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Learning Ally Audiobooks: College course audiobooks for students and adults.“ We provide a growing library of accessible downloadable audiobooks and educational content for people of all ages and education levels including: People with learning disabilities; Visually impaired individuals; Individuals with physical disabilities.” Chronicle of the Wall developed in collaboration of the Federal Centre for Political Education, Deutschlandradio and the Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam Das Deutsche Literaturarchiv Marbach (DLA) ist eine der bedeutendsten Literaturinstitutionen weltweit. In seinen Sammlungen vereinigt und bewahrt es eine Fülle kostbarster Quellen der Literatur- und Geistesgeschichte. Es dient der Literatur, der Bildung und der Forschung ( The German Literature Archive in Marbach is one of the most important literary institutions worldwide. In its collections and keeps it united a wealth more precious sources of literature and intellectual history). Facing History and Ourselves
Christa Wolf-Gesellschaft “Ende des Jahres 2013 haben Freundinnen und Freunde der Autorin und des Werkes von Christa Wolf sich in Berlin zusammengefunden, um eine internationale Christa Wolf Gesellschaft aus der Taufe zu heben.” German School System VON HELMUT FEND (2008): Schwerer Weg nach oben: Das Elternhaus entscheidet über den Bildungserfolg – unabhängig von der Schulform. “Die hier vorgestellte, noch unveröffentlichte Studie zur Wirksamkeit von Gesamtschulen birgt Sprengstoff für die Debatte um das richtige Schulsystem – und die Möglichkeit der Schulen, zur sozialen Gerechtigkeit beizutragen. Der kürzlich emeritierte Pädagogikprofessor Fend, der in Konstanz und Zürich lehrte, hat bereits in den siebziger Jahren in Hessen die größte Studie zur Wirksamkeit dieser Schulform durchgeführt (»Gesamtschule im Vergleich«; Beltz Verlag, Weinheim 1982)”
The Irena Sendler Project. Irena Sendler, an unsung heroine of the Holocaust. A Polish Catholic social worker, she saved about 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto. Download a podcast about Irena, Life in a Jar. Mileva Einstein-Maric, Serbian mathematician and physicist (FemBio): Mileva Einstein-Maric, student at the Zurich Polytechnikum, second woman to finish a full program of study at the Department VI A: Mathematics and Physics. Marries Albert Einstein, gives birth to three of his children, surviving childbed three times, is betrayed by him, discarded by him, dispatched from Berlin back to Switzerland with the children just before the First World War, divorced, brings up their two sons, cares for the schizophrenic son, dies.
Oral History Association. The Oral History Association offers a rich and growing variety of resources for those interested in every facet of doing, promoting, researching, collecting, and preserving oral history. Knowing Germany a blog by Christine Schoefer, P.h.D. Christine Schoefer is a Berlin-born German American writer who likes to think about everyday life in the larger context of politics and culture.
Step Into German from the Goethe-Institute. Contests, clips, podcasts, music videos, film, Germany "city" tours. A wealth of information! Stolperstein Projekt Der Künstler Gunter Demnig erinnert an die Opfer der NS-Zeit, indem er vor ihrem letzten selbstgewählten Wohnort Gedenktafeln aus Messing ins Trottoir einlässt. Inzwischen liegen STOLPERSTEINE in über 500 Orten Deutschlands und in mehreren Ländern Europas. "Ein Mensch ist erst vergessen, wenn sein Name vergessen ist", sagt Gunter Demnig. Mit den Steinen vor den Häusern wird die Erinnerung an die Menschen lebendig, die einst hier wohnten. Auf den Steinen steht geschrieben: HIER WOHNTE... Ein Stein. Ein Name. Ein Mensch.Suppressed Histories Archive: “…uncovers the realities of women's lives, internationally and across time, asking questions about patriarchy and slavery, conquest and aboriginality. About mother-right, female spheres of power, indigenous philosophies of spirit-- and the historical chemistry of their repression. Even more important, their role in resisting oppression.” Tauber Holocaust Library and Education Program University of Minnesota Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies USC Shoah Foundation Institute The Institute's website now features a growing number of educational resources in several languages. Unique classroom resources and lessons are available Zinn Education Project: The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the use of Howard Zinn’s best-selling book A People’s History of the United States and other materials for teaching a people’s history in middle and high school classrooms across the country. |
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Amadeu Antonio Foundation: The Amadeu Antonio Foundation encourages local projects and initiatives to strengthen democratic values. Avaaz: Avaaz.org is a new global web movement with a simple democratic mission: to close the gap between the world we have, and the world most people everywhere want. Brava! for Women in the Arts! is a professional arts organization committed to producing, presenting and cultivating live art celebrating the intersection of feminism and multiculturalism that ignites social change and empowers community. Dr. Mohamed Esa's work on cultural diversity FemBio Frauenbiographieforschung e.V. Geschlechtergerechte Sprache der Stadt Wien GLADT ist die einzige unabhängige Organisation türkeistämmiger Lesben, Schwuler, Bi- und Transsexueller und Transgender (LSBTT) außerhalb der Türkei. JCC East Bay Our educational, cultural, social and recreational and fitness programs are designed to reflect the diverse needs of our community. All programs emphasize and celebrate Jewish values and culture, and all are open to the whole community. MiGAZIN ist ein unabhängiges Online-Magazin mit Themen rund um Integration und Migration in Deutschland. Außerdem ist es ein Online-Portal für alle, die an einer niveauvollen und sachlichen Diskussion und Auseinandersetzung mit der Thematik interessiert sind. Positive Aging Newsletter • The Taos Institute Schwarze Frauen Community: Self-empowerment von Schwarzen Frauen, Kindern und Jugendlichen Wry Crips a Berkeley-based disabled women's reader's theater group. It began in the early 1980's, has had several performances over the years, was dormant for several years and got revitalized by one of the original founders, Patty Overland, in early 2011. |
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Duden online Seit über 130 Jahren ist Duden die maßgebliche Instanz für alle Fragen zur deutschen Sprache und Rechtschreibung.
German - English Dictionary (TU Chemnitz): Search through more than three million translations with examples and hints, explanations, synonyms, sayings, aphorisms, and quotations in English and German. Browse lists for special topics. Listen to German and English pronunciations spoken by native speakers
Projekt “Digitales Wörterbuch”: Ein Wortauskunftssystem zur deutschen Sprache in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Hintergrund—über 410.000 lexikografisch geprüfte Einträge aus fünf Wörterbuchquellen: Wörterbücher; 1,8 Milliarden Korpusbelege aus 15 Korpora; statistische Wortprofile und Wortverlaufskurven Visual Thesaurus: The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. Its innovative display encourages exploration and learning. You'll understand language in a powerful new way. |
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ARD Mediathek. Audio/video clips and podcast subscriptions from all the ARD affiliates are available on demand from this new comprehensive website.
Ingrid Strobl. Autorin / Sachbuch / Roman / Hörfunk / Fernsehen Lindenstrasse a
popular German soap opera Mädchen in Uniform (Girls in Uniform) is a 1931 German feature-length film based on the play Gestern und heute (Yesterday and Today) by Christa Winsloe and directed by Leontine Sagan with artistic direction from Carl Froelich, who also funded the film. Winsloe also wrote the screenplay and was on the set during filming. It is noted as the first feature film to be produced with an openly pro-lesbian storyline and remains an international cult classic. (Wikipedia) Project Gutenberg, the first producer of free ebooks. Women Make Movies movies by and about women. Der Zitronenbaum: Lemon Tree ist ein israelischer Spielfilm aus dem Jahre 2008. Der Film startete am 2. Oktober 2008 in den deutschen Kinos. Dancing in Jaffa: (Pierre Dulaine. 2013. 90 min documentary, 16 January 2014, Germany) Renowned ball-room dancer Pierre Dulaine takes his program, Dancing Classrooms, back to his city of birth, Jaffa, to teach Jewish and Palestinian Israelis to dance and compete together. They
Were Promised the Sea: (Kathy
Wazana. 74 min documentary, 24 March 2013, Canada) [This]
is the story of a people whose identity as Arab Jews
challenges the very notion of enemy…the film
investigates the exodus that virtually emptied Morocco
of its Jewish population, many believing they were no
longer safe in their Arab homeland.…They
Were Promised the Sea is a lyrical meditation on
loss and longing, on hope and the possibilities of coexistence. Otto Waalkes is a Frisian comedian and actor. He became famous in the 1970s and 1980s in Germany with his shows, books and movies. His perhaps most famous trademark are the 'Ottifanten' ('Ottiphants'), elephant-like comic characters of his own design. They featured on the cover of his first album release. (Wikipedia) |
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