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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. German anti-Nazi resistance fighter, member of the White Rose (1921–1943) For the 2005 German film, see Sophie Scholl – The Final Days. See also: Hans and Sophie Scholl Sophie Scholl Scholl in 1942 Born Sophia Magdalena Scholl (1921-05-09) 9 May 1921 Forchtenberg, Weimar Republic Died ...
Margarethe Meyer-Schurz (born Margarethe Meyer; also called Margaretha Meyer-Schurz or just Margarethe Schurz; 27 August 1833 – 15 March 1876) was a German-American woman who opened the first German-language kindergarten in the United States at Watertown, Wisconsin.
Land der Dichter und Denker (Land of poets and thinkers) is a phrase used by many Germans to refer to Germany, [15] [16] [17] though it is hardly known in non-German-speaking countries. It is occasionally used to describe certain cities as well ( Stadt der Dichter und Denker ), such as Tübingen [ 18 ] and Jena .
Ruth Westheimer (1928–2024), German-American sex therapist, talk show host, author, Doctor of Education, Holocaust survivor, and former Haganah sniper. William the Silent (1533–1584), German-born main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs [25] Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768), art historian and archaeologist
Inspirational back-to-school quotes “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” ― Robin Williams, “Dead Poets Society” “Everything is hard before it is easy
I write as the daughter of German immigrants who survived Nazi Germany and came to America in the early 1950s. My father was conscripted in Germany, at 17 years of age, and fought in the German ...
50. “A child can ask a thousand questions that the wisest man cannot answer.” – Jacob Abbott 51. “To raise a nature-bonded child is to raise a rebel, a dreamer, an innovator… someone who ...
Overview of the German school system. In Germany, education is the responsibility of the states (Länder) and part of their constitutional sovereignty (Kulturhoheit der Länder). [19] Teachers are employed by the Ministry of Education for the state and usually have a job for life after a certain period . This practice depends on the state and ...