What is Heimat?

On Tuesday afternoon the local Taunus Zeitung newspaper held a discussion called “Was ist Heimat”?

Taking part were Thomas Gambichler from Dimension Data, Hansjörg Schlegel from Oberursel’s Ausländerbeirat, Gülsah Bayram from the project “Migrants help migrants” and Hilary Peacock, a South African English teacher who lived for many years in Oberursel.  The discussion was chaired by Dr. René Heinen from the newspaper’s book division.

Dr. René Heinen with Thomas Gambichler, Gülsah Bayram, Hilary Peacock and Hansjörg Schlegel

Dr. René Heinen with Thomas Gambichler, Gülsah Bayram, Hilary Peacock and Hansjörg Schlegel

Heimat is a term used in German to mean “home”, but [Read more…]

Gospel and Jazz in the Liebfrauenkirche during the Hessentag

It was on Whit Monday that just over a hundred visitors to the Hessentag in Oberursel made their way to the Liebfrauenkirche (church) for an evening of gospel and jazz.

The group “Tontauben” in Weißkirchen had joined forces with musicians from Dr.Hoch’s Konservatorium in Frankfurt and singer Ariane Treffer to perform a Gospel Mass by Robert Ray and “Magnificat” by Christoph Schönherr, all of which was conducted by Mark Opeskin.

The concert in the Liebfrauenkirche during the Hessentag in Oberursel

Gospel & Jazz in the Liebfrauenkirche

Described as one of the highlights of the Hessentag, the evening was funded by the catholic diocese of Limburg and the Oberursel’s culture and sport association (KSFO). [Read more…]

Volker Bouffier in the Hessentag nature park

On Wednesday (15th June) I was at the Maasgrund in Oberursel to join the press pack for Ministerpräsident Volker Bouffier’s tour of the nature park “Der Natur auf der Spur”.

Volker Bouffier visits the National Park Kellerwald-Edersee stand at the Hessentag in Oberursel

At the National Park Kellerwald-Edersee stand

Accompanied by his wife, Ursula, he first visited the National Park Kellerwald-Edersee’s stand, where he was interested in how the local population accepted the rules of the park. [Read more…]

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