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German Life, June / July 2017
Jun 8, 20171 min read
Eric Braeden at Northfield Conference 2017
The 2017 Northfield Conference, “Legacy of 1848 & Holocaust Education”, concluded with “Thoughts on Being German,” a poignant and...
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Friedhelm Caspari and Joachim Reppmann
May 30, 20172 min read
The Holocaust Boxcar - A Powerful Admonition Against Anti-Semitism
The New Fact Book The Origins of the Nazi Regime and the Conclusion of its Murderous Dictatorship The period of National Socialism in...
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Don Tolzmann and Yogi Reppmann
Apr 25, 20177 min read
2017 Conference Program and Highlights
2017 German-American Conference in Northfield, MN "Holocaust Education & the Legacy of 1848, Transplanted Ideas and Values in America's...
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Yogi Reppmann
Apr 3, 20172 min read
2017 Northfield Conference Video Playlist
German-American Conference in Northfield, Minnesota "Holocaust Education & The Legacy of 1848, Transplanted Ideas and Values in America's...
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Joachim Reppmann
Mar 16, 20171 min read
Martin Luther's Childhood— Traveling Exhibit
This is a traveling exhibit that was introduced successfully to the public on March 30th, 2017 during our German-American conference in...
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Joachim Reppmann
Mar 16, 20171 min read
Crossing the Ocean: German-American Friendships
Ever since they first set foot in the United States, Gitta and Joachim „Yogi“ Reppmann have been a living example of the furthering of...
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Joachim Reppmann
Mar 16, 20172 min read
Legacy of 1848 Conference Talks, Wartburg College, 2013
In short, the Legacy of 1848 Conference will attempt to highlight the timeless legacy of democratic and moral values the Forty-eighters...
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New York Times
Feb 21, 20171 min read
Ellis Island, NYTimes Video
Before it closed in 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to the U.S. for over 12 million immigrants. As President Donald J. Trump's...
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Yogi Reppmann
Oct 4, 20161 min read
1848er Demokratie: Theodor und Justus Olshausen - Erinnerungsstele in Kiel, 2009
Vortraege ueber zwei massgebende Republikaner der 1848er Demokratie-Bewegung am 5.Juni 2009 in der Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu...
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Fiede Caspari and Yogi Reppmann
Oct 4, 20164 min read
Impressive new Low German Memorial in Cole Camp, Missouri
Cole Camp (Missouri): Neues Denkmal erinnert an norddeutsche Immigranten Bewahrende Pflege der plattdeutschen Sprache und Bräuche -...
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Yogi Reppmann
Sep 24, 20162 min read
Gitta's 70th Birthday Party Photos
"It was a great joy to take part in the big round 70th for Gitta. We felt as if we were momentarily transported back to Deutschland, a...
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Don Heinrich Tolzmann
Sep 13, 20161 min read
German Life, Eric Braeden - Book Review
Eric Braeden lives in Pacific Palisades, CA, known as “Weimar am Pazifik“ since 1933; across from his house is the elegant villa where...
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Joachim Reppmann and Erhard Böttcher
Sep 12, 20161 min read
Eric Braeden - From Bredenbek to Hollywood: The Legacy of 1848, Through Today
Eric Braeden, a Hollywood star from Bredenbek, and historian Yogi Reppmann from Flensburg (both towns are located in the northernmost...
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Joachim Reppmann & John Barbour, Editors
Aug 17, 20163 min read
Toiling with the Defeated: American Diaries from the Ruins of WWII - Deane and Ian Barbour in Hambur
Ian and Deane Barbour helped 1948 to remove debris in Germany This book publishes the US diaries of Ian and Deane Barbour, Northfield,...
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Stephan Witthoeft, salve TV & Yogi Reppmann
Aug 4, 20161 min read
Holocaust Boxcar Headed for MN - The Days After Hitler - Exhibit at the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum,
English Version:
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Thomas Waldner
Jul 25, 20161 min read
1848er Love Story Thilde Peters Teaser
Northern Germany in 1846: Bleik Peters was 21 years old when he got to know Thilde Henningsen, who was 17 years young. He had rented a...
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Ian Barbour and "Morgenpost", HH
May 1, 20161 min read
1948, Barbour Diaries, Moving Colored Photos from Münster and Hamburg
Hamburg 1945 Video
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Dirk Kurbjuweit
Apr 23, 20160 min read
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Joachim Reppmann
Apr 14, 20163 min read
Merl Arp: In Memoriam, 1931-2016
Merl Arp, September 3rd, 1931 – March 23rd, 2016 Newsletter Editor: American/Schleswig-Holstein Heritage Society (ASHHS) In memoriam -...
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Yogi Reppmann
Mar 18, 20161 min read
Jena in Thüringen: Kindheitserinnerungen & demokratische 1848er Revolutionäre
1848: demokratische Revolutionaere aus Schleswig – Holstein praegen Thueringen. Dort beginnen auch meine ersten Kindheitserinnerungen,...
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