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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.

WCGS's Annual Report for 2017-2018 is now available.

Read it here.

"Bye Bye Germany" starts Friday 6 July and "The Accountant of Auschwitz" starts Friday 13 July.

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-provocateurs

Presented by Wavelength with Burn Down the Capital & Goethe-Institut Toronto

Alles auf Zucker

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. 

Tue, 09/04/2018 -

Kitchener: Jun 14, 2018, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

The Waterloo Centre for German Studies Book Prize has been established to recognize first-time authors whose scholarly work provides a substantial contribution to our understanding of any aspect of German-speaking society. Find out more on our website.