by HF | May 4, 2020 | Book reviews, History and culture, Travel and transportation
The Nazi Rumors and Disney Over the years, at various times, Walt Disney’s been labeled anti-Semitic, a Nazi sympathizer, and a racist. When Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003) visited Hollywood to promote her Olympia film in 1938, Walt Disney was the rare exception of...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Dec 2, 2019 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
It is birthday party season for us in Berlin. After my little girl’s 5th birthday (5th!), we had two other kids’ parties at some of the city’s best museums. Apparently we are running with a fashionable kiddie crowd. In this season of cold weather and...
by HF | Jul 29, 2019 | German language, History and culture
With Lyrics in German and English Both of these songs refer to a flower. But they are otherwise as different as night and day. One was written in English for an American musical production. The other was written in German as a military marching song. But both songs...
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