Posts tagged Nazis

German anti-smoking laws – Rauchverbot?

Jul06
2009 Written by HF

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Germany and I have a long history when it comes to cigarette smoke. Ever since my first visit to Germany — oh those many years ago — I have loved the many differences and unique characteristics of life in Europe as compared to the USA… except for one thing. Smoking.

For many years it was almost impossible for a non-smoker like me to avoid “Qualm” — clouds of cigarette smoke almost everywhere you went. Back in the 1970s and ’80s, just about the only non-smoking zones were on German trains in the “Nichtraucher” cars. READ MORE »

Posted in Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture, Medical matters - Tagged cigarettes, Germany, health and fitness, Hitler, Hyde, laws and regulations, smoking bans, tobacco

Homeschooling verboten

Feb03
2009 Written by HF

I know I just wrote about the German School System a few weeks ago, but a German court decision on homeschooling that was announced today has put that unique aspect of German education in the spotlight. A Bremen couple who have been trying to get permission to homeschool their two young sons had all their legal arguments rejected. A Bremen superior administrative court (Oberverwaltungsgericht) told Dagmar and Tilman Neubronner (and their two attorneys) that they must send Moritz and Thomas to a normal German school and not teach them at home. READ MORE »

Posted in Expat issues, History and culture - Tagged Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Bremen, court decisions, education, Germany, Hesse, Hitler, homeschooling, Hyde, military, schools, Stuttgart

November 9th in German history

Nov05
2008 Written by HF

This coming Sunday will mark the ninth day of November. In most parts of the world November 9 is just another day, pretty much like any other. But if you’re German, the date has a lot of historical significance — some positive, some negative — and is sometimes called Germany’s “fateful date” (Schicksalstag). READ MORE »

Posted in History and culture - Tagged Albert Einstein, Austria, Berlin, Berlin Wall, famous Germans, Germany, Hedy Lamarr, historical events, Hitler, holidays, Jews, Kaiser Wilhelm, Kristallnacht, Lise Meitner, Munich, November 9, Otto Hahn

Auf Wiedersehen, Tempelhof!

Oct21
2008 Written by HF

Tempelhof Airport's eagle's head, designed by architect Sagebiel, used to be part of a statue on top of the terminal building..

Tempelhof Airport's eagle's head, designed by architect Ernst Sagebiel, used to be part of a statue on top of the terminal building. Photo © H. Flippo

It has been a long time coming, but Berlin’s historic Tempelhof Flughafen is about to go out of business. At the end of the day before Halloween, on Oct. 30, 2008, Tempelhof will close down for good.

The Tempelhof airport is one of the world’s oldest airports. Berliners often call it THE world’s oldest, but there were several commercial airports in operation before Tempelhof, including Königsberg in Prussia (1922, today’s Kaliningrad, Russia). Only the airport in Sydney, Australia (1920) keeps Tempelhof from being the world’s oldest (almost) continuously operating passenger airport (until October 30).
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Posted in History and culture - Tagged air travel, airports, architecture, Berlin, Berlin Airlift, Germany, Sagebiel, Tempelhof, World War II, Wowereit

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Posts tagged Nazis

German anti-smoking laws – Rauchverbot?

Homeschooling verboten

November 9th in German history

Auf Wiedersehen, Tempelhof!

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