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Leica camera from the airship Hindenburg traveled through USA

Hinterländer mountain bikers were guests at the bridge-Stammtisch - on US tour
The bridge-chairman Roger Schmidt (links) and Günther Schmadel (on the right) welcomed to the meeting at the Hotel Köhler the hinterlands Mountain Bicker Harald Becker (Clinks, links) and Uli Weigel, who reported on their exciting journey with the wheels in the US. Always with the old Leica (on the table), die schon im brennenden Luftschiff "Hindenburg" was in New York doing
The bridge-chairman Roger Schmidt (links) and Günther Schmadel (on the right) welcomed to the meeting at the Hotel Köhler the hinterlands Mountain Bicker Harald Becker (Center, links) and Uli Weigel, who reported on their exciting journey with the wheels in the US. Always with the old Leica (on the table), already in the burning airship “Hindenburg” was in New York doing

CASTING-WETZLAR / MEDIUM HESSE (rge/ger/rg), They were with their bikes as far as China go, toured the cities and jungles of Brazil and crossed the wilderness of Namibia. We are talking about the back country mountain bikers Uli Weigel, Jörg pitcher, Harald Becker, Siegfried Pitzer and Matthias Schmidt. At the recent meeting of the Stammtisch German-American Club "The Bridge" at the Hotel Köhler reported two of them with Uli Weigel and Harald Becker from their recent trip, which had led to a new challenge in the wide open spaces of the West of the USA and in the east to New York. Before the numerous guests come they had brought beside her richly illustrated report and a film, the original Leica camera, which in the crash of the airship Hindenburg in Lakehurst on 6. May 1937 had been on board. A special experience for the bridge visitors, because they were the highly assured piece of history once camera in her hand. The bridge-chairman Roger Schmidt presented the well-traveled mountain biking from the Lahn-Dill-Kreis in the pouring more than 40 Hotel to Watch List.

 

In September 2014 they were 10 "History, he" driving in their current project days "" this time under the title "The New World in the footsteps of Moontainbike-Sports" on the road in America. Amazed they registered upon their arrival in the US, that cycling in the Amis is all the rage. Countless like-minded people met them on the tour. In the Wild West, they were welcome guests in the Leica Store in Los Angeles Consulate were in the local German received and then experienced the dangerous American rush with their wheels. A winery in the Napa Valey legendary was one of the stops, there on the hot Trail Napa, they had their first breakdown, they doused with a cold beer in the evening. Especially great they found, to the legends of the mountain bike sport with Joe Breeze, Got to know in Fairfax Gary Fisher and Otis Guy. The "Hall of fame" of cycling, they visited the "Museum of Bycycling". Toll their riding over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. From there it was but then with the Flyers in the east to New York, informed Weigel laughing. 4.800 Kilometers were then but for central Hesse cyclists, given the tight schedule too much. There in the "Big Apple" was then also that of ihne so christened "Hörler girl", the Statue of Liberty on their visit plan. They had researched, that the ancestors of the creator Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, came from the German home. His ancestor "Barthold" lived as a Huguenot in Oberhörlen (Steffensberg) and was there before 329 Married years. On Liberty Iceland you have already been informed of the arrival of the cyclists on their search for clues and waved them through friendly, as reported Harald Becker of his encounter with the local rangers. With the Leica camera in the luggage they visited the crash site of the Hindenburg in Lakehurst and met the museum director Don Adams. Finally, they also visited Bill Combs, in nephew of Bill Schaefer, whose father Maximilian Shepherd 1839 had emigrated from Central Hesse in the USA. Together with his brother Frederick,d he already 1838 Germany had left, they built from 1842 to 1968 a brewery empire with 4000 Employment under the brand "Schaefer Beer" on. 1976 set it as the last brewery in Brooklyn production a. The company was 1999 sold to the Pope brewery. There in the museum found the back country mountain bikers the front door of the family home from Wetzlar grain market, the Bill Schaefer in 1966 brought to the United States. In addition to many requests from the audience there was much applause for Uli Weigel and Harald Becker for their transatlantic travel report, The highlighted the historical and vibrant connections between people in the US and Germany by way of example.

 

The next bridge-Stammtisch on Wednesday, the 4. March 2015 one 19.30 Clock at the Hotel Köhler reported the student Dominik Jung of his six-month internship experiences in the USA with Ion Power in Delaware.
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Opened the bridge 65. Foundation year with New Year's Reception

Bridge_NJE2015_receptionCASTING / MEDIUM HESSE (rge/ger/rg), January 2015; The German-American Club "The Bridge" Giessen-Wetzlar had invited the New Year reception and many prominent politicians, Diplomats and representatives from friendly associations and clubs were among the more than 100 Guests. The Hotel Köhler in Gießen bridge-President Roger Schmidt was the reception in addition to the guest of honor, the director of the Municipal Theatre Casting Catherine Miville, In addition, the US Consul General in Frankfurt, Kevin C. Milas with his wife Eileen, VDAC-President, Jacob shot, as well as the city council, the University of Giessen, Otto Fritz, welcome. Musically framed singers of the concert choir of choral society childhood friend Watzenborn-Steinberg led by choir director and conductor of the Municipal Theatre, Jan Hoffmann, the evening devoted entirely to the 65. Was founding year of the bridge. The award was given in all the speeches on the one hand the fine arts as a peaceful cultural ambassador, religious and ethnic boundaries, as well as the transatlantic partnership, from the VDAC with a lively youth- and student exchange is maintained. This year celebrates "The Bridge" his birthday with a gala evening under the title "American magic - Original Mittelhessen" on 2. October sorcery, Dance and Music.

Giessen baker's son baked for American independence

Historian Prof. DR. Holger Thomas Graf informed the bridge-Stammtisch on the role of Giessen and Wetzlarern in the US War of Independence

CASTING / WETZLAR / MEDIUM HESSE (rge/ger/rg),

The historian Prof. DR. Holger Thomas Graf reported in bridge-Stammtisch on the role of Hesse in the American War of Independence
The historian Prof. DR. Holger Thomas Graf reported in bridge-Stammtisch on the role of Hesse in the American War of Independence

In the historical memory of Americans who Hesse for the identity of their young nation to play a significant role, underlined the historian Prof. DR. Holger Thomas Graf from the Philipps University Marburg at the Stammtisch of the German-American Club "The Bridge" Gießen-Wetzlar. In his presentation at the Hotel Köhler he lit under the title “Die „Hessian Mercenaries“ –

Facts and Myths”, the role of the Hessian mercenaries in the American War of Independence against some 230 Years, under which men from the central Hessian cities Giessen and Wetzlar fought.

 

The role of the "Hessians" a wide audience in the German TV films were known as "The winter was a summer" (D 1976) and "The great adventure of Kaspar Taste" (GDR 1982), informed Graef. The "land sold children" but called as mercenaries was rather standard of warfare then rinsed and money in the coffers of the German principalities was one of the reasons, that many Hesse came to America. Another reason was the appeal of the soldiers profession with good and safe payment and career, many of the citizens left their signatures to make the "subsidy treaties", explained the historian. The minority was forced Recruited. However, the Hesse had a very bad reputation. Prejudices were supported by Americans, as in the well-known story in Washington Irwin's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow", in which a Hessian mercenaries as a headless horseman plays a mysterious role. Americans were a barbaric enemy inoculated in various publications. This had an impact even into the post-war period from, when it came to the back rearmament of Germany and Eisenhower 1951 said, he did not want a Hessian mercenary. 19 Volunteers from the free imperial city of Wetzlar and 25 Pour in the Principality of Hesse-Darmstadt dressed for the British in the American War of Independence, Graef determined from available sources. Of these, one third were over 30 Year old. They were in the units of Hesse-Hannover, Used Hesse-Cassel and Waldecker regiments. The fact that only one death in the immediate acts of war, but 12 died from diseases surprise the more, as the only four Mittelhessen after the war to their former homes Europe returned. Five were proven in the US, 11 deserted and further 11 Soldiers of the whereabouts unknown. He also recalled a different fate and that of the "soldier's" Christopher Ludwich, the son of a baker in Giessen. That was about all sorts of detours in the service of Austria and Prussia, then come as a British sailor to Philadelphia and had brought it there later to wealth. 1777 of Hesse was appointed from the city on the Lahn as an American patriot to the chief baker and chief of field bakery of US troops in the Revolutionary War, informed Dr. Graef final. The bridge-President Roger Schmidt and Günther Schmadel thanked the historian for this interesting transatlantic history lesson.

 

 

What would Caesar probably advise Obama?

Bridge meeting in pouring over Rome and Romans
The volunteers of the State Office for Archälogie, Norbert Kissel, referierte beim Stammtisch des Deutsch-Amerikanischen Klubs "Die Brücke" Gießen-Wetzlar Hotel Köhler in pouring over Rome, the city, the Empire and their lives in our region to around 2.000 Years
The volunteers of the State Office for Archälogie, Norbert Kissel, lectured at the Stammtisch of German-American Clubs “The Bridge” Gießen-Wetzlar Hotel Köhler in pouring over Rome, the city, the Empire and their lives in our region to around 2.000 Years

CASTING-WETZLAR / MEDIUM HESSE (rge/ger/rg), At the recent Stammtisch of the German-American Club "The Bridge" Giessen-Wetzlar casting it went in at the Hotel Köhler at a past empire. The volunteers of the Hessian State Office of Historic Monuments and principals of Adolf Empire Wine School Pohl Home, Norbert Kissel, reported on Rome as an ancient city, as an empire and about their lives in our central Hesse region. He accused the guests to the question: "Are the United States a new Rome?“

 

Not only is the new sound knowledge of the sciences on life back then drew the audience in his entertaining presentation in its spell. He also finds, brought as coins and pottery shards and golden Mulsum. Enriched with honey and pepper wine he served at the outset his listeners. This Roman taste test he used to transition into life in the former ancient city. Approximately one million people counted Ancient Rome, which had originated from a small village on the Tiber. The streets were crowded. Stars were at the Emperor and people Gladiators, comparable to today's footballers. They were highly paid and trained expensive. Were killed in the circus arenas mostly prisoners and slaves, in this cruel spectacle. The majority of Romans lived in tenements, up to 10 Floors could include. The road was already traffic-calmed. Tags should be no carts on the roads be, so the findings of historians. An Essen, Pleasure, Money it was mostly in the life of the Romans. Technically the Romans were to a high standard, of in 9.000 Km long pan-European road network and sometimes still reflected in the water supply by means of aqueducts. And the legal system was groundbreaking. In the Empire there lived under the "Pax Romana" (Roman peace) quite well, as long as you assimilated and did not resist, Kissel led from. For the Romans were the people their religions. The Imperial Senate with management and administration was streamlined and efficient. The military fully trained and equipped, so Kissel. Nevertheless, there were, how to cope with Varus in the Teutoburg Forest in Germania also defeats. In the forest battle the Romans were inferior. Due to the Great Migration, the empire began around the 4. To crumble century. The pay could not be paid for the Legionaries. Earlier, the 550 Kilometer Limes no "iron curtain", Kissel admitted with prejudice on. Rather, it was a demarcation line. It was between Germania and the Roman occupied territories a great civilization- given and wealth gap. Brisk trade was getreiben with living in our region Germanic chat. Of which had some served in the Roman army and learned the art of war there. Also, Turks and Syrians were here at that time in the Roman order in use. The Limes in our region to Butzbach, Pohl Home and Lich served particularly to safeguard the granary Wetterau. Excavations, as the Villa Rustica at Gambach, have provided insights into the everyday life, especially about clothes and food.

 

Rome was not comparable to the USA, so Kissel. However, the two great powers of their time all were. Interestingly, however, should be given the current challenges in the world, what the Caesars, probably President Obama had come, so his closing remarks after a historically interesting and entertaining lecture.

BRIDGE-Stammtisch at the 3. Septemper 2014: "The Roman - Germanic life in the Roman Empire"

Norbert Kissel
Norbert Kissel

CASTING / MEDIUM HESSE (rg) - On Wednesday, the 3. September 2014 is to 19.30 Clock historian Norbert Kissel guest at "THE BRIDGE". The Hotel Köhler he is the master table on the Romans in coexistence with the Germans along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes before about 2000 Report years. Members and interested citizens are invited. Admission is free.

BRIDGE-bye: U.S. student from Ohio will miss German culture and truss

Shannon Wilson goes back to America

Bridge-adoption in the USA! Kerstin Ruppel (Student Representative, links), Roger Schmidt (President) and Vice Günther Schmadel (on the right) adopted at the bridge-Stammtisch at the Hotel Köhler in casting the US-student, Shannon Wison and gave her to commemorate a JLU-Shirt.
Bridge-adoption in the USA! Kerstin Ruppel (Student Representative, links), Roger Schmidt (President) and Vice Günther Schmadel (on the right) adopted at the bridge-Stammtisch at the Hotel Köhler in casting the US-student, Shannon Wison and gave her to commemorate a JLU-Shirt.

CASTING / WETZLAR / MEDIUM HESSE (rge/ger/rg), July 2014, Last October 2013 came the US-American Shannon Wilson through a VDAC-scholarship of the German-American Club "The Bridge" Gießen-Wetzlar as an exchange student at the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen. At the end of her 10-month stay, she said the last bridge-Stammtisch at the Hotel Köhler in casting to the members and new friends in the university town of "Good Bye!“. They talked about their impressions and experiences as US-American woman in Germany and the University as a student. Continue reading BRIDGE-bye: U.S. student from Ohio will miss German culture and truss

Lincoln-Rede: “Masterpiece of motivation”

Motivational speaker Scholz at the bridge:

René Scholz (Center) was for his presentation about the Lincoln speech in Gettysburg from the bridge-President Roger Schmidt (on the right) und Tom Leiser (Vorstand Brücke und Friends of the Lahn) thanks
René Scholz (Center) was for his presentation about the Lincoln speech in Gettysburg from the bridge-President Roger Schmidt (on the right) und Tom Leiser (Vorstand Brücke und Friends of the Lahn) thanks

CASTING / MEDIUM HESSE (rge/ger/rg), At the 12. February 1809 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was born. At the 18. November 1863 held the 16. President of the USA's most important speech at the dedication of the military cemetery on the battlefield of Gettysburg, still 150 Years later every American learns and internalizes in school. The well-known "Gettysburg Address" was a rhetorical masterpiece as his motivation in the story. The Frankfurt motivational speaker for managers, René Scholz, themed and analyzed these Lincoln's speech at a lecture as a guest speaker at the German-American Club "The Bridge" Giessen-Wetzlar.

 

The meaning in the Community transported Lincoln in just two minutes and 278 Words long speech in perfection, informed Scholz Hotel Köhler before the audience. Set in the Civil War, he appealed to the unity of the nation. He finished in the course of his presidency, the Civil War, signed laws against slavery and prepared the way of the United States as a world power. His speech was in perfectly a unique motivation of citizens succeeded. For the first time it was possible through media that message across the nation to spread quickly. Community donate, the unconditional-shaping- give and will to power and the human meaning and purpose, are in the process succeeded with his words in a unique way. Such shortages today in the US-nation. Without these "best U.S. president" did not exist presumably the Western world with its democratic, military and economic alliances, as we know it today, stressed Scholz. Of particular importance in the speech games so the recurring word "we" and "us" in the citing country and the Community. Teachings and paternalism finds, however, no, for recurring core messages. The question of "how" to face in the motivation of people to new challenges not only politicians but also business for their employees, so Scholz. The uses of the coach for executives in his workshops. The feat that Lincoln had succeeded in his speech, was then easy to explain complex events and thus to convey the core message of the unity of the nation in the upcoming challenge convincing. Abraham Lincoln ended his speech by saying that time " … Rather, it is to us, us to the great task, which is yet to come, to undertake - …. - On that this nation, Under God, a new birth of freedom to experience - and that government of the people, by the people and for the people, should not perish from the earth. "

 

“We are the World” – BRIDGE donates 2.800 Euro

Social Service Agency Casting, transatlantic student- and youth exchanges as well as the German Red Cross are pleased with charity concert proceeds

Das Brücke-Benefizkonzert "We are the world" had a total revenue of 2.800 Recorded €. The bridge-Voristzenden Günther Schmadel (links) and Roger Schmidt and Stefanie Vera Müller together with the partners of the People's Bank of Central Hesse, Board Frank Witezek, sent donations in equal parts to each 1.300 Euros to the Diakonisches Werk and the Association of German-American Clubs (VDAC) as well as 200 Euro an das DRK für die "Flutopfer Philippinen".  Symbolic of the Social Service Agency received its director Holger Claes and his deputy Ute Kroll Naujocks.
The Bridge Benefit Concert “We are the world” had a total revenue of 2.800 Recorded €. The bridge-Voristzenden Günther Schmadel (links) and Roger Schmidt and Stefanie Vera Müller together with the partners of the People's Bank of Central Hesse, Board Frank Witezek, sent donations in equal parts to each 1.300 Euro Diaconal to the factory and the Association German-American Clubs (VDAC) as well as 200 Euro to the DRC for the “Philippines flood victims”. Symbolic of the Social Service Agency received its director Holger Claes and his deputy Ute Kroll Naujocks.

CASTING / WETZLAR (rge/ger/rg), February 2014 – At the end of last year, organized by the German-American Club "The Bridge" Gießen-Wetzlar with the support of the people Mittelhessen for the second time the charity concert "We are the world" in Gießen town hall. 200 Viewers were excited about the musical hits in sold-out concert hall, the "voice" Ingi fat and the project choir of the Liederkranz Flensungen headed by Heike scratch Gunkel presented two hours. This day was the proceeds of the concert in the total amount of 2.800 € sent to the three recipients of donations. This time the bridge in the region of Central Hesse had decided to support the youth work of diaconal work in casting.

 

Their manager Holger Claes and Ute Kroll Naujocks thanked for the donation symbolic handover at the Wilhelm-Liebknecht-Haus in Giessen West town the organizers for their support. People's Bank Board, Rolf Witezek and the bridge-President, Roger Schmidt and Günther Schmadel, underlined, that especially the young adults get through the social work of the Diaconal Work impetus and support for their education and school and thus for their later life. In youth clubs and student clubs in the diakonia activities for education, Offered leisure and travel with appropriate medical care for socially disadvantaged young people. Coming soon to a mobile game to be purchased for children, kündigte Kroll Naujocks an. In addition to the Social Service for the same part flows a donation of 1.300 Euro at the youth- and Student Exchange of the Association of German-American Clubs (VDAC). More 200 € go to the German Red Cross for the flood victims in the Philippines.

BRIDGE-New Year's reception: Geometric transformations with humor

Ehrengast Prof. Beutelspacher – Theme of New Year's address "trust"

Beim Neujahrsempfang des Deutsch-Amerikanischen Klubs "Die Brücke" Gießen-Wetzlar fascinated the director of Mathematikum, Prof. Dr. DR. h.c. Albrecht Beutelspacher Hotel Köhler in Gießen guests
At the New Year reception of German-American Clubs “The Bridge” Gießen-Wetzlar fascinated the director of Mathematikum, Prof. DR. DR. h.c. Albrecht Beutelspacher Hotel Köhler in Gießen guests

CASTING / MEDIUM HESSE (rge/ger/rg), That the science of mathematics with the teachings of Pythagoras & What. are quite entertaining, bewies Prof. DR. DR. h.c. Albrecht Beutelspacher on Wednesday night once again at the New Year reception of the German-American Club "The Bridge" Gießen-Wetzlar. Never before have so many guests come to a bridge reception in the Hotel Köhler, including casting city council, Egon Fritz (SPD), the FDP member of parliament Wolfgang Greilich, Wetzlars Stadtrat Amin Moawd (Green / Alliance 90), come and CDU local federation boss Stefan Görnert. Overall, more than 60 Guests were fascinated by the Director of the Mathematikum at his computer demonstrations and watched the magical geometric transformations of circles and rectangles to the square to the ball. Fits true to Pohl Heimer A capella -Männerformation "Five sound" with conductor Matthias Hampel musically among others "A friend, a good friend "and" King of the road "is appropriate in this image of an entertaining start to the year one.

 

Bridge-President Roger Schmidt went in his welcome to the importance of "trust" in the peaceful coexistence of people of a. "Who today masse collects data on innocent citizens, she overheard and listening, need not be surprised, over the loud questioning echo around the world. "Much more need to reach out more to a trust in our community of values ​​and it applies the hand, Schmidt said "Not behind every hedge sits the enemy." In order to survive the challenges of this world, had foresight, Prudence and sensitivity necessary. The bridge and stay committed to the transatlantic relationship. Especially in youth- and student exchanges would create compounds, create the invaluable trust of people and for people . Shannon Wilson from the USA visited this year the Justus-Liebig-University. From Germany to go soon Carina Tomys and Stephanie Diehl to study in the United States. Schmidt described the three young women as excellent ambassadors of their countries. And the Bridge Benefit Concert Series "We are the world" have moved a lot to the community again this year. So seihen 2.800 Euro for the youth work of the Diaconal Work casting, transatlantic youth- and student exchanges and has been recorded for the flood victims in the Philippines in the DRC, to be passed in the coming days. 200 Audience, about 60 Singers, Sponsors with the People's Bank of Central Hesse at the top, the town of Gießen and the relief organizations had every confidence in the bridge-commitment, Schmidt. "I can say today, we have not disappointed. "

 

The paper, Rich glue and scissors, to create from yellow paper strip first two circles and from this a square frame, was then only one of the wondrous ideas of Prof. Beutelspacher at his humorous lecture. He was best advertising for the Mathematikum casting and science. Much applause was the result of this evening at this year's Bridge-New Year reception for Beutelspacher as well as the five singers of "Five sound".