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Geschichte - Hexenverbrennung im Odenwald - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Germany

In her new documentary film, teacher Larissa Anton deals with the topic of witch hunts and superstition in the Odenwald.

Minnesänger - Reise ins Mittelalter

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Germany High German Middle High German

Knud Seckel sings the famous Falcon song by “Der von Kürenberg,” which is likely one of the most well-known Middle High German texts. It originates from around the year 1160. The author, Der von Kürenberg, is said to have come from and worked in the Bavarian/Austrian region and is considered as the first minstrel singer known by name who sang in German.

Restituierung von Raubkunst - aus der Nazi-Zeit - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Germany Hessian

In this report on RheinMain TV, the Wiesbaden Museum’s provenance researcher Peter Forster discusses his work researching works of art stolen from Jews during the Third Reich.

Holocaust-Gedenktag - Gespräch mit jüdischen Schülern View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Germany Hessian

On occasion of the commemoration of the Holocaust victims, Hesse’s Minister President Volker Bouffier visits the Isaak Emil Lichtigfeld School in Frankfurt and talks to the Jewish students about tolerance and mutual acceptance.

Restituierung von Raubkunst - aus der Nazi-Zeit - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Germany

In this RheinMain TV report provenance researcher Forster continues his account of how the Museum Wiesbaden came to own a large collection of stolen art from the Third Reich.

Die Armbrust - im Mittelalter

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Germany South German

Join Diane yet again on the medieval Christmas Market! Find out about the interesting history of the crossbow, its early controversial use in battle, and witness a demonstration of how to use it properly.

Geschichte - Hexenverbrennung im Odenwald - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Germany

Do you believe in witches? In the Middle Ages many people did, and so-called witches were simply burned at the stake. Larissa Anton made a film about the history of witches.

Dämonen, Albträume und Wahnsinn - Sonderausstellung „Schwarze Romantik"

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany

Most people tend to associate symbols like roses and hearts with the term "Romanticism." However, visitors' searches for such things at the special exhibit "Black Romanticism" in Frankfurt am Main are proving futile. Instead, images of nightmares and demons lie in wait for them. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Mittelalterliches Foltermuseum - Rüdesheim

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany Hessian High German

Viewer Discretion Advised

Did you miss your German class last week? Well you can be glad you didn’t live in the Middle Ages, as the concept of punishment in those days was… torturous. The director of the Middle Ages Torture Museum of Rüdesheim/Rhein shows us the instruments of torture used on people who misbehaved, and points out that some Middle Age methods such as waterboarding are still used by some dubious governments today. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Bretten - Das Peter-und-Paul-Fest - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Germany Alemannic South German

In part one of this series, Yabla star reporter Diane attends the Peter and Paul festival in Bretten, where she not only dons medieval garb, but proceeds to take lessons in loading and shooting a replica of an ancient matchlock musket, and all in a genuine Baden dialect!

Bretten - Das Peter-und-Paul-Fest - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany South German

Part two of this series takes Yabla star reporter Diane to a catapult stand, where the carnie gives her a detailed account of the history of the catapult, and on to the "Mercenaries" club, whose members wear medieval costumes and barter their services in Bretten's Peter and Paul Festival. Enjoy!

Bretten - Das Peter-und-Paul-Fest - Part 3 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Germany South German

In this next part, Yabla star reporter Diane tells us tales of the battle between Bretten and the Duke of Württemberg, of the fattened puppy that fooled him into retreat! We are also presented with the conjuring of a court jester. Viel Spaß!

Holocaust-Gedenktag - Gedenkstätte am Michelsberg View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Germany

This report on the Wiesbaden Jewish Memorial for the Wiesbaden victims of the Holocaust is a remarkably well made mini-documentary, featuring historical photographs as well as interviews with the chairman of the Wiesbaden Jewish Community, the mayor of Wiesbaden, and the architect who designed the memorial site.

Rheinmain im Blick - Gedenken an KZ-Außenlager in Frankfurt View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany

The city of Frankfurt is looking for new ways commemorate the lives of victims of national socialism. As part of Margarete Rabow's artistic initiative, 250 passersby fell to the ground as a symbolic gesture. To learn more visit the artist's website: Margarete Rabow.

Aufklärung der NSU-Verbrechen - SPD fordert Sonderkommission

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany

A string of Murders in the first decade of the 2000s by the Neo-nazi terrorist group NSU has left Germany reeling in a scandal which has yet to be resolved: Why did the constitutional authorities stop an investigation by Hessian police into the murders, and why were clues as to the racist motivation for the murders covered up?

„Mini-Marxe“ - In Trier

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany

These red figures are not mutated garden gnomes, they are the founding father of Communism, Karl Marx! Artist Ottmar Hörl from Nuremberg created 500 of these statues to celebrate Marx's 195th birthday.

Rheinmain im Blick - In Gedenken an Anne Frank View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany

What questions would you have for Holocaust victim Anne Frank if you could interview her today? What kind of artwork would you make to memorialize her life? These are the kinds of questions that pupils are asking at the Anne Frank Educational Institute in Frankfurt, and inside its roving exhibit on nationwide tour.

Karl-Marx-Haus - Museum in Trier

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany

Trier, the birthplace of Karl Marx, draws thousands of visitors every year. The most prominent foreign visitors are, interestingly enough, the Chinese. Their goal is the Museum Karl-Marx-Haus. (video copyright dpa)

Historisches Flugzeug - Berlin bekommt Rosinenbomber wieder

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany

An original DC-3 Rosinenbomber (Raisin Bomber) still exists in Berlin, and is remembered particularly fondly by American pilot Gail Halvorsen. It was once a major attraction, flying visitors and residents alike over the capital city. Now a major restoration project is underway—and the airplane will soon be flying again. A video from the dpa.

Rheinmain im Blick - Neue Gedenkstätte an der EZB View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany

The basement underneath the new location of the European Central Bank was a central collection point for the deportation of 10,000 Frankfurt Jews in the Holocaust. The architects describe how they conceived this new memorial. A video from rheinmaintv.

DDR-Fernsehen - Die letzten Sendeminuten des DFF am 31.12.1991

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany

The last minutes of the TV station DFF in East Germany were not, as one might expect, with political speeches of has-been politicians, but a full costume spectacle and Schlager-filled extravaganza worthy of a 1960s Las Vegas TV special. Enjoy!

Berlin - Hotel Adlon feiert 15 Jahre Neueröffnung View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany

When people close their eyes and think about Berlin, what do they see? The Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, East Berlin's Television Tower... and the storied Hotel Adlon! Among this luxury hotel's prominent guests, these include, among others, the Queen of England and the King of Pop himself - Michael Jackson. Viel Spaß beim Zuschauen!
Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Das Ostel - Über Nacht zurück in der DDR

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany

Spending the night "Back in the DDR": it's colorful, unique, and above all, retro! Those who missed the GDR or perhaps want to relive the experience, can now stay the night in the Hotel Ostel! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

25 Jahre Mauerfall - Bürger Lars Dietrich erinnert sich View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Germany

The Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago, and entertainer Bürger Lars Dietrich tells us how it was as an East German citizen to experience the event. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

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