June 23, 2017
The 2017 Northfield Conference, “Legacy of 1848 & Holocaust Education”, concluded with “Thoughts on Being German,” a poignant and heartfelt address delivered by Hans Jörg Gudegast, aka Eric Braeden. Born in Bredenbek, Schleswig-Holstein, Gudegast experienced firsthand the horrors of World War II prior to his immigration to the United States in 1959. Eric lives in Pacific Palisades, CA, known as “Weimar am Pazifik“ since 1933;...
June 8, 2017
"On April 1, Consul General Herbert Quelle presented Dr. Joachim “Yogi” Reppmann with the German American Friendship Award during the Euro-Atlantic Conference "The Legacy of 1848, Through Today" in Northfield, MN. The conference, co-sponsored by the German Consulate General, was organized by Reppmann and was the most recent of a lifetime of contributions to German-American relations.
Since his first visit to the United States a...
June 8, 2017
The 2017 Northfield Conference, “Legacy of 1848 & Holocaust Education”, concluded with “Thoughts on Being German,” a poignant and heartfelt address delivered by Hans Jörg Gudegast, aka Eric Braeden. Born in Bredenbek, Schleswig-Holstein, Gudegast experienced firsthand the horrors of World War II prior to his immigration to the United States in 1959.
Eric lives in Pacific Palisades, CA, known as “Weimar am Pazifik“ since 1933; a...
April 25, 2017
2017 German-American Conference in Northfield, MN
"Holocaust Education & the Legacy of 1848, Transplanted
Ideas and Values in America's Past and Present"
Dr. Joachim Reppmann receives German American Friendship Award
Conference Highlights
After three days of stimulating and thought-provoking presentations, displays, and discussions, the “Legacy of 1848” conference concluded in Northfield, Minnesota, on April 2, 2017. Sponsored by...
April 3, 2017
German-American Conference in Northfield, Minnesota
"Holocaust Education & The Legacy of 1848, Transplanted Ideas and Values in America's Past and Present," a conference in Northfield, Minnesota from March 30 to April 2, attracted nearly 250 participants from the U.S., Germany, and Denmark. It was organized by historians Dr. Joachim (Yogi) Reppmann and Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann.
The conference began on Thursday with the opening...
March 16, 2017
This is a traveling exhibit that was introduced successfully to the public on March 30th, 2017 during our German-American conference in Northfield, MN. Please feel encouraged to print the 22 posters and use them freely.
Download the Full Luther in Mansfeld Exhibit
Click the PDF below to download a copy of the exhibition as a PDF.