Born and raised in Leipzig – I kept returning to our beautiful city, became a translator and a conference interpreter for English and French. I work part-time in an architect's office and dedicate the rest of my time to LeipGlo, the Leipzig-Houston sister city association and a number of hobbies.
The Eastern Saxon city of Görlitz was once a thriving Jewish community in the greater area of Upper Lusatia (Oberlausitz). Persecution by the Nazis decimated the community entirely during the Shoah. Nowadays the city is divided into a German part, Görlitz, and a Polish part, Zgorzelec. A young American woman living in Görlitz, Lauren Leiderman,
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Leipzig opened its new Partnerstadt Quartier (sister city district) on Monday, May 9. Centrally located in Market Square, the Quartier is intended to be another important venue for Leipzig’s growing international community. It will be an open meeting point for the private and public actors who foster national and international city friendships. Opening speeches were
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Das Parlamentarische Patenschafts-Programm (PPP) für junge Berufstätige steht für einen regen, transatlantischen Austausch. Nun sucht das Programm wieder Gastgeber*innen und Betreuer*innen, unter anderem auch hier in Leipzig. Findet heraus, wie ihr dabei sein könnt und was eure Rolle bei diesem Austausch wäre.
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LeipGlo team member and native Leipziger Lisa Renner lists off some of the tastiest and most interesting Leipzig specialties.
MoreLisa from LeipGlo had the chance to interview the new head of the Grassi Museum of Ethnology about her work, the challenges of the ethnological field and rethinking old structures away from the post-colonial top-down perspective.
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LeipGlo's Lisa shares her impressions from the opening of the new artwalk "What comes after..?" by interaction! e.V. International artists exhibit their works around the aftermath of the current pandemic. Find a Google Map with all locations to artwalk at your own pace.
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