Content:

• Peter Brent: Eulogy in memory of / in memoriam Bern Gerald Brent (17.12.1922–7.9.2023)

• Joanna (Jo) Brent: Recollections / Erinnerungen

• Film reviews by Helen Pettet, Craig Wilson, Dorothy Howes and Karis Muller: ‘Merkel’

Content:

• Bern Brent: The Kaiser’s last birthday celebration / Die letzte Kaisergeburtstagsfeier

• Dora Szidzek: Children see a lot / Kinderaugen sehen viel

Content:

• Andrew Koll, Jaki Kane and Hilary Howes: Bach in the Bush Capital 

• Hilary Howes: Words of the Year 2022: A Comparison / Woerter des Jahres 2022 im Vergleich

Content:

• Margitta Acker: Childhood: Play and Work / Kindheit: Spiele und Arbeit (1946–1952)

• FDFA Presence Switzerland – PRS: Swiss National Day / Schweizer Nationaltag

• Swiss Recipe: Graubünden Nut Tart / Bündner Nusstorte

Content:

• Margitta Franzen-Thoß: Wattle and Carnival: ‘Caramels, bouquets, the prince is coming!’ / Wattle und Fasteloovend: „Kamelle, Strüüßje, de Prinz kütt!“

• Verena Surantyn: First impressions of the war in Ukraine / Erste Eindrücke des Kriegs in der Ukraine

• Yushu Soon: Subjunctive Poetry / Konjunktiv Poesie

• John Gieroszynski: Grandma’s Apron / Omas Schürze

Content

• Margitta Acker: School years / Schuljahre

• Hilary Howes: Words of the Year 2021: A Comparison / Die Woerter des Jahres 2021 im Vergleich

Content: 

• Andrew Gaczol: Strange coincidences / Seltsame Zufaelle

• Book Review by Margitta Acker: War Child, 

• Bern Brent: That the world was once golden …/ Dass die Welt einst golden war ...

Content:

• Amy Jarvis: Hans Pillig. Remembering a modest maker who left his mark / Der bescheidene Schöpfer, der seine Spuren hinterlassen hat

• Andrew Gazcol: Das Zentrum’s visit to the ACT Jewis Community Centre

• Book review by by Jim Tweddle: Unforgotten School Days / Unvergessene Schulzeit 1945–1962. Vol. 2. Recollections of Students and Teachers.

Content:

• Annette Janic: War Child: Survival. Betrayal. Secrets / Kriegskind: eine Geschichte vom Überleben

• TV series review by Andrew Gaczol: The Crime Scene Cleaner / Der Tatortreiniger. An unknown gem of German television

• Hilary Howes: Word of the Year 2020 - A comparison

Content:

• Craig Wilson: Impressions of my trip to Scandinavia and Russia in 2019 (Continued from previous issue)

• Book review by Phil Maier: The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku / Der gluecklichste Mann der Welt

• Call for Volunteers!
  

Content:

• Conny Schueritz: Finding Pam Richards: A love letter to a city / Wer ist Pam Richards? Liebeserklärung an eine Stadt

• Andrew Gaczol: Special guest speaker: Dr Tamsin Sanderson / Ein besonderer Besuch: Gastrednerin Dr. Tamsin Sanderson

• Margot Schüritz, Angela Rechner, Susanne Arnold und Hilary Howes: Of herrings and hay / Vom Harung und Heu

Content:

• Ray Sumner: Visiting Siebenlehn / Zu Besuch in Siebenlehn

• Bern Brent: We are young / Wir sind jung

• Book review: Germania: A Personal History of Germans Ancient and Modern by Simon Winder

Contents:

• Michael Howes: HHR – the German connection / HHR – die Verbindung zu Deutschland

• Das Zentrum Student Poetry Collection: Eleven-word poems / Elfchen

• Andrew Gaczol: Three films – red / Drei Filme - rot

• Yushu Soon: The Goodbye Kiss / Der Abschiedskuss

Contents:

• Andrew Gaczol: My visit to the German Emigration Museum in Bremerhaven / Deutsches Auswandererhaus Bremerhaven – mein Besuch

• Film review by Terrance Zhang: Reflections on Bauhaus Spirit: 100 Years of Bauhaus / Vom Bauen der Zukunft – 100 Jahre Bauhaus

• Book review by Rob Youl: Europe: A Natural History. By Tim Flannery / 

Content:

• Tom Murray and Hilary Howes: Close encounters of the wartime kind/ Unheimliche Begegnung in Kriegszeiten

• Das Zentrum Student Poetry: Eleven-word poems / Elfchen

• Film review by Chris Ansted: The Captain (Der Hauptmann) and Never Look Away (Werk ohne Autor), 

Content:

• Ray Sumner: The demonisation of Amalie Dietrich / Die Verteufelung der Amalie Dietrich

• Book review  by Rob Youl: The Shortest History of Germany. By James Hawes. 

• Book review  by Rob Youl: Germany: Memories of a Nation. By Neil MacGregor. 

• Book Review by Andrew Gaczol: Orderly and Humane: The Expulsion of the Germans after the Second World War. By R.M. Douglas.

• Yushu Soon: Poem "Wenn"

Content:

• Andrew Gaczol: Writing my Family History / Wie ich meine Familiengeschichte schrieb

• Authors wanted!