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IPO joins forces with Munich Philharmonic
The Jerusalem Post
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June 9, 2025
“Now 97 years old, Avni traveled with the IPO to Germany, giving added distinction to the three commemorative concerts,” explained Mashiach. “I believe his presence, his sharing of memories of how he was saved from the Holocaust by coming to...
Trump tempers reality TV strategy in Oval Office meeting with German chancellor
The Gazette - Colorado
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President Donald Trump took a markedly different approach to his Thursday bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz compared to recent meetings with other foreign leaders. Last month, Trump derailed the visit from South African...
What’s stopping family housing development? Part II: It’s culture, not just cost
Real Estate News Exchange (RENX)
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In Part I of this two-part series, I outlined how development charges discourage the construction of family-sized units. But the barriers go beyond economics. In Canada and much of North America, it’s culture that keeps families out of apartments....
There's more to Korean music than K-Pop. Young composers show how in L.A. Phil's Seoul Festival
Los Angeles Times
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June 5, 2025
K-pop. Oscar-celebrated cinema. Samsung in the living room. Political urgency in the press. However prominent Korean culture seems to be, there is surprising lack of coverage of the classical scene at large. Already at 21, Yunchan Lim, winner of...
INFOTEP promotes environmental culture and sustainability in San Juan de la Maguana
Dominican Today
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San Juan de la Maguana, DR.- INFOTEP celebrated World Environment Day in San Juan de la Maguana with a waste management panel aimed at fostering sustainability and circular economy practices. Held at the institution’s Southern Satellite Office,...
Religion news 4 June 2025
Religion Media Centre
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June 3, 2025
Fears that Hajj is turning into a ‘cyber pilgrimage’ Saudi Arabia is deploying advanced technology, including drones, AI, and robots, to enhance safety during the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage, which takes place from today, 4 June, until Monday 9 June. Up...
How a postwar German literary classic helped eclipse painter Emil Nolde’s relationship to Nazism
The Conversation
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June 5, 2025
Paintings by German artist Emil Nolde (1867-1956) were recently on display at the Musée Picasso in Paris as part of an exhibition on what the Nazis classified as “degenerate art”. At first glance, his works fit perfectly, but recent research shows...
General Dreyfus? Are You Serious?
The New York Sun
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Even as the Americans are sinking into the excesses of cancel culture, the French have been overindulging in belated posthumous honors. A classicist would speak of damnatio memoriae, or destroying the memory, and honor divinitatis serior, or...
Emp Rocks Seattle – Experience The Music
ABILITY Magazine
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Circa 2001 Seattle found itself in a media frenzy last summer when billionaire Paul Allen presented his exuberant Experience Music Project (EMP) to the world. Allen’s interactive museum-an ode to guitar great Jimi Hendrix-awed, inspired and had...
A cultural event entitled “Masters of Innovation and Art: Contributions of the Turkic World to Global Science and Culture” was held in Berlin
Turkmenistan Golden Age
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June 5, 2025
On June 3, 2025, a cultural event entitled “Masters of Innovation and Art: Contributions of the Turkic World to Global Science and Culture” was held at the Azerbaijan Cultural Center in Berlin, jointly organized by the International Organization...
ANDRITZ opens new electrolyzer gigafactory in Erfurt, Germany
Investment Monitor
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June 5, 2025
Austrian machine industry technology group ANDRITZ has opened its new electrolyser gigafactory in Erfurt, Germany. The new facility has an initial annual production capacity of approximately one gigawatt, corresponding to approximately 160 to 200...
Ex-German Intel Chief Accuses Government of Weaponizing Spy Agency Against Populist Opposition
[your]NEWS
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June 5, 2025
Hans-Georg Maaßen warns of growing trend in Europe to suppress right-wing parties using intelligence services and political lawfare. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The former head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Office for the...
EXCLUSIVE: Rimowa and Vitra to Launch Design Collaboration During Art Basel
WWD - New York
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June 5, 2025
GROOVY DESIGN: Luxury German luggage manufacturer Rimowa embarked on a fresh design collaboration with Switzerland-based design firm Vitra. On Wednesday, Cologne-based Rimowa told WWD that the limited-edition drop consists of an aluminum stool and...
High hopes as Germany's Merz meets US President Trump
Deutsche Welle
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June 4, 2025
Friedrich Merz and Donald Trump have already exchanged private cell phone numbers and they are on a first-name basis, but aside from a brief encounter in New York years ago, this Thursday will be the first time that the two leaders meet. The new...
‘Our Class’ shows how easily a society can spiral into hate
Jewish Journal - Massachusetts
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June 5, 2025
Igor Golyak always wants to make theater urgent. The Jewish Arlekin Players artistic director, 46, who holds a master of theater arts from the Russian Academy of the Arts, did just that with last year’s deservedly acclaimed staging of “The Dybbuk”...
Site reveals matrilineal society traits
China Daily
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In a groundbreaking discovery using DNA technology, Chinese scientists have found evidence of a prehistoric matrilineal society in East China, marking a huge stride in studies of early human social organization. At a news conference on Thursday in...
German non-profit classifies Turkey as ‘repressive’ for government critics
Stockholm Center for Freedom
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June 3, 2025
A recent report by the German non-profit organization Bread for the World (Brot für die Welt) has classified Turkey as a repressive state, where government critics face increasing pressure and threats to their fundamental freedoms. Bread for the...
Colorado Arts Spotlight: Fringe Fest is back, Boulder Opera announces 2025 season, the Colorado Music Hall of Fame moves and more
Colorado Public Radio
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This week, Fringe Fest returns to Denver, Boulder Opera announces its upcoming season lineup and the Colorado Music Hall of Fame finds a new home in LoDo in Denver. Read on for your weekly arts and culture recap, plus find things to do and places...
What to do in Madison this weekend: Mad with Power, Art Cart 50th birthday open house and more Isthmus Picks
Isthmus
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June 5, 2025
Madison Jazz Festival, June 5-15, various venues: Cafe Coda is a critical spoke in the wheel of the Madison Jazz Festival; three Coda concerts on June 7 marking the 60th anniversary of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians are...
Interfax-Ukraine to host press conference ‘German support for Ukrainian communities: start of registrations for financing humanitarian projects’
Interfax Ukraine
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June 5, 2025
On Tuesday, June 10, at 10.00, the press center of the Interfax-Ukraine news agency will host a press conference on the funding program for charitable and public organizations in Ukraine with the support of the German Foreign Ministry on the topic...