A family office backed by members of the Hermes fortune are among the likely buyers of French insurer Albingia in an investment that signals a goal to diversify their wealth away from luxury the family office of heirs to the luxury goods fortune is part of an investor group that’s in exclusive talks to buy the insurer from asset manager Eurazeo The consortium is being led by existing shareholder the Chamoin family and also includes Canadian insurer Fairfax Financial Holdings Eurazeo SE said it expects to sell its entire 70% financial stake in Albingia bringing around €289 million ($303 million) of sale revenue to its balance sheet The Hermes fortune derives from its namesake firm Hermes International SCA The family’s wealth is estimated at about $171 billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Krefeld brought together into a single entity eight Hermes family offices and investment vehicles that had been created by heirs from various branches of the sprawling clan Named for the village in western Germany where founder Thierry Hermes was born it’s charged with investing the personal wealth of its backers The family office has remained secretive about operations management and strategy since its creation in 2022 The Albingia deal is one of the first investments for Krefeld that has been announced publicly and signals a goal of diversifying their assets The first executives of Paris-based Krefeld were Matthieu Dumas and Henri-Louis Bauer Dumas is a member of the Hermes supervisory board Albingia is an independent player in the French commercial insurance lines market which collected about €334 million in insurance premiums last year Eurazeo bought a stake in the business six years ago based on an enterprise value of around €508 million Albingia Chairman Bruno Chamoin and his family are the owners of the wine group Blacailloux The deal is subject to approval of various relevant authorities and is set to close in spring 2025 Please tell us what we can do to improve this article SPIE is the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications Our 55,000 employees are committed to achieving the energy transition and responsible digital transformation alongside our customers SPIE aims to contribute to a more sustainable Do you want to use your skills to contribute to projects that help society a key player in the energy transition and digital transformation We are committed to the fight against climate change and mobilised for a responsible digital transformation intall and maintain energy-efficient and environmentaly-friendly facilities Find in this section all the useful information you can access SPIE's profile and key figures Would you like to interview an SPIE spokesperson the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications will continue to provide comprehensive technical maintenance for Siemens Mobility’s rolling stock plant in Krefeld for an additional three years The scope of services not only includes maintenance for all building systems along with production The cooperation will also include fixture creation disposal and internal support services such as a 24/7 hotline for resolving technical issues Siemens Mobility manufactures hundreds of vehicle bodies for rolling stock every year at the Krefeld plant for global long-distance and regional transport Every day about 120 experts in mechatronics industrial plant electronics and automation engineering from SPIE’s Efficient Facilities operational division work at the 380,000-square-metre site They work in shifts to ensure the facility’s infrastructure remains fully operational 365 days a year as well as maintenance of partially and fully automated production systems SPIE is supporting Siemens Mobility on its journey towards CO2 neutrality sustainable design for the plant’s buildings SPIE is working with the customer to pursue full decarbonisation of the plant which is set 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You can upgrade to a modern browser or use the Google Chrome Frame to optimize your viewing experience Park Your Truck GmbH is expanding its offering once again and will be providing new truck parking spaces for pre-gating purposes from April 1 These spaces offer companies an ideal opportunity to optimize their logistics processes and make delivery traffic more efficient The new sites are strategically located near important highway connections and offer secure parking spaces for trucks: In Krefeld a spacious parking area with 20 truck parking spaces is being built on a fenced-in site the site is only 0.2 km from the A44 highway and offers excellent connections to the regional transport network 47807 KrefeldCapacity: 20 truck parking spaces on fenced premisesLocation: Only 0.2 km from the A44 motorwayAvailability: From 01.04.2025 The new site in Werther also offers space for 20 trucks on an area of around 7,000 m² The fenced-in site is only 0.2 km from the A38 making it ideal for delivery traffic in central Germany 99735 WertherCapacity: 20 truck parking spaces on fenced premisesLocation: Only 0.2 km from the A38Availability: From 01.04.2025  a further parking area with a capacity of 20 truck parking spaces is being established on a fenced site this location is only 1.3 km from the A14 and offers an ideal connection to the supra-regional transport network The site in Leipzig is particularly interesting for companies with logistics activities in the Saxony region 04158 LeipzigCapacity: 20 truck parking spaces on fenced premisesLocation: Only 1.3 km from the A14 motorwayAvailability: From 01.04.2025 For further information or booking inquiries E-mail: sabine.hempel@park-your-truck.comPhone: 0160/95369988 Park Your Truck GmbH (formerly known as UnserParkplatz GmbH) was founded in August 2013 it started as an online platform for sharing car parking spaces they left this market and turned their attention to solving the truck parking problem social media users have shared a photo allegedly showing a U.S soldier during World War II swapping out a German street sign reading "Adolf-Hitler-Str." for another reading "Roosevelt Blvd." On Aug. 27, 2024, one Reddit user included the image in a post (archived) on the r/USHistory subreddit alongside the caption: "Adolf Hitler Street becomes Roosevelt Boulevard (1945)." Adolf Hitler Street becomes Roosevelt Boulevard (1945) byu/Creepy-Strain-803 inUSHistory Others had questions about the photo's origins and authenticity. For example, one Reddit user commented: In short, a reverse image search showed it was indeed an authentic photo of a U.S soldier taking down a German street sign reading "Adolf-Hitler-Str." and replacing it with a sign reading "Roosevelt Blvd." The original picture was captured in black and white, while the colorized versions (archived) that have circulated (archived) online were digitally retouched One copy of the photo is currently in the collection of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), which described the scene depicted in the image as: An American soldier replaces an "Adolf-Hitler-Str." street sign with a hand-made one around two months after the picture was taken Various U.S. newspapers published the image in the spring of 1945 and corroborated the same details. 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"Krefeld: Straßennamen mit NS-Geschichte." RP ONLINE, 12 Apr. 2012, https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/krefeld/strassennamen-mit-ns-geschichte_aid-13708221. "Signal Corps in World War II." Www.Army.Mil, 26 June 2020, https://www.army.mil/article/236799/signal_corps_in_world_war_ii. "Surrender of Germany (1945)." National Archives, 23 Sept. 2021, https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/surrender-of-germany. 'U.S. Military Rank Insignia'. U.S. Department of Defense, https://www.defense.gov/Resources/Insignias/. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024. Wakefield, Ken. The Other Ninth Air Force: Ninth US Army Light Aircraft Operations in Europe 1944-45. Fonthill Media, 2014. Zeitung, Westdeutsche. "Als die Nazis die Krefelder Politik ausschalteten." Westdeutsche Zeitung, 23 Mar. 2011, https://www.wz.de/specials/nrw/krefeld/als-die-nazis-die-krefelder-politik-ausschalteten_aid-30857515. Oct. 8, 2024: This article was updated to note that the insignia on Kaufman's uniform suggests he held the rank of staff sergeant at the time the photo was taken. Caroline Wazer is a reporter based in Central New York. She has a Ph.D in history. This material may not be reproduced without permission. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com When it came to fire safety, however, the architects had thought of only human needs. They had laid out evacuation routes and emergency exits for zoo guests but not the animals. Smoke detectors would likely not have worked properly with the ape house’s humidity, and were not legally required. Neither were sprinklers. If a fire broke out, the only way to rescue the animals would be to extinguish it quickly. In the gorilla section, Boma was dead in the sleeping area, but Massa had fled into the main enclosure. They found him in the rubble. He was slumped unconscious against a wall and had suffered severe burns. Despite his injuries, he was not yet dead. His rib cage pumped with very shallow breaths. One of the surprising things about the fire was how quickly it had burned. Police believe that the sky lantern spilled its fuel on one of the roof’s acrylic-glass panels. The material is only moderately flammable, but the lantern fuel burned much more slowly than lighter fluid or gasoline. Within a few minutes, a hole melted through the panel, and the warm air inside the ape house rushed outward, igniting the panels and spreading the fire across the roof. Such lanterns are illegal in Krefeld; the women who lit them turned themselves in as soon as they heard that they were the fire’s suspected cause. The women have remained anonymous, and eventually they each paid a fine. Dressen told me that he didn’t want to see them punished. “In German, we would say it’s a ‘Zusammenstoß verschiedener unglücklicher Ereignisse.’ ” He thought for a moment about an English translation. “A collision of unfortunate circumstances,” he said. A month after the fire, Dressen drove me from his office to the ape house, which was surrounded by fences and construction equipment. There was not much left to see. The large rectangular building had been stripped to its steel frame and concrete foundation. It could have been a hangar or a warehouse. Bally, the other chimp survivor, watched patiently from a platform at the back of the enclosure as her companion acted out. Though she was forty-eight years old, Bally’s face and hands were covered in what Dressen called “fresh baby skin.” A chimpanzee’s skin darkens as it ages, but her brows, ears, and cheeks were pink where her burns had healed. “I don’t know if it will change back again,” Dressen said. In the weeks after the fire, Dressen spent a lot of time explaining to insurance companies the unusual ways in which zoos operate. “Their main question was the value of the animals,” he said. He explained that zoos stopped assigning monetary value to their animals decades ago. They almost never buy or sell animals on the open market; instead, they exchange them with one another, based on the priorities of collective breeding. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker HOLLAND — An employee at the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District was recently recognized at the state level for her outstanding work was awarded the Michigan Transition Services Association Recognition Award Transition coordinators work with special education staff to provide skills and confidence to students transitioning from student life to adulthood They also connect families with services and resources to ensure success after the school years The honor recognizes coordinators for “exemplifying outstanding support and promotion of transition services through leadership “It was quite a surprise and an honor to receive the MTSA Recognition Award,” Krefeld-Freir wrote in a statement “I am truly privileged to work with dedicated and passionate individuals who make a difference in the lives of students and families each and every day the OAISD administration is supportive and allows me to do the work I do both locally and at a state level but the recognition goes to numerous people who made it possible.” Subscribe:Receive unlimited access to your local news coverage director of special services for the OAISD said Krefeld-Freier goes above and beyond by working with outside agencies to help all students and families “Krista is a fierce advocate for all students and staff that she serves in all OAISD districts,” Wolters wrote in a statement “I am proud to have Krista on my team and thankful that she was able to receive some recognition for the great work she does each and every day for our students and their families.” — Contact reporter Mitchell Boatman at mboatman@hollandsentinel.com. Follow him on Twitter @SentinelMitch silke.thomson-pottebohm@siemens.com The project partners continued this step-by-step development process on the construction site. The pavilion is designed as a carpenter and woodwork structure in modular construction with a high degree of prefabrication so that the pavilion could be completed within seven months. The supporting structure consists of solid wood panels and a rafter roof truss. The roof was covered with metal on a substructure made of wooden formwork. © Marcus PietrekAll solutions were developed 1:1 model of details were created – the roof edge with zinc sheeting the corner of the window connection – as well as sample areas for surface treatments and materials Special features are the screw foundations which enable easier dismantling after the Bauhaus anniversary year The result is a walk-in sculpture as a key site for the activities and events of Projekt MIK e.V on the occasion of the 2019 Bauhaus anniversary You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email UNC Charlotte and the Hochschule Niederrhein University of Applied Science in Germany have signed a collaborative agreement that will expand opportunities for Charlotte students and faculty in the William States Lee College of Engineering to study and research in Germany The agreement was officially signed by UNC Charlotte Chancellor Sharon L Gaber and Hochschule Niederrhein President Thomas Grünewald at a ceremony on Charlotte’s campus Monday “This partnership will not only enrich the students’ academic and personal lives, it will also strengthen our ties with our regional German industrial partners,” said Rob Keynton, dean of the W.S. Lee College of Engineering “It will enhance the college’s educational and research knowledge and expertise in our key growth areas including advanced manufacturing smart cities and transformational energy.” There are nearly 240 German firms based in the Charlotte region which has about 14,000 students and campuses in Krefeld and Mönchengladbach is one of the largest and most well- regarded universities of applied science in Germany the German visitors met with faculty from the Department of Languages and Culture Studies and toured several labs including the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center’s HighBay Laboratory and Duke Energy Smart Grid and Flexible Energy labs the Center for Precision Metrology and the Alan D the Hochschule Niederrhein delegation included Norman Lupa dean of the faculty of mechanical and process engineering; and Marion Halfmann internationalization officer and professor of business administration They were accompanied by Krefeld Mayor Frank Meyer and other Krefeld city officials Charlotte and Krefeld are celebrating 35 years of their Sister Cities relationship Hochschule Niederrhien has two campuses in Krefeld UNC Charlotte, through the Office of International Programs has relationships with more than 50 global partner institutions in 19 countries Inside UNC Charlotte is produced and maintained by the Office of University Communications. Faculty and staff members can submit news or story/video ideas for consideration via the online form or email insideuncc@charlotte.edu He typed the words “rabbi” and “Chabad” into the Instant Messenger tab he systematically began contacting everyone who popped up with either of those monikers Questions and answers flew from modem to modem and soon a sustained conversation developed made his way to study at the Mayanot Yeshiva in Israel the once-searching teen still lives in Krefeld But now Yitzchak Mendel Wagner occupies the other side of the proverbial computer screen As Germany’s first native-born rabbi since the Holocaust and the first rabbi in Krefeld in seven decades Napoleon Bonaparte designated Krefeld as the region’s Jewish capital turning this mid-sized city into a cultural center for five thousand Jewish residents across thirty communities Though the Jewish population now tops out at a fifth of that this is Germany’s largest Jewish region.  “I visit each of the one thousand community members every year,” said Wagner of his visits through Krefeld and its environs “I go down the list from A to Z.” Bearing gifts like a Jewish periodical or a bottle of grape juice Many elderly and infirm Krefeld residents have had trouble making it to shul even before the pandemic And Rabbi Wagner has a solution for them too: “If you don’t come to the synagogue The youthful rabbi regularly strolls around the city popping into neighbors’ homes for a visit.  The Wagners live near a high-rise building next to the synagogue which sixty Jewish families call home Wagner and his children start delivering menorahs and cheer on the thirty-fifth floor all the way down to the lobby They do the same on Purim with mishloach manot—gift packages of food.  non-Jewish strangers react positively to these public expressions of Jewish pride “It is the tenth person that we are a little worried about.” Particularly when something controversial happens in Israel or in the broader Jewish world “we feel it.” When Israel launched Operation Protective Edge in 2014 the Jewish community of Krefeld faced what Wagner calls “a huge wave of anti-Semitism.” “We were walking the same walk we had done for years with non-Jewish people greeting us with ‘Shabbat Shalom’ and ‘Shalom.’ But then they watched the news on CNN and the BBC and they let out all their hate on us.” The antagonism grew so alarming during that summer that the community hired bodyguards to protect the rabbi and his family for six weeks.   however scary those occasions of antisemitism might be He delivers the same message to his three young children and to the communities where he lectures around the globe: hiding your Judaism is not the way to fight antisemitism “No people were more assimilated than the German Jews,” he insisted all the evidence suggests that Wagner’s bold After last year’s Yom Kippur attack in Halle one thousand people marched with the Jewish community of Krefeld  And that’s all thanks to the rabbi’s optimistic approach “We will continue to inspire proudly with a Judaism of joy This article appeared in the Lubavitch International magazine – Fall 2020 edition. To subscribe, and gain access to tens of archived magazines, click here. Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); A statement issued by the interior ministry of the state said rescuers searching through the burnt remains of the primate house found a gorilla and a female orangutan still alive in the rubble "Our colleagues were obliged to kill the animal by shooting it," read a statement issued by the Krefeld Zoo it (allowing the gorilla to suffer) could be punishable under the Animal Welfare Act." Read more: German apes likely traumatized after animal deaths in Krefeld Zoo fire Veterinarians were able to euthanize the orangutan so a police officer received formal permission to kill it with shots from his submachine gun "The fastest way to relieve the animal was with a bullet," according to the statement Read more: A community mourns as Krefeld Zoo reopens after New Year's fire The blaze at the zoo killed over 30 animals. Investigators believe the fire was caused by airborne lanterns released by three women celebrating the new year. The lanterns The suspects are being investigated for committing "arson with negligence." Every evening, DW's editors send out a selection of the day's hard news and quality feature journalism. Sign up to receive it directly here. Link IconCopy linkFacebook LogoShare on FacebookXShare on XEmailShare via EmailLink copied to clipboardThe German city that helped launch our Germantown in 1683 still honors Philly today Thirteen families left the Rhineland in 1683 for Philadelphia Germany — He is the only Quaker in Krefeld because the footprints of Quakers in Krefeld disappeared sometime in the 18th century Olaf Radicke does not come from a Quaker family: He was raised Protestant but as a young adult he started looking for his religious calling he came across Pennsylvania founder William Penn’s book No Cross No Crown through a series of coincidences that some will understand as providence It reached my heart and made something in me resonate,” he recalled rekindling a tradition that goes back centuries 13 families from Krefeld landed in Philadelphia to start a new life These German families were Quakers and Mennonites both religious communities that at the time were persecuted in Europe Krefeld and Philadelphia have been connected ever since We went in search of traces and asked: How much Philadelphia is in Krefeld today First stop of our little journey is the Philadelphiastrasse (Philadelphia Street) which commemorates the emigration of the 13 families The Philadelphiastrasse got its name in 1951 The naming of Philadelphiastrasse in Krefeld was intended to express gratitude and recognition for the help that Quakers and Mennonites from the U.S and Great Britain provided Germany after World War II The Quaker Relief Society was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947 for this reconciliation work The naming of the street may also be understood as a symbol of a newfound cosmopolitanism of Krefeld and Germany after the fall of Nazi rule » READ MORE: These German immigrants landed here in 1683. Philly would never be the same. when Krefeld and Philadelphia commemorated the 1683 migration the days of celebration were called the “Philadelphiade.” Vice President George H.W In an office room of the church hangs a copy of the Petition Against Slavery which Krefeld Quakers and Mennonites wrote in Germantown in 1688 This was the first written protest against slavery in America The declaration was signed in Germantown in the home of Thones Kunders and was addressed to long-established Quakers in America it is assumed that Francis Daniel Pastorius (1651-1719) a former village that is now a part of Krefeld the design for a monument commemorating the founding of Germantown can be found In the center of the composition stands Pastorius To his right and left are the Krefeld emigrants who pay homage to him as well as to their new home in America A shining sun in the background symbolizes the bright but at the same time crowns Pastorius’ head The monument shows how he was and is revered The design is a gift to the city from the descendants of the Krefeld emigrants: In 1901 the “Deutsch-amerikanischer Nationalbund” (National German American Alliance) in Philadelphia decided to erect a monument to Pastorius and the Krefeld immigrants which was to be built in Vernon Park in Germantown The artist Jakob Otto Schweizer (1863-1955) emerged as the winner of a competition In 1931 a bronze model of his design was sent to the Linn Museum of Local History The reasons behind this decision are not clear » READ MORE: Test what you know about Philly’s German heritage Pastorius is considered the founder and initiator of the emigration from Krefeld to America He bought land in Pennsylvania for the immigrants he stopped in Uerdingen (now a part of Krefeld) in April 1683 and encouraged the emigrants to make their plans There stands a building that is the oldest evidence of Mennonite life in Krefeld: the “Mennonitenhaus” (the Mennonite House) where the Mennonite family Te Neues settled at the beginning of the 17th century after fleeing Mönchengladbach The name Te Neues goes way back in Mennonite history and is important today president of the local chamber of commerce stood in front of the Mennonite House as he explained how his ancestors settled in Hüls some went to Krefeld and then emigrated to America,” he said The bond in the worldwide Mennonite community is still strong today he met the Nyce family — the name goes back to Te Neues — from Philadelphia in Krefeld They are Mennonites who were traveling in Europe in the footsteps of their ancestors Randy said a beautiful phrase at that meeting about the spirit of the Mennonite faith: “When you pray which has found expression in many places here The 1683 emigration was — abstractly speaking — a globalization push The emigrants created a link between Europe and America And so Krefeld is also American: The city has the so-called Dolphins cheerleaders of our soccer team SC Bayer Uerdingen 05 who won bronze at the World Championships in Florida this year which won promotion to the regional league this year and has more and more fans in Krefeld a club that faithfully re-creates life in the “Wild West.” In Hüls Krefeld’s dance schools teach line dancing and square dancing And Krefeld has a thriving burger culture that has developed from this American tradition because the footprints of Quakers in Krefeld disappeared sometime in the 18th century."},{"_id":"WCJTPWLH55DTRBYMYF2YEITJQQ","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1697123277964},"content":"Olaf Radicke does not come from a Quaker family: He was raised Protestant No Crown through a series of coincidences that some will understand as providence."},{"_id":"UEUASUYORNDV5HHPJK6EHXZATM","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1697132163847},"content":"“It immediately captivated me A freer life."},{"_id":"CNN4IFNSDNC4JHVLUK4GU5F3JY","type":"text","additional_properties":{"_id":1697123277966},"content":"These German families were Quakers and 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believed that freedom should not be reserved for white Europeans and over the generations became proud abolitionists Waves of German- and Dutch-speaking families from along the Rhine River followed the original Krefeld families whose name morphed into the more English-sounding Johnson The Johnson House is just one of the traces of those long-ago pioneers but you have to know a little history to find where the past is present and other place names that honor the early Germans — such names as Crefeld There is a legacy of accomplishment in the arts and sciences But it’s their tradition of protest and abolitionism that might be their greatest contribution who lived in the family home at Washington Lane and Germantown Avenue from her birth until her marriage in 1870 used to tell “how when she was a small girl she wondered why so many families of Black people lived in the attic one night and the next morning they were gone,” according to the nomination that placed the property on the National Register of Historic Places How many northbound runaways sheltered in that house is not known though the nomination suggests it was in the tens more likely than in the hundreds the first Black curator of a historic Germantown site campaigned to change some language in the education materials that called enslaved Africans freedom seekers “Even the Germans came here seeking the freedom to practice their religion That is not the way enslaved Africans came to this country You devalue the sacrifice that was made if you don’t tell that story.” Drive along Germantown Avenue at Wister Street and a shopping center called Freedom Plaza honors what historian Patrick Erben considers chief among his fellow Germans’ most significant contributions to their new land three men from Krefeld and Francis Daniel Pastorius gathered to write the colonies’ first declaration against slavery It’s most likely the declaration was written by Pastorius a lawyer and educator who had emigrated the summer before the Krefeld families arrived on the merchant ship Concord a University of West Georgia historian who edited a book of Pastorius’ letters Their declaration went for consideration first to the Quaker meeting in Dublin (now Abington) Ending enslavement was a direct challenge to the English who welcomed the Krefelders Antislavery sentiment would build slowly among Quakers who in 1776 officially came around to the Krefelders’ stand Nothing is left of the dugout cellar at Front and Lombard Streets where the Krefeld families in October 1683 drew lots to determine where they would build their new homes But a statue in Germantown’s Vernon Park honors their newly arrived Bavarian host Pastorius presented to Philadelphia in 2008 by leaders of Krefeld but our colleagues at The Rheinische Post say the Philly tree has disappeared.) well-educated Lutheran who visited the Rhineland to recruit those eager to take up William Penn’s offer of religious freedom Pastorius helped the Krefeld families — most of them linen weavers — acquire properties a two-hour hike from his home along the Delaware River He described Penn’s Woods as “a very Eden of beauty only cursed with a plethora of rattlesnakes.” The Krefeld families purchased 14 lots straddling an old Lenape trail You can find a small bronze monument to the arrival of the Krefeld families in Philadelphia displayed in the library of the German Society of Pennsylvania at Seventh and Spring Garden Streets Plans for a full-size version to be installed at Vernon Park in 1915 were dashed because of anti-German sentiment past president of the society — and a Krefeld native among them antislavery and anti-Nazi activists On Oct. 6, the society will celebrate German American day with a dance party Revelers wearing lederhosen and dirndls get in free Michels says his organization is eying 2026 as a good date for the return of its once-traditional parade to Center City a three-year-old phoenix rising out of a sprawling former pencil factory in Germantown you can sample two culinary staples that Germans introduced to America in Philadelphia: lager beer and soft pretzels Wagner began brewing from the back of his home on St. John Street where a historical marker notes where he lived Charles Engel and Charles Wolf would establish the first large-sale brewery in the country about 30 Philly beer factories made lagers with their bottom-fermenting yeast brewed at colder temperatures producing a lightness that proved popular in the hot summers That’s how that neighborhood became known as Brewerytown Fresh soft pretzels arrive daily at Attic Brewery from Tasty Twisters in Roxborough, whose owners are not German, but Greek. On the last Saturday of September, Attic hosted Funktober, a daylong celebration with 10 bands, $1 pretzels, and 10 lagers, among them a rice lager, Czech dark lager, Vienna lager, smoked amber lager, a malty maibock, a Bavarian märzen. And finally, in an updated homage to a 340-year legacy, a German pilsner called the G-town Strutter. So you think you know Germantown? Try our quiz. Where does the phrase “Pennsylvania Dutch” come from? From the German word for their language, “Deutsch”The English word back then for people who spoke either German or DutchMany of the original Krefeld, Germany settlers were originally from HollandCorrectIncorrect. XX% of other readers got this question right. The English called people from a broad swath of communities along the Rhine River “Dutch,” whether they were from Holland or the lands that would later become Germany. All of themMaizenDunkelCorrectIncorrect. XX% of other readers got this question right. Which famous American was named civil administrator of Krefeld at World War II′s end? Henry KissingerDwight EisenhowerPrescott BushCorrectIncorrect. XX% of other readers got this question right. The German-born Kissinger was a private in the U.S. Army when tapped for the job. What old Philadelphia family name comes from a German immigrant? RittenhouseAll of themWisterCorrectIncorrect. XX% of other readers got this question right. By the 1760s, one-third of Pennsylvania’s population was of German heritage. Back in 1682, when Philadelphia was founded, how many colonists lived in the territory that would become Pennsylvania, or Penn’s Woods? 5,000 or fewer10,000 or more2,500 or fewerCorrectIncorrect. XX% of other readers got this question right. The population would grow quickly, reaching 18,000 colonists in 20 years. The original Krefeld families settled on 14 lots on either side of a Lenape trail in a community that would later be called: German TownshipPennsylvania Dutch CountryEast FallsCorrectIncorrect. XX% of other readers got this question right. It also was called Germantown Township, until 1854 when consolidated into Philadelphia. German émigré John Nepomuk Maelzel, 1772-1838, is famous for what invention? The metronomeA machine that played chessAll of themCorrectIncorrect. XX% of other readers got this question right. He also made a Panharmonicon, a mechanical device that reproduced sounds of a full orchestra. Who printed the first English-language Bible in the United States? Mary Katherine GoddardChristopher SauerBenjamin FranklinCorrectIncorrect. XX% of other readers got this question right. Sauer, who printed the Bible in 1743, also published the country’s most-popular German newspaper. The heirs of Piet Mondrian filed a lawsuit in the US seeking the recovery of four paintings by the artist, valued at $200m, that they say were wrongfully expropriated by a museum in Krefeld, Germany, after they were loaned to the institution more than 90 years ago. The heirs, trustees of the Connecticut-based Elizabeth McManus Holtzman Irrevocable Trust, first contacted the city of Krefeld in 2018 to lay claim to the paintings. In July 2019, the city issued its own report into the history of the acquisition and rebuffed the claim, saying it was satisfied that the paintings were rightfully in its collection. It conceded, though, that it has no proof of a legal acquisition. The heirs filed suit on 15 October this year at the US District Court for the District of Columbia against the Kunstmuseen Krefeld, the authority that runs Krefeld’s museums. They are also seeking compensation for four additional Mondrian works that they say the museum wrongfully sold or exchanged even though it was not the legal owner. “The trustees first attempted to resolve this dispute out of court,” said a statement from their US legal representative Herrick, Feinstein. “Kunstmuseen Krefeld rejected their claims and they have been compelled to take legal action to enforce their rights.” The four works still in the museum collection are known to have been there since at least 1950—but how they got there is unclear. Dating from 1925 and 1926, they are examples of “neo-plasticism,” the term Mondrian applied to his abstract works that were reduced to primary colours and straight vertical or horizontal lines. In 1929, the Krefeld museum was planning a major exhibition of contemporary art that never took place. The heirs say that Mondrian, who was living in Paris at that time, lent eight paintings to the exhibition and was unable to recover them before his death in 1944 because he was viewed by the Nazis as a “degenerate” artist. Four of the eight works were sold or bartered for other works by the director of the museum, Paul Wember, in the early 1950s. The city of Krefeld, by contrast, says the four paintings still in its collection may have been acquired privately by the museum’s former director, Max Creutz, and found their way into the museum in 1950. In its July 2019 statement, the city said that a legal claim would in any case be time-barred under German law. This might not apply in the US. The plaintiffs contend that the US suit should be judged in the light of the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016, because the paintings were lost between 1933 and 1945. Under this law, claims for Holocaust-era art losses are not subject to statutes of limitation as long as the suit is filed less than six years after the plaintiffs learned about their potential right to recover a work of art. Mondrian’s sole heir was the artist Harry Holtzman, an American friend and fellow artist who died in 1987. The McManus Holtzman Irrevocable Trust was founded by his widow and the plaintiffs are his three children. news4 February 2020German court rules in favour of Nazi-looted art database, although owners say a listing makes works unsellable Lostart.de is caught between the conflicting demands of claimants and the holders of disputed art archive1 February 2010Grosz heirs vs MoMA case dismissedMoMA maintains that the Grosz works were never Nazi loot A wealth of Roman artifacts has been unearthed over the past ten months north of the town of Krefeld in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalian region Excavations carried out by a team of 30 academics and other helpers worked their way through an area of 44,000 square yards to reveal all bearing witness to the turbulent Roman history of this area The Rhine river has played an important part in European societies since prehistoric times and it is no surprise that Roman relics have been unearthed in the area This particular settlement was part of an important trade route leading into the Germanic heartland that lay on the east bank of the Rhine Previously unknown Roman ruins have been unearthed and jewelry and a beautifully decorated soldier’s belt buckle Krefeld is situated in the district in Gellep and it is here that archaeologists have found one of the largest cemeteries north of the Alpine region The cemetery contains around 6,500 graves that have been dated to between 800 BC and 800 AD Valuable burial objects have been found in the graves but due to the size of the cemetery told an interview that it would take many years before the entire cemetery had been excavated The period of time that the cemetery covers includes the Roman invasion of the Rhine region a rebellion against the invaders by the local people and the establishment of a Roman military base in the area In 69AD the Romans established a military encampment between the ancient towns of Xanten and Neuss The town of Krefeld developed in the wake of the Roman military encampment The military encampment was built on a small hill on the border of the Roman Empire that overlooked a trade route into Germania The first recorded mention of the area of Gelduba was made by the Roman historian Tacitus who wrote of a huge battle that took place in 69AD between the Romans and the Batavians This battle was part of the rebellion incited by the Batavian Prince Iulius Civilis against the Romans The enormous battle was fought by some 20,000 men and the 300 horse skeletons unearthed were most likely from this very fight These skeletons are now housed in the Burg Linn Museum in Krefeld commented that this was one of the rare times that archaeology and history are in accord with one another the victorious Romans built a military encampment that developed into a fort and then morphed The original fort was built using wood but was eventually rebuilt using stone The encampment was occupied by the Romans until the 5th Century Auxiliary soldiers were stationed at the encampment and evidence of Spanish wine has been found The soldiers also took their leisure time seriously building a swimming pool that was ingenuously heated within the grounds of the armory These fascinating artifacts will be on display in the Burg Linn Museum from October 2019 Visitors will be able to view items from the battle as well as from the military base such as helmets belonging to the Roman soldiers artifacts from a Roman workshop aimed at working bronze and a reconstruction of a pottery kiln This is an exhibition that is not to be missed Ian Harvey is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE Welcome to www.automotivelogistics.media. 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Read our policy By 2021-08-09T15:13:00+01:00 As supply shortages for semiconductors and labour become increasingly scarce due to the Covid-19 pandemic OEMs are increasingly looking towards emergency freight providers to substitute their struggling transportation branches Priority Freight announced last week that Frank van Doorn would take on the role of general manager of the company’s Krefeld office in Germany Van Doorn will oversee driving the company’s premium road freight business in Germany Europe’s largest market for automotive logistics “I am so pleased to be part of the specialist team at Priority Freight I see enormous potential for expanding the German operation into new industries especially when combining our existing European footprint with our premium road and air freight solutions,” van Doorn said upon his appointment Frank van Doorn appointed new general manager of German Krefeld office With an extensive career spanning almost 15 years managing key accounts in Germany van Doorn will now head up the 20-strong team of logistics experts in Krefeld added: “Frank is a great addition to the German team and we look forward to seeing the direction and guidance he provides to the Krefeld office and the knowledge and expertise he brings to the company.” He spent a decade working for European premium urgent shipment operation becoming its Franchise Network Development Manager in 2018 Working alongside other European Priority Freight control towers in Spain Priority Freight’s team helps customers with shipments within Germany The Krefeld office also works closely with the Priority Freight office in Frankfurt which serves as the nucleus of managing the company’s premium air freight activities from Germany Priority Freight also manages premium road and air freight services part of an aim to operate as a ‘one-stop shop’ for time-critical logistics solutions for OEMs and tier-one suppliers In May, Priority Freight transported two tonnes of automotive parts from Chinese suppliers to an unnamed OEM recipient in Spain The cargo was delivered within 48-hours from manufacturing sites in Tianjin and the company said they had secured all the requirements ready for pick-up upon roll out from the factories Priority Freight is further expanding in the German and European cross-border logistics market This comes as carmakers face several inbound supply challenges including a semiconductors shortage and post-Covid delays seeing OEMs shifting towards more emergency freight services Priority Freight’s Group Sales & Marketing Director said that global supply chain shortages have had a knock-on effect across the whole industry we saw a high level of activity from most OEMs as they tried to catch up on lost time and build programmes as well as other shortages in the global supply chain we found that OEMs weren’t operating at full capacity and with reduced shifts.” “The time-critical logistics specialist has received global accreditation for both Quality Assurance (ISO 9001:2015) and Environmental Management (ISO 14001:2015) and last year received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade,” he added The company has a headcount of 200 staff across various control centres throughout Europe Teamsters Canada Rail union members and CN and CPKC railroads are in dispute with an arbitration now called by the government Crisis management has become de rigueur for Group Logistics and has led to changes in capacity planning A supply chain mapping company has recorded a total of 8,197 disruptions across supply chains in the first half of the year Site powered by Webvision Cloud TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. 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Cup 2026 Europe Sub Regional Qualifier B set to take centre stage in Germany Following Italy’s triumph at last month’s Sub Regional Qualifier A ten more European teams arrived in Duisburg on Friday with a spot at next year’s Europe Qualifier firmly in their sights Sweden and Switzerland will join the hosts for eight days of competition where 24 matches will take place across two tournament venues – the Krefeld Cricket Ground and the Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground The format of the event sees an initial group stage featuring two groups of five A series of round-robin fixtures will precede the playoff matches on Sunday 14 July which will include a winner-takes-all encounter between the top two teams with a ticket to the next round of qualification up for grabs With the thrilling action of the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and West Indies still fresh in the memory the event in Germany promises to provide plenty of drama as teams strive for the chance to compete for the ultimate prize in T20 cricket in India and Sri Lanka in 2026 Fans around the world will be able to watch all matches live on ICC.tv while fans in India can follow the action on FanCode commented: “We are delighted to be continuing our fantastic summer of men's international cricket with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Sub Regional Qualifier B in Germany “Having concluded a successful Qualifier A in Rome last month we're excited to be offering the Deutscher Cricket Bund the opportunity to host an ICC event of this size for the very first time we have ten participating teams who all go into the competition with their sights firmly set on advancing to next year's Europe Qualifier just one step away from India and Sri Lanka “For those in the Nordrhein Westfalen region we hope you enjoy the live action and for those further afield Severin Weiss issued a joint statement ahead of the competition: “We are extremely pleased to welcome the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub Regional Qualifier B It is a great honour for us to host this significant tournament in the cities of Krefeld The qualifier is a crucial step on the road to the World Cup and a testament to the growing interest and commitment to cricket in Europe “Organizing such a tournament is no easy task and would not have been possible without the support of numerous volunteers go to the many volunteers who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure that this tournament runs smoothly “We would also like to thank the ICC for their support and trust in allowing us to host this significant event here in Germany and our sponsors who with their dedication guarantee the economic foundation of this tournament,” they concluded The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 will feature 20 teams with 12 automatic qualifiers and eight teams that qualify through regional pathway events The automatic qualifiers comprise Super 8 qualifying teams at the recently concluded 2024 edition: Afghanistan Sri Lanka also qualify automatically as hosts with Ireland New Zealand and Pakistan completing the lineup by virtue of being the three highest-ranked teams on the ICC Men’s T20I rankings table on 30 June The Europe Sub Regional Qualifier B is one of three events taking place in the region this year on the pathway through to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 The winning team in Germany will progress to the Europe Qualifier where they will meet Scotland Italy and the winner of Sub Regional Qualifier C later in the summer Sub Regional Qualifiers will be held across other ICC regions later in 2024 with their respective regional finals also being held in 2025 Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground (10h30 start) Gelsenkirchen Cricket Ground (15h30 start) ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Qualification resumes with Europe Sub Regional Qualifier B in Germany From defeat to destiny – Kohli reflects on ending ICC title drought with T20 World Cup win Sri Lanka duo rewarded with big gains on latest ODI rankings update Former India 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Remember Ben with a gift to Thoroughbred aftercare Subscribe for FREE to the Daily PDF or the News Alerts Home » Archive » Top News Europe » Counterattack's Maigret Retains Unblemished Record in Krefeld Feature Gestut Karlshof's Maigret (Ger) (Counterattack {Aus}–Minoris {Fr} by Dabirsim {Fr}) concluded a two-race juvenile campaign with an unbeaten record and continued on his winning streak when notching a decisive victory in Sunday's G3 Dr Busch-Memorial at Krefeld 10 Listed Junioren-Preis upped to one mile when last seen Maigret was the last of seven into stride here and lobbed along under cover in fifth after the initial exchanges Collected together at the top of the straight the 22-5 chance was one of five abreast when launching his challenge with 300 metres remaining and stayed on strongly under continued rousting inside the final furlong to easily defeat New Emerald (Ger) (Protectionist {Ger}) by 2 3/4 lengths for a first pattern-race tally New Emerald's Markus Klug stablemate and G3 Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen victor Wonderful Boy (GB) (Sea The Moon {Ger}) was 2 1/2 lengths adrift in third There was some cause for concern after the line when Maigret jumped a border hedge and parted company with rider Lukas Delozier “Maigret is very good and has a really big engine but he is still very green,” Delozier told GaloppOnline he remains undefeated and is now a Listed and Group winner We can certainly look forward to a bright future with him.” — (@WorldRacing1) April 28, 2024 Not a subscriber? 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Copy Article Link Editor / News Stories:editor@thetdn.com Advertising:advertising@thetdn.com Customer Service:customerservice@thetdn.com Click Here to sign up for a free subscription © East Tennessee State University — All Rights Reserved RWE Supply & Trading and Outokumpu have put a new type of power generation and storage system into operation that will help to stabilise the power grid and enhance flexibility It is located at the Outokumpu mill in Krefeld and consists of a 3.3 megawatt battery storage unit coupled with three 1 megawatt gas turbines The system is a joint project designed and built by RWE The two companies will share the results of the optimisation over a period of ten years For energy-intensive production companies such as Outokumpu when the roll stands in Krefeld are running at high utilisation the Outokumpu mill has a particularly high demand for electricity These load peaks put stress on the power grid as the grid operator has to intervene to ensure that the required electricity is available at short notice Considering the increasing feed-ins of electricity from renewables this presents challenges due to weather dependency as the same amount of power is not available on the grid at all times Outokumpu needs to purchase electricity at peak times and therefore at relatively high prices The new RWE system is now helping the Krefeld mill to reduce electricity costs – and it also takes pressure off the grid as the combination of batteries and gas-powered generators now supplies electricity during peak times Interventions by the grid operator will not be required as frequently as before To ensure that the combined system and the roll stands work effectively together “optimised them for the energy market” the system can also be utilised in the flexibility market This means that in times when too much or too little electricity from renewables is available on the electricity market additional electricity can be fed in or production can be adjusted accordingly Head of Commodity Solutions at RWE Supply & Trading points out: “The increasing expansion of renewables poses new challenges on the power grid Reconciling their increasing volatility with the industry’s demands is one of them Our intelligent energy management solutions help to relieve the load on the grid as well as optimize flexibility and generate revenue for our customers at the same time I am looking forward to realizing this project together with our partner Outokumpu.” Managing Director and VP Operations Krefeld emphasises: “The stainless steel market is highly competitive and attracts both European and Asian suppliers In order to keep Germany competitive as a production location in this challenging market environment over the long term we have to optimize our energy consumption and our cost structure Our partnership with RWE provides an important building block in this endeavor and also supports Germany as an economic location and helps driving the energy transition.” Head of Economic Affairs Krefeld and Managing Director of Business Development welcomes the joint project: “The Industry Park in Krefeld is a crucial factor for Krefeld as business location and its future-oriented development is therefore a central concern for us The long-term cooperation between RWE and Outokumpu with this project contributes to strengthening the Industry Park and thus also to strengthening the economy in the region utilising synergies is a central component of long-term success.” Images for media purposes (image rights: RWE, Klaus Görgen) are available in the RWE Media Centre.