Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta

The Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta will host a virtual auction fundraiser together with the GACF from February 14 - February 21. Our "Show some Liebe (love) for language" auction is timed perfectly to allow bidders the chance to get their Valentine something special and pandemic-proof to celebrate their love beyond the Valentine’s day holiday With a goal of $20,000 to support the Goethe-Zentrum language program, we will be able to offer local German educators professional developme...nt sessions, create much-needed instructional activities to be used at all learning levels in our courses and at public schools and universities throughout the Southeast, sponsor qualified language professionals to become certified German language examiners, and develop a new curriculum for our language program using a modern book with digital integration for optimal virtual learning. We hope you’ll join us in showing some Liebe for language beginning on the day of love, February 14! Stay tuned for the auction site link once it goes live at 9am on Sunday, February 14, and keep an eye in the coming weeks for teasers of some of the items and experiences we will have available for purchase. If you have an item or experience you'd like to donate to our fundraising efforts, we'd love to have you involved as a sponsor for the auction as well! Simply send an email to Cassidy at [email protected] for more information.

January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and is recognized by the UN as #InternationalHolocaustRemembranceDay. Although it will never be known for certain how many lives were lost at the hands of the Nazi regime, it's most commonly cited at around six million Jewish victims and an estimated five million additional victims of National Socialism including Roma (Gypsies), Germans with disabilities, and some of the Slavic pe...oples (especially Poles and Russians), and other groups persecuted on political, ideological, and behavioral grounds, among them Communists, Socialists, Jehovah's Witnesses, and homosexuals. Today, #weremember each and every victim of National Socialism, both in honor of their sacrifice and in the hopes of preventing future atrocities from occurring between our fellow humans. To learn more about the Holocaust and how to be a part of its remembrance, we encourage you to visit the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance website at https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/.

It's moving day! While we watch decades worth of boxes be loaded on to the moving trucks, we want to take a moment to remember the wonderful days and nights of movie screenings, wine tastings, author readings, election watch parties, Bundesliga, language courses, and all the cultural and language events in between with our incredible supporters, students, volunteers, interns, and staff that we've had the pleasure of hosting at our Colony Square offices over the years. 1197... Peachtree and 1201 Peachtree will always be a part of the Goethe-Zentrum story, but we are excited to begin the next chapter of our story together with our colleagues at the Alliance Française d'Atlanta as we refocus and rebuild an even better Franco-German cultural center for our Southeastern supporters. Do you have a favorite memory of the Goethe-Zentrum at Colony Square? Share it along with a photo if you have one so we can remember the good times together!

January 27, 1945, marks the day Auschwitz, a Nazi concentration camp which saw the deaths of over one million people, was liberated by the Red Army. Nearly 7,000 people who had not been forced to leave on a death march were left in the camp and rescued. Now, we recognize this day as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. We hope you’ll join the Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Breman Museum in remembering the lives lost through readings of youth diary excerpts from the Ho...locaust. https://fb.me/e/3TLKX2Cxa

We want to thank everyone who donated to our Wunschbaum teacher wishlist over the last week. Because of your support, our German educators will be more prepared for instruction in the year to come.

The active commitment to the precious German-French friendship was highlighted by Consulates General and cultural centers, Alliance Française d'Atlanta and... Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta, today during the joint celebration of German-French Day. This partnership is strong within our bilateral relations, strong within Europe, and strong in the world. See more

Happy #hannukah2020! To celebrate German-Israeli friendship during the holidays, the two Consuls General, Heike Fuller and Anat Sultan-Dadon, exchanged tr...aditional holiday sweets, #Christmas Stollen and #Hanukkah Sufganiyot donuts. We wish all of you a safe, healthy (and sweet) holiday season!

How lecker does that look? This could be your Mittagessen on Saturday! Register for Episode 1 of our Deutsche Küche in den USA series and learn to make a savory German Käsespätzle with ingredients you can find at any local grocery store. Hosted by Melissa Zimmer @a_melicious_life, you won't want to miss this interactive virtual cooking experience! ... Taught in English with German vocabulary instruction. Registration available on our website: http://ow.ly/Uqe550ChaEM.

Helau! Alaaf! Today, 11/11 at 11:11 am, the carnival season begins in Germany. Thousands of people flood the street to celebrate the start of the Fith Season, especially in Cologne, Mainz, and other Southern cities. You think Germans can’t party? Think again. Only in Cologne, 1.5 Million Jecken join the festivities around Rosenmontag and bring life and costumes to the streets every (non-pandemic) year. 2021, the carnival season ends on Ash Wednesday, February 16th.

On Sunday, we had the distinct pleasure to host our highest attended Germanic Language & Dialect series to date! Over 130 Yiddish-enthusiasts gathered with us via Zoom to hear from Dr. Liliane Kshensky Baxter about her experience growing up in a Yiddish-speaking household, the unique linguistics of Yiddish and its connection to German, and the perseverance of Yiddish throughout history. We are happy to share a recording of the event so that everyone can enjoy and learn about this incredible Germanic language! We'd like to give a special thanks to our partners at The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum in Atlanta. You can learn more about the museum and its programming on its website: https://www.thebreman.org/.

Erstmal, herzlichen Dank to everyone thus far who has visited and donated to our virtual Wunschbaum! Today is the last day to sponsor a wish for German educators from the Goethe-Zentrum, The German School of Atlanta, and the German American Cultural Foundation sponsored teacher at DM Therrell High School! There's still plenty of items which could help educators provide excellent instruction and greatly impact the lives of students across the metro Atlanta area. We hope you'll visit www.wunschbaum.givesmart.com or text "wunschbaum" to 76278 and sponsor a wish this holiday season!

2020 has been a long year... so we're already looking ahead to 2021! We're thrilled to announce our 2021 Winter Quarter Online Courses are now open for registration on our website! The Winter Quarter will begin on Monday, January 11, 2021, and conclude on Monday, March 22, 2021. Register for your course before 11:59 pm on Tuesday, November 24, to take advantage of the Early Bird Special. All current members were sent the promo codes for Early Bird access in a separat...e email. If you did not receive the codes, please email [email protected] so we can confirm your membership status and share the codes with you. Whether you are beginning your German language learning journey in our A1.1 courses, or practicing your speaking skills in our Specialized Courses, or moving along to the next section of your Regular Course, we look forward to welcoming you back to our virtual classroom in the new year!

Reading in German can be overwhelming and often times, a student will convince themselves not to read a book, especially a book in a foreign language, before even opening the first page. Antolin is a platform similar to AR for those who grew up in the American education system. It incentives children to read books and tests their comprehension for a points reward system. ... The The German School of Atlanta has listed many books compatible with Antolin they'd like to include in their school library so that their student population has access to them on our virtual Wunschbaum, and would appreciate any support in purchasing these titles and others to build their library further. To browse our teachers' wishlist, please visit www.wunschbaum.givesmart.com or text "wunschbaum" to 76278. Wir danken Ihnen im Voraus!

Now more than ever, COVID-19 has enhanced the need for global communications and language proficiency. Our newly-developed Youth Courses are intended to support students who are currently learning German in a middle or high school setting by offering parallel reinforcement to their regular curriculum. Courses are offered at the German 1, 2, 3 & 4 levels, along with specialized IB and AP prep courses, weekdays from 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm. To learn more about our Youth Courses and t...o register for your course beginning January 11, 2021, please visit http://ow.ly/Is2w50CJpcb. If you would prefer to take classes on Saturdays year-round and prepare for the DSD, we would like to refer you to our friends from The German School of Atlanta.

Although today is a day of great celebration in Germany as the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we also must remember the tragedy that befell the country on this same day in 1938 on Kristallnacht. While congratulating President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris on their victory, Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel made note of today's divided meaning in Germany history. CHANCELLOR MERKEL: "Ladies and gentlemen, today, on 9 November 2020, we Ger...mans commemorate both the worst and the best moments in our history, as we do every year on this day. We remember the disgrace of 9 November 1938, the pogroms against Jewish citizens throughout the country, the people who were driven to their deaths, the burning synagogues, the destroyed shops. We remember with shame the victims of the crime against humanity that was the Shoah perpetrated by Germany. And we remember 9 November 1989, the jubilation, the people’s joy bubbling over when, not far from here, at the Brandenburg Gate and along the Berlin Wall, this terrible construction first opened and then fell. Just a few weeks ago, on 3 October, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of our German unity. Without the trust of the Americans in particular, it would not have been possible. For that, I will always be grateful." We at the Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta are too forever grateful for the transatlantic friendship our two countries share and look forward to its continuation under the new President and Vice President-elect.

A look behind the scenes of German theatre in six episodes. Goethe-Zentrum Executive Director Oliver Gorf invites six theatre professionals from Germany to talk about their art, their passions, and how it works in GermanY. Episode 1: Acting in German Theatre Our guest is Stephan Moeller-Titel and he knows it all: from off theatre to big theatre to children’s theatre to TV to movies, Stephan has done everything and has a lot to tell about the life and the work of an actor in... Germany. Oh, and he is a musician, too. You are in for a treat This virtual series is free to attend, but participants must register in advance to receive the Zoom meeting information. BONUS: The first 15 people to register and attend* the first episode of Mach kein Theater! will each receive a copy of the book Alles Theater by Brigette Landes

the chance to win some Lebkuchen with the German Consulate!

An important aspect of a culture is its cuisine. Join us for this three-episode virtual series exploring German cooking and baking while living in the U.S. and using local ingredients as replacements for difficult to find German or European ingredients. In the 1.5-hour episodes, participants will follow their host, Melissa Zimmerman (@a_melicious_life) while she concocts traditional German recipes. Episode 1 will feature a favorite across all of Germany: Käsespätzle! A popula...r German recipe, Käsespätzle might be most easily compared to mac n' cheese. Egg noodles are slathered in a rich cheesy sauce and often topped with fried onions, scallions, or ham depending on dietary preferences or region. This virtual event is free to attend, but participants must register in advance to receive the Zoom meeting information for each episode. BONUS: The first 15 people to register and attend* the first episode of Deutsche Küche in den USA will each receive a copy of the book Die 100 Lieblingsgerichte der Deutschen by Viola Lex. *Books will first be mailed after attendance is confirmed at the first event. Should one of the first 15 registrants not attend, the next registrants to attend will be offered the prize in consecutive order.

Germany is forever grateful for the outstanding role the U.S. played in establishing democracy on the ashes of fascist and communist regimes. The Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta encourages all U.S. citizens to VOTE tomorrow and to be proud of their exemplary constitutional right to do so. Foto: Vote count for the first German election after WW2 in 1949.

Our Germanic Language & Dialect Series continues with Yiddish in partnership with The Breman Museum! Take a sneak peek of what's to come next Sunday at 4pm by watching this short trailer Not yet registered? Sign up via our website to receive the Zoom meeting info: https://german-institute.org//germanic-language-dia/308419. ... Zayt mir dervayl gezunt! https://youtu.be/t4zKC3FP-Mg

We are thrilled to announce our newest Mitarbeiter and leader of our klein aber fein Team, Executive Director Oliver Gorf! Oliver is originally from Hamburg, Germany, and found his first love in the theatre, having an expansive career as a playwright, director of several world premieres, and ultimately Director of Communications of the rising Lichthof Theater. Since 2011, Oliver has lived in Miami, FL, and worked as a German language professor at Florida International Univers...ity and in the Miami-Dade Public School system. With his diverse background, we are confident in Oliver's ability to lead our organization and fulfill our mission in Atlanta and the Southeast. Join us in saying herzlich Willkommen to Oliver and embracing him in the German community of Atlanta! #MeetOurMitarbeiter

Mark your calendars! Our Winter Quarter Courses will be open for registration beginning Tuesday, November 10.

Try your hand at analyzing this Yiddish idiom! In English, it translates to "With one behind, you can't dance at two weddings." But what is it actually saying? Comment with your guess for its true meaning, and we will post the answer in a few days!... Then be sure to join us to learn more Yiddish words and the cultural importance of the language in the Jewish community on Sunday, November 8 at 4pm via Zoom The event is free to attend, but be sure to register in advance via our website: https://german-institute.org//germanic-language-dia/308419

Congratulations to the winners of our AMPELMANN baking contest in cooperation with the Goethe-Zentrum Atlanta! Thank you for participating and sharing phot...os of your very creative Ampelmann cookies with us - they sure look delicious! And to all of our other participants: all of you will receive a little package with German Consulate giveaways for your amazing efforts!

Looking to slip a few more Yiddish words into your daily vocabulary before our Germanic Language & Dialect Series on November 8? Try taking some of the words used in this short video and using them in your daily conversations! To learn more about Yiddish as a language and its persevering history, register today and receive the Zoom login information to our virtual event exploring all things Yiddish!... https://german-institute.org//germanic-language-dia/308419