Dietrich moved to Hollywood in the 1930s, where she quickly became a symbol of glamour and sophistication. During this period, she worked diligently to create an image that captivated both male and female audiences, blurring the lines between femininity and masculinity. Her roles in films ...
If you're trying to find out the names of famous German chemists then this list is the perfect resource for you. These chemists are among the most prominent in their field, and information about each well-known chemist from Germany is included when available. List includes Albertus M...
Richard Wagner:Tristan und IsoldeThe Prelude to Act I of Richard Wagner'sTristan und Isolde(1857–59; first performed 1865); from a 2004 live recording of the Royal Swedish Opera Male Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by Leif Segerstam.
1938. The dots represent communities, not synagogues, so that communities with multiple synagogues are admittedly not well represented. Nevertheless, the map gives an impression of the dimensions of the destruction. A second version of this same map highlights Bavaria. This is because the map ...
Meanings of German band names 2raumwohnung= 2 room apartment Böhse Onkelz= this is the correct but idiosyncratic spelling of the name of the German band (the correct plural would be "Onkel" without the z or an s, and "böse" for the correct German word for 'evil') "evil uncles...
The new club at San Luis had a large verandah fronting the entrance, restaurant facilities, a spacious bar, billiard hall and in-house bowling alley. The second floor offered 9 rooms rented out as bachelor units to male members. A tennis court was situated at the corner of a spacious garde...
We were not told the names of any of the men. When we had made our choice we had to wait till the tenth day after the beginning of the last period, when we were again medically examined and given permission to receive the SS men in our rooms at night... He was a sweet boy, ...
Bank robber Willie Sutton was held inside its innovative wagon wheel design. James Bruno (Big Joe) and several male relatives were incarcerated here between 1936 and 1948 for the alleged murders in the Kelayres murders of 1934 before they were paroled. ...
PERSONAL namesOn July 10, 1940, amidst fear of Nazi invasion, a prison ship, of sorts, left Liverpool, England, crammed full of over two thousand male 'Enemy Aliens' 鈥 Germans, Austrians, and some Italians. They were herded together, below deck, with all hatches sealed. Some were ...
He noted that many Jews in the Communist terror apparatus in Poland changed their names to Polish ones like General Romkowski, Colonel Rozanski, Capt. Studencki and Lt. Jurkowski. (cf. John Sack, The New Republic, Feb. 14, 1994, p. 6. Sack in this article also refutes some shoddy rese...