Reconciling Lives - German-Jewish Dialogue

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 @ 6:00pm
@ Goethe-Institut Chicago
Apr. 4, 2013
The evening will be opened by Chair of the Association of Israelis of Central European Origin, Ambassador (retired) Reuven Merhav, who will give the keynote address, followed by a panel discussion and presentation of the book “Reconciling Lives”.

Literaturlenz: Reading with Authors from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria Event

Tuesday, February 26, 2013 @ 6:00pm
@ Goethe-Institut Chicago
Feb. 1, 2013
Hallo, Grüezi, Servus! Literature from the three German-speaking countries.Each year Literaturlenz brings together the Goethe-Institut Chicago, the Consulate General of Switzerland in Chicago and the Consulate General of Austria in Chicago for an evening of readings in German.

Sound Installation: From the Musical Impulse to the Public Sphere

Tuesday, September 18, 2012 @ 6:00pm
@ Goethe-Institut Chicago
Aug. 10, 2012
Artists and curators discuss their work in the field of sound installation and, in particular, how their musical practice translates into an architectural form in public space.

The Americanization of the Grimms' Fairy Tales: The Many Fortunes of Persecuted Snow White

Thursday, September 27, 2012 @ 6:00pm
@ Goethe-Institut Chicago
Aug. 10, 2012
Americans (if not most people in the world) tend to view the Grimms' tales in all their forms—books, films, theater and popular culture—as American.