German Book Exchange, February 2023

Thank you to everybody who came to our first Book Swap, February 2023. Through your help German books for all ages that included several different genres were offered, as well as many DVD’s and CD’s. There will be another one in the near future, so subscribe to our newsletter and like us on facebook so you are not missing out
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A look at the Impact YOU have made in 2022

Greetings,  As we look at the past year, there’s a moment for each of you in the Zeitgeist Northwest community to feel pride. Because of your support to champion Zeitgeist Northwest’s mission in providing education in German language, history, and culture… because of your dedication to the Portland German Film Festival and its Monthly Film Series, we can continue to show films from Germany, Austria,
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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

Dear Members and Friends of Zeitgeist Northwest, we’re wishing all of you and your families a wonderful and happy Holiday time. We’re happy that the German Film Festival’s monthly Film series, including the December Children’s film, was well attended, and will continue in 2023. The Sophie Scholl Schule was able to return to Camp Abenteuer and in-person teaching. We’re grateful
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Giving Tuesday, November 29th, 2022

Dear Friends, November 29th is Giving Tuesday, and we’d like to ask you to make a donation to Zeitgeist Northwest. Your donation will support: – the Monthly Film Series, coming back to the Clinton Street Theater in January– the Sophie Scholl Schule including its summer camp, Camp Abenteuer. You can donate directly to the school on the their GoFundMe fundraiser.– the Deutsche Schule Corvallis, our German
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September Stammtisch at Prost

Summer is (mostly) over, but we’re still meeting at our summer Stammtisch location at Prost ( 4237 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR 97217), Sept. 6, 7pm. All levels of German speakers welcome!
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Happy Holidays, see you next year!

Dear Members and Friends of Zeitgeist Northwest- we’re wishing all of you and your families a wonderful and happy Holiday time. 2021 was another pandemic year, but we’re grateful for the events we were able to offer, our member Jutta Donath’s author reading, and Dr. Sandra Rebok’s lecture on Alexander von Humboldt. We’re grateful for the Sophie Scholl Schule and
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#GivingTuesday2021

Dear Friends, Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday and we’d like to ask you to make a donation to Zeitgeist Northwest. Your donation will support: -the annual  Portland German Film Festival and the monthly film series –the Sophie Scholl Schule including Camp Abenteuer – cultural events such as speakers or exhibitions and community collaborations such as Faschingsfest – the Deutsche Schule Corvallis our
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Online Author Reading: Jutta Donath

We cordially invite you to an online book reading by author Jutta Donath. She will read selections of her recently published memoir: “Refugee: The Journal of an East German Woman.” There will be a Q and A with the author afterwards.The event will take place on Wednesday, Feb 17th, 6.00pm-7.30pm. To RSVP, please email carrie23@pdx.edu . You will be sent
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Happy Holidays!

Dear Zeitgeist Members and Friends- We are wishing you, your family, friends and loved ones a joyous, if quiet, Holiday Season. We hope that you enjoyed this year’s activities before Covid-19 hit. Our monthly Film Series at the Clinton Street Theater was well attended, and while we had to cancel the Portland German Film Festival, we’ve managed to offer several
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Public Lecture: Friedrich Schiller’s Epic Theater

What influence did Friedrich Schiller’s work have on Bertold Brecht? How do Schiller and Brecht’s major works on figures of the Thirty Years War inform one another? And had Schiller already established techniques that in the 20th century would be called “Epic Theater”? This talk will answer these questions and redefine Brecht’s contentious attitude toward Schiller to analyze Schiller’s engagement
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Looking for New Board Members!

Zeitgeist Northwest is looking for additional board members! Being on the Board is a fantastic way to bring in your ideas, inspire others, and shape the future of the organization. If you’re interested, please send us an email: zeitgeisnw@gmail.com. We’re looking forward to hearing from you! (You do not need to speak German!) #Volunteer #Board #German #Kultur #Culture
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Fasching!

Helau and Alaaf! Together with the German American Society, we’re celebrating what Germans call “the fifth season”- Fasching, Karneval, Fasnacht! Get your costume ready, practice your jokes andplan for an evening of FUN! Hearty traditional food with no-host wine, bier and Prosecco bar. When? February 8, 6pm-11pm Where? German Haus ( 5626 NE Alameda St ) Reservations are: $20 per
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Stammtisch Westside

Get together, speak German, have fun! We meet at Golden Valley Brewery, 7pm All levels of German speakers are welcome!
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Law Talk- Dual Citizenship US-Germany

Informational Evening on November 21 at 6.30 pm at the German American Society about dual citizenship (Germany – USA) and the process to apply for the retention certificate and US Citizenship. • Did you know that you automatically lose your German nationality if you gain US citizenship WITHOUT applying for retention of German citizenship first? • Have you held a
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The Tenth Portland German Film Festival, Oct 4-8, 2019, and Kinofest Seattle, Oct. 22- Nov 5, 2019

Zeitgeist Northwest will present the 10th Annual Portland German Film Festival October 4-8, 2019 at Cinema 21. Our annual festival showcases feature films, documentaries and short films that represent the state-of-the-art in German film making. We are also delighted to include films from Austria and Switzerland to give our audience the chance to experience the diversity, history and progress of
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Pop-Up Event: Wunderbar Together

German companies BASF, SAP, Siemens AG, Allianz, and Lufthansa host a series of interactive exhibits as part of their nationwide Wunderbar Together PopUp Tour. These programs allow visitors to score a goal in a virtual soccer game, learn about the mega-trends in chemistry that impact everyday life, and interact with experts in the fields of energy, sustainability, the future of work
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Austrian Cartoonist Ulli Lust Book Signing at Floating World Comics

Ulli Lust, author of the LA Times Book Prize-winning graphic memoir Today Is the Last day of the Rest of Your Life, joins us to celebrate the launch of her new book, How I Tried to Be a Good Person. How I Tried to Be a Good Person is a story of sexual obsession, gender conflict, and self-liberation, told with
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Easter Egg Hunt and Spring Fest

The weather is finally getting warmer, the birds are singing, Easter is ahead- You are invited to an family spring get-together to enjoy German food and kid-friendly activities. Come and get to know other members of the German-speaking communities here in Portland! This year, Nordic Northwest, Zeitgeist Northwest and the Sophie Scholl Schule are celebrating Spring Fest together on the
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Milena Moser- Author from Switzerland

Author Event at Lewis & Clark College. Milena Moser will be speaking about her travels through the United States in search of love.  She will also discuss her experience as an emigrant to the United States, as well as her most recent novel, which addresses the questions of growing up, freedom, gender, and identity. Date: 5:30pm PDT April 11 Location:
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Portland German Film Festival – Monthly Film Series

In our Monthly Film Series, we will show a variety of GERMAN or GERMAN language films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. On the 2nd Wednesday of each month, audiences will now have a chance to see these films on a regular basis at the CLINTON STREET THEATER. (Children movies will be playing on Sunday afternoons – please check our website.) All films
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KINOFEST Seattle 2019 (Oct. 18 – 20, 2019)

Our 4rd annual KINOFEST Seattle will be October 18-20, 2019. Our annual festival showcases feature films, documentaries and short films that represent the state-of-the-art in German language film making, including films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland to give our audience the chance to experience the diversity, history and progress of German-speaking countries in Europe. All films are shown in German
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German Immersion Summer Camp

  Thank you all for making this camp spectacular again For more information on the  2017 camp check back the website: Camp Abenteuer – a German Immersion Adventure for kids Grade 2 -12 of all language skill levels at the beautiful site of Menucha Camp and Conference Center.          
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Previous Book Reviews

Schmitter Heisler, Barbara. From German Prisoner of War to American Citizen: A Social History with 35 Interviews. Jefferson/North Carolina: McFarland and Company, 2013. 203 Seiten. von Klaus Engelhardt Es ist wohl eher die Ausnahme, dass ein Auswanderungswilliger die Gelegenheit hat, das Ziel seiner Absicht zuerst in Augenschein zu nehmen, bevor er sich entscheidet, dort ein neues Leben zu beginnen. Gerade das aber ist
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In the Footsteps of Bertolt Brecht in Berlin

In the Footsteps of Bertolt Brecht in Berlin By Bill Siverly and Jutta Donath Scroll down for the German version This is the first of a series of short articles with pictures of our adventures while tracking down the locations of German literary and cultural figures from the past.  These articles are not intended as travelogues or literary analysis, but
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