden', Günter Grass speaks out, HAARETZ, Supporters gather around Grass, Take the Money and Run, Zeitoun"
Posted in Articles by Emil Hoogensteyn, Berlin, History, History Berlin, History Germany, Politics EU, Politics Germany | 5 Comments »
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Last Wednesday 84 year old German author and Nobel laureate Günter Grass wrote in a poem called “What must be said” that the present regime in Israel is a threat to world peace.http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/04/04/gunter-grass-speaks-out-atommach-israel-gefahr-fur-den-weltfrieden-israel-a-danger-to-world-peace-what-must-be-said-commentary-by-ota-berlin-constituency-blog-contributor-mr-emil/
The respected French-German publicist Alfred Grosser, the son of Jewish parents is, on the debate on the poem written by Gunter Grass, clearly on the side of the writer.
Alfred Grosser, [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 'Israel a danger to World Peace' Günter Grass, Avigdor Lieberman unstable, clearpolitics.ca, Grass critisizes Israel, Günter Grass, Günter Grass 'Atommach Israel Gefahr für den Weltfrieden', Günter Grass speaks out, HAARETZ, Infantile reaction of Netanyahu/Lieberman right-wing government, Mondoweiss, MP George Galloway, nonsense of Marcel Reich-Ranicki, opportunist SPD, puerile Harper Government of Canada, puerile stunt by the right-wing Harper government of Canada, right-wing Harper government of Canada, seriously free speach.ca, SPD is 'fair-weather-freind' only, Suddeutsche Zeitung, Supporters gather around Grass
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Sunday, April 8th, 2012
Last Wednesday 84 year old German author and Nobel laureate Günter Grass wrote in a poem called “What must be said” that the present regime in Israel is a threat to world peace.http://www.ota-berlin.de/blog/04/04/gunter-grass-speaks-out-atommach-israel-gefahr-fur-den-weltfrieden-israel-a-danger-to-world-peace-what-must-be-said-commentary-by-ota-berlin-constituency-blog-contributor-mr-emil/
Günter Grass told German public broadcaster Norddeutsche Rundfunk/NDR on Thursday that an organized campaign against him will fail. Going after the man instead of the ball – blaming the messenger [...] Continue Reading…
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Posted in Articles by Emil Hoogensteyn, Berlin, History, History Berlin, History Germany, Politics EU, Politics Germany | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
Against the backdrop of the nuclear dispute with Iran the 1999 Literature Nobel Prize winner, the 84-year-old German writer Günter Grass, has sharply criticized both his own country Germany and Israel.
Grass wrote as much in a poem today called “What must be said” which was sent to the German “Sueddeutsche Zeitung”, and other international publications like the Italian “La Repubblica” and the [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 'Israel a danger to World Peace' Günter Grass, Grass critisizes Israel, Günter Grass, Günter Grass 'Atommach Israel Gefahr für den Weltfrieden', Günter Grass speaks out
Posted in Articles by Emil Hoogensteyn, Berlin, History, History Berlin, History Germany, Politics EU, Politics Germany | 5 Comments »
Friday, March 30th, 2012
Wer kennt es nicht, das bunte Treiben im Mauerpark mit der weltberühmten Karaoke-Show des Iren Joe, dem quirligen Flohmarkt, den off-road Straßenmusikanten. Und wer wollte dies nicht erhalten, zumal an einem Ort, wo Geschichte (nicht nur mit Sprühdosen) geschrieben wurde? Der Mauerpark verbindet den ehemals westlichen Wedding mit dem einst östlichen Prenzlauer Berg und so in mehrer Hinsicht zwei unterschiedliche Welten, in [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: berlin prenzlauer berg, Berlin Wedding, Freunde des Mauerparks, Gleimtunnel, Mauerpark Berlin, Mauerpark Bürgerinitiativen, Mauerpark Tag, Mauerpark Zukunft, Welt-Bürger-Park
Posted in Articles by Jörn Meyer, Berlin, Berlin General, Berlin Gentrification, Berlin Parks, Culture, History, History Berlin, History Germany, Irish in Berlin, Local Berlin, Politics Berlin | 2 Comments »
Sunday, March 11th, 2012
Guido Westerwelle – OTA-Berlin The German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle will not even discuss German military involvement in Syria, calling it counterproductive and pointing to the futility of interfering in the internal affairs of other countries.
While there is clear evidence of violent political unrest in Syria, Westerwelle correctly sees that by supporting one side over the other – as the [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Cameron & Hague losers at EU summit, deutsche welle, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, iraqbodycount, no EU military involvement in Syria, no German military involvement in Syria, no idiot UK type intervention in Syria, no to Cameron / Hague loser adverturism, no to UK's bellicose and mad middle east policy, UK loser duo, UK tries to hijack EU policy over Syria...unsuccessfully, William Hague and David Cameron
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Thursday, March 8th, 2012
[Photo shows Clara Zetkin -left- with Rosa Luxemborg in Berlin about 100 years ago - circa 1910- from Wikipedia]
In 1919 at the’ International Conference of Working Women’ in Copenhagen, Denmark, the groundwork for the first ‘International Women’s Day’ was established. This conference – attended by more than 100 women from 17 countries representing unions, socialist parties and working women’s clubs-agreed to [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Barnetstraße, Clara Zetkin, Dita Scholl, international womans day, International Women's Day in Berlin, international womens day 2012, International Womens Day Berlin, Maren Kabaratestin Kroymann, Prof. Dr. Gesine Schwan, Rosa Luxemburg, What is Woman's day?
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