Germans in North Carolina
There is a whole array of German related organizations and events which contribute to a better understanding of German topics and which offer German atmosphere. To mention a few:
o Grand Speaker Series featuring prominent German personalities in politics and journalism, such as
- Holger Stark, White House Correspondent for DER SPIEGEL
- Yasmin Fahimi, Secretary General of the SPD
- Prof. Dr. Kurt Biedenkopf, key note speaker at the 25th anniversary of the Fall of the Wall
- Dr. Josef Joffe, editor of the intellectual weekly DIE ZEIT
- Ralf Fücks, president of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin, one of the major political think tanks in Germany
o A very festive first Deutscher Opernball (German Opera Ball) featuring the German Ambassador and his wife in March 2015.
- Alemannia. This German social club convenes every month and offers “gemütliches Beisammensein”, a cozy get-together, a great opportunity to train and practice one’s German.
- American Council on Germany (ACG), a venerable organization which has for many years arranged events where one can learn and discuss typical German topics (Immigration, Islam in Germany, ecological themes, inner-German politics)
- World Affairs Council Charlotte (WACC). This most respected national organization has a chapter in Charlotte which is particularly active and has often offered a forum for interesting German speakers; one highlight this year was certainly a luncheon where the German Ambassador Dr. Peter Wittig was the key-note speaker.
- Many Octoberfests. To mention only two: one organized by Lufthansa and another by the restaurant Das Waldhorn.
- German Language and Culture Foundation. They raised considerable funds to support the learning of German in our area. They have supported many American students to go to Germany to deepen their knowledge of German culture and language which they would not have been able to afford otherwise.
- The N.C. Zeitgeist Foundation. They have organized
o Grand Speaker Series featuring prominent German personalities in politics and journalism, such as
- Holger Stark, White House Correspondent for DER SPIEGEL
- Yasmin Fahimi, Secretary General of the SPD
- Prof. Dr. Kurt Biedenkopf, key note speaker at the 25th anniversary of the Fall of the Wall
- Dr. Josef Joffe, editor of the intellectual weekly DIE ZEIT
- Ralf Fücks, president of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Berlin, one of the major political think tanks in Germany
o A very festive first Deutscher Opernball (German Opera Ball) featuring the German Ambassador and his wife in March 2015.