WCGS recently interviewed Waterloo Region Museum Curator, Adèle Hempel, about the ongoing exhibition "Canada and Germany: Partners from Immigration to Innovation."
Read the full interview here.
Visit the Waterloo Region Museum's exhibition "Canada and Germany: Partners from Immigration to Innovation"and share a picture or memory with WCGS for your chance to win!
WCGS's Annual Report for 2017-2018 is now available.
Read it here.
Synopis: " 'Bye Bye Germany' is a deeply felt, often wry look at a group of Jewish friends — all Nazi-era survivors — who, in 1946 Frankfurt, unite to sell high-end linens to raise the funds to emigrate to America.
Faust: German"Krautrock” pioneers & present-day avant-provocateursPresented by Wavelength with Burn Down the Capital & Goethe-Institut Toronto
22 June 2018 @6pm
A German comedyby Swiss filmmaker Dani Levy that deals with modern Jewish identity in present-day Germany. It can be seen as part of the "Ossi-Wessi" (east-west) confrontation within Germany.
Dr. Marga Weigel, a proud Waterloo alumna, created this award to encourage engineering students to pursue exchange opportunities in Germany or Austria.
Award Value: One award of $5,000 for two academic exchange terms or two awards valued at $2,500 for one academic exchange term each.