Issue 234 July 2015

Berlin International Women’s Club Social Events [email protected]

Summer BBQ Party Saturday, 4 July at 11:30 The response to the Social Events activity, Summer BBQ Party at Sue Rambow's country house in Klein Lüben, has been very enthusiastic, and it was fully booked soon after the invitation was sent out. Thank you very much! We look forward to a day of fun, delicious food and drinks, music and perhaps dancing.

Hamburg meets Berlin 4 - 6 September

In September the International Coordinators are organising the visit of the Hamburg International Women's Club to Berlin. Social Events are supporting this activity and we encourage you to read the International Coordinators’ report on page 5 of the Newsletter and to help make this visit a success. - Diana Groehn-Zaniewski & Jacqueline Macdonald

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Marlies Salazar (Germany) [email protected] Vice President Carol Marquardt (UK) [email protected] Secretary Dagmar Klaue (Germany) [email protected] Vice Secretary Vivien Temple (UK)

Newsletter Credits Editor: Rebecca Weston / Assistant Editor: Kristin Kabadzhova Proofreaders: Mary-Louise St. Aubyn-Detterer, Sue Rambow, Indu Sampath Kumar, Carolyn Mahonez, Elyzabeth Simpson

Inside this issue: Letter from the EC

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Club News

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International Coordinators

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Treasurer Julia Lang (UK) [email protected]

Website Log-in Guide

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Vice Treasurer Yoko Saito (Japan)

Special Interest Groups

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Social Events Coordinator Diana Groehn-Zaniewski (Peru) [email protected]

Neighbourhood Groups

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Cinema Scene

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Culture Corner

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Concert Goers

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Reporting Back

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Overview Calendar

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Vice Social Events Coordinator Jacqueline Macdonald (UK) Welcome & Neighbourhood Monika Brust (Germany) [email protected] Newsletter Editor Rebecca Weston (UK) [email protected] Vice Newsletter Editor Kristin Kabadzhova (Bulgaria) Membership Secretary Zeenat Habib (Australia) [email protected] Public Relations Daniela Lorenz (Czech Republic) [email protected] Advertising Coordinator (non-EC) Irma Pandza (Germany) [email protected] International Coordinators (non-EC) Betty Ehmann (USA) Christine Bell (USA) Nisha Missigbrodt (India) [email protected] Web Team (EC and non-EC) Irma Pandza – Coordinator (Germany) [email protected] Ina Küller (Germany) Julia Lang (UK) Deborah Wehrle (USA)

BIWC Office Marienstraße 19/20, 10117 Berlin Tel. 28 48 24 50 www.BIWC.de / [email protected] Women of all nationalities and ages are welcome. English is the language of the Club. The annual dues are €55. Berlin International Women’s Club Deutsche Bank PGK AG. Account (Konto) Nr. 591 9758 00 BLZ: 100 700 24 IBAN: DE11100700240591975800 BIC/SWIFT Code: DEUTDEDBBER Tax Nr. 27/661/56279

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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Dear Members I have been the Public Relations Officer since last year. My main job is to promote BIWC in the public eye in order to present a good image of the club and recruit new members. One of the promotional ideas I have been working on is to establish a link with EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) Berlin, you will find a link to the group on our webpage for members information. There is also a link to OPEN DOOR, a network of 73 women´s clubs all over the world of which we are a member. It is useful for our members to know which other clubs are in OPEN DOOR when moving to or visiting other countries and vice versa. I have also created an open Facebook site which is to be used for promotional purposes. There I will announce the Meet and Greets and upload pictures of our diverse activities sent by the SIG coordinators. The open site should not to be confused with the club´s closed group site which can only be used by our members. Some of you may be aware of another open Facebook page for the club which was established in 2012, but has remained generally inactive. It has been agreed by the EC that this older page should be closed. Please visit our new open Facebook page at BIWC Open Facebook Page and it would be nice if you could all ‘like’ the page in order to help promote the club. A good opportunity to promote the club this year will be participation in the AKTIONSTAG FÜR EIN SCHÖNES BERLIN, Friday 18 or Saturday 19 September, www.aktionstag-für-ein-schönes-berlin.de/. This event is organised by a big charity and supported by the BSR (Berliner Stadtreinigung). The idea is to select a public area and collect rubbish which has been dropped by our fellow Berliners. Everything necessary - gloves, overalls, sacks etc. will be provided by the BSR, who will also pick up the rubbish. Please save the dates. We will inform you about the details in the September Newsletter. It would be great if as many of you would participate as are able. For 2016, it would be nice if a group of our members who run or walk regularly could participate in the AVON Women´s Run in the discipline Nordic walking – 5 km – http://www.berlin.de/events/2101687-2229501-avonrunning-berlinerfrauenlauf.html. The date has not been announced yet but it will probably take place in May. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any other ideas on how to promote the club. Daniela Lorenz

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CLUB NEWS The Newsletter pdf and Flipbook link will be published on the website on the 20th of each month. You will, of course, continue to receive the pdf via email. Next NEWSLETTER issue: SEPTEMBER

Deadline for articles to be submitted by the latest on Friday, 14 August at 12:00 midday

EC Meeting The next EC meeting will take place on Wednesday, 8 July at 10:30 at the BIWC Office. All members are welcome to attend. If you have an item to be discussed please submit it two days prior to the meeting at [email protected].

The Forgotten Men For almost 15 years we partners of the BIWC ladies have our own group. We meet monthly in Berlin restaurants and have a jolly good time savouring, chatting, laughing and – of course! – debating how to light up the lives of our better halves. New Forgotteners are most welcome. Please contact Thomas Andersen Email: [email protected]

CANCELLATIONS BIWC activities are always subject to change or cancellation for reasons beyond our control. For this reason, please contact the Group Coordinator before the event unless you are a regular with that group, and give a phone number where you can be reached on the day of the event.

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INTERNATIONAL COORDINATORS UPDATE [email protected]

Hamburg meets Berlin 4 - 6 September 2015

Join your International Coordinators in welcoming members of the Hamburg International Women's Club to Berlin. To make this visit a memorable one, we are teaming up with the Social Events Team in September. In honour of our guests, Diana GroehnZaniewski is organising a potluck dinner on the evening of Friday, 4 September. To insure the success of this visit we need your help! Please join us to: Friday, 4 September  Meet our guests at the train station and escort them to the Hotel Tiergarten  Accompany our guests to the afternoon activity and afterwards to our potluck dinner Saturday, 5 September  Accompany our group on a Berlin sightseeing tour (using the 100/200 bus) and/or  Escort our guests to a theatre or restaurant for an evening meal Sunday, 6 September  Take them to a flea market or museum and/or join them for lunch and accompany them to the train station in the afternoon If you would like to mingle with our guests and assist us during our visit, please contact us at [email protected]

Save the date! We are planning a trip to Bratislava, Slovakia 20 - 22 November, 2015 to visit the local club's Christmas bazaar. Details to follow in the September Newsletter. Our club has been invited to an International Get2gether by the international women's club in Edinburgh, Scotland from 9 - 11 September, 2016. 5

CLUB NEWS HISTORY COMMITTEE The History Committee has met to develop a concept for the history of the BIWC, which we want to publish for the 25th anniversary of the club in 2017. If you want to join us, you are welcome. I also want to appeal to long-time members of the club to send us their memories of the early years - they would be very interesting for our more recent members. Please send them to the following email address: [email protected] - Marlies Salazar

PRINTED NEWSLETTER

Dear Members, The survey regarding the proposal to reinstate the printed Newsletter has now concluded. Fifteen members, out of a membership of 266, indicated that they would wish to return to having a printed newsletter. As this represents only a small number of members, the proposal to reinstate the printed Newsletter will not be taken forward.

We would like to thank everyone for their involvement in this survey. Rebecca Weston Newsletter Editor

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CLUB NEWS New Special Interest Groups The EC recently approved the following three new SIGs: Elegant Soirees This new interest group, coordinated by Penny Fischer, Fiona Paschen and Christine Krüger, will offer members the opportunity to experience unique, elegant and up-market social gatherings. Focus will be either evening or weekend gatherings and members can bring their partner or friend. This will not be a monthly activity, but organised when suitable locations and opportunities meet their criteria. Their first activity is scheduled for Saturday, 22 August (see June newsletter for more details). The Elegant Soirees can be contacted at: [email protected] Business Lunch This new SIG, led by My-Linh Kunst, will be held bi-monthly starting in September 2015. The idea behind this SIG is to give our working and nonworking members the chance to lunch/dine at nice, sometimes expensive restaurants. Many expensive restaurants and/or hotels offer a "Business Lunch" for business people offering them a social network during the lunch break. However, these lunches are open to everyone. Restaurants offer a special menu, Mon - Fri, and usually cost under €15 per person for a 2course or sometimes 3-course meal between the hours of 12:00 and 15:00 hours. Look out for more details in coming newsletters. Patchwork and Quilting Meg Baier has agreed to host this SIG in the privacy of her home. Plans are to begin in October. More details about this SIG will be published in the September Newsletter.

New Club Members We would like to welcome our most recent new members Gina Cisneros (Ecuador), and Cecilia Gasper (USA).

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CLUB NEWS Social Events Team Elyzabeth Simpson is standing down as Social Events Vice-Coordinator. We would like to thank her for her input and support, and wish her all the best in her future endeavours. Our thanks too to Jacqueline Macdonald, who has agreed to take on the position and assist the Social Events team in their work. - For the EC: Marlies Salazar

Member’s Advert

Lois Cortney offers a freezer for sale. Bomann GS165. Less than 2 years old. Asking price €50. Please pick up from Lois. [email protected]

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BIWC WEBSITE LOGIN GUIDE HOW TO LOGIN TO THE MEMBERSHIP SECTION OF BIWC’S WEBSITE Once you have registered for login, you will receive an email (see example below Mary Smith, Membership No. 1234) Please use the following username and password to login to BIWC's Membership Only section. Username: Mary1234 Password: password1234 LOGIN

Forgotten your password or need to be logged in? Please email Deborah: [email protected] Irma Pandza Web Coordinator

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MEET AND GREET

STAMMTISCHE: Meet and Greet Wednesday, 8 July at 17:00 Oranium Restaurant Oranienburger Straße 33/34, 10117 Berlin Wednesday, 15 July at 10:00 Restaurant Vapiano Augsburger Straße 43, 10789 Berlin Saturday, 8 August at 17:00 Oranium Restaurant Oranienburger Straße 33/34, 10117 Berlin Saturday, 15 August at 10:00 Restaurant Vapiano Augsburger Straße 43, 10789 Berlin Please note that from September the venue for the Evening Meet & Greet will change to: Amici Restaurant (Gendarmenmarkt) Jägerstraße 56, 10117 Berlin

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Arts & Culture

Daniela Lorenz Lisa Vogt [email protected] Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 11:00-13:00 - meeting time 10:40 Freie Scholle – a garden city in Tegel We will tour one of the most attractive and well-known garden cities in Berlin – the “Freie Scholle” (free piece of land) with 404 detached homes as well as 606 apartments, community greens and halls, playgrounds, shops and a restaurant. It was founded as a cooperative in 1895 in order to provide affordable living space for workers in natural surroundings, with gardens to grow their own vegetables and fruit. We will stroll past the idyllic houses built by the founder Gustav Lilienthal, with prefabricated concrete slabs in a simple country style, at the beginning of the 20th century and continue to the sections with semidetached and apartment houses designed in the Bauhaus style by Bruno Taut in the 1920s, which have been beautifully refurbished in the original colours. We will meet residents whose families have lived in the settlement for two-three generations and have the opportunity to see their gardens. At the end of the tour we will stop for lunch in the restaurant Schollenkrug, one of the early buildings on the site used as a community centre and restaurant.

►Venue: Freie Scholle, Tegel ►Getting there: U6 to Alt-Tegel, then bus 222 to Lübars - stop Freie Scholle ►Meeting Point: At the bus stop - 10:40 ►Register: by Friday, 24 July and let us know if you plan to stay for lunch ►Cost: 2 € for a small gift for our hosts There will be no activity in August SAVE THE DATE: Monday, 21 September, 11:00-13:00 - “StolpersteineStories” - a guided tour in English in Mitte 11

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Cook in & Dine Out Julia Lang Diana Groehn-Zaniewski [email protected] There will be no events in July or August

Compass Diana Groehn-Zaniewski [email protected] There will be no events in July or August

Evening Group Bayta Schwarz [email protected] There will be no events in July or August.

Elegant Soirees Christine Krüger Fiona Paschen Penny Fischer [email protected] Romantic evening boat journey on the Havel Saturday 22 August, 18:45 A reminder of our August activity. There are still a few places left for the boat journey on Saturday, 22 August at 18:45, beginning at Beleuchtete Schlösser and enjoying the illuminated Palaces 12

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS along the way. There will be a DJ and dancing for the last hour or so on the return journey. Please see the June Newsletter for further details Hoppegarten Racecourse Sunday, 20 September, 12:00 We will meet for a day of fun and excitement at the Hoppegarten Racecourse on Sunday, 20 September. Bring your own picnic and ground sheets/blankets and picnic chairs, if required, (there will be some benches and tables on the grass but we can’t reserve these) and together we will sit on their lovely lawns enjoying our ‘Coronation Chicken’ and champagne/wine/beer or whatever else you have in your picnic hamper. We will have a chance to check out the horses in the paddock before we place our bets, and don’t forget your binoculars and perhaps for the ladies a lovely hat. We will then take our seats in the Panorama - Loge to enjoy the racing and hopefully watch our horse come home first! Drinks can be ordered in the Loge at your own cost and snacks are also available to purchase. Let’s make it a day to remember as we carry home all our winnings! Please register early to ensure we can all sit together. The afternoon is open to members and partner/friend. Additional friends will be put on waiting list and confirmed at the deadline date. ► Meeting Point: On the lawns/grassy area at the end past the stands where there are white tables and benches at Rennbahn Hoppegarten, Goetheallee 1, 15366 Hoppegarten ► Getting there: Hoppegarten S5 (10-15 mins. walk) - Parking available for €3 - Parkplatz A can be accessed from Rennbahnallee ► Date/time: Sunday, 20 September 12:00 (racing from 14:00 to 18:00) ► Cost: €33 to be transferred to the BIWC account code “Soirees Racing”. Picnics and other refreshments to be paid for individually. ► Reservations: [email protected] by Wednesday 5 August ► Dress Code: Smart casual/sporting with or without hats

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Exploring Berlin Maria Breitfeld-Markowski Mary Lynn Werner-Minges [email protected] There will be no activity in July or August.

Did You Know? Peculiarities of the Number Thirteen This year – 2015 – there are three months with a "Friday the 13th". The first was in February and the second in March, the third will be in November. Although some researchers suggest that having Friday the 13th three times in a year only occurs every eleven years, this is a myth since we experienced this phenomenon in 2009. The 'dislike' of the number 13 is visible in many places, for example many hospitals have no room number 13. Readers might like to make it a 'habit' to check the tall buildings that you enter to discover whether there is a 13th floor! Various buildings simply drop the number – as if it doesn’t exist. There is a special name for the fear of the number thirteen – even I am unable to pronounce it: triskaidekaphobia. Many people organising parties or dinners go to incredible lengths to ensure that the number of attendees do not drop to thirteen. In fact, there are restaurants in France that offer guests arranging group events the ability to engage a "quatorzième": a professional 14th guest! --Jill Horwitz

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Kool Kiez Mary-Louise St.Aubyn-Detterer [email protected] Early evening dinner at Weyers, Ludwigkirch-Kiez Monday, 20 July at 18:00

This month we wander over to Ludwigkirch-Kiez to enjoy a summer’s eve under the balmy shade of the trees on the terrace at Weyers. ►Venue: Weyers, Pariser Straße 16, 10719 Berlin-Wilmersdorf ►Getting there: U3/U9-Spichernstraße and a short walk ►Cost: dinner at your own expense ►Register: as soon as possible There will be no event in August.

Science Angela Anderson [email protected] There will be no event in July and August. Please make note of your requests, ideas and questions about science that occur to you in the summer and we will try to learn more about it during autumn and winter events. There are so many interesting topics like "Why do the mosquitos bite me more than my husband? Why is there sometimes a rainbow after rain? How can we make the world a bit less noisy? What will biotechnology bring to us in the next years? Please send your questions to: [email protected]."

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Crafts & Games

Knitting & stitching Group Elyzabeth Simpson [email protected] Thursday, 9 July from 19:00 – 21:00 Monday, 20 July from 10:00 – 12:00 Thursday ,6 August: 19:00 - 21:00 Monday, 17 August 10:00 - 12:00 If you crochet, knit, or do another kind of needlework, join the busy hands in our group. All levels and interests are welcome! We meet in varying houses or bright cafés. Join us to finish your projects, be inspired by creative friends, learn a new kind of needlework, and have a laugh while accomplishing something. We would like to thank Laurie Tasharski for all her work in coordinating the group, and we welcome Elzyabeth Simpson as our new Knitting & Stitching coordinator. ►Venue: multiple locations ►Getting there: Please email in case of changes ►Cost: free ►Register: Please register for details and to get on our mailing list at [email protected]

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Mah Jong Indu Sampath Kumar Pat Arlig [email protected] Mah Jong is an ancient and fascinating game. There are already a couple of groups who play regularly. Perhaps you would like to learn this game and form another group? If so, please contact us.

Sew Creative Beatrix Wehle [email protected] Sun Cushion Monday, 6 July and 3 August at 10:00 The Björn Schulz Stiffung (a children’s hospice) asked me if we could sew some sunny cushions. The creative ladies in the sewing group quicklz came up with the perfect sunny design. The director of the Stiftung would like to have two different sizes of cushions with funny faces. In July we are going to sew the large ones and in August the small ones. I hope that many of you sign up so that we can make lots of these lovely cushions. The next summer festival at the Björn Schulz Stiftung is on 0 August and it would be great to have them available for that. For this project yellow and orange cotton fabric and stuffing materials are needed. If you have material to donate, please send me an email. ► Venue: Beatrix’s home ► Getting there: Details on registration ► Register: Please sign up with Beatrix by Thursday, 2 July

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Book Discussion Groups

For all book groups, new members are welcome to join in the discussion, but please contact the organiser

Biographies Group Sue Rambow [email protected] Wednesday, 19 August at 16:00 We will discuss Europa Europa, by Solomon Perel. It is the strange and stirring memoir of a Jewish boy who spent the war years as a member of the Hitler Youth Movement. His ability to accept both aspects of this bizarre situation, featured in the German film Hitlerjunge Salamon, enabled him to survive and eventually to emigrate to Israel. Our book for 21 October is Putin, the Man Without a Face, by Masha Gessen. ► Venue: Sue's home ► Getting there: U2 Senefelderplatz or Tram M2 Metzer Straße from Alexanderplatz.

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS afternoon book group Marion Marx [email protected] Monday, 3 August at 16.00 We will discuss A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks. This story takes place in London during seven consecutive days at the end of 2007. The lives of several seemingly unrelated characters intertwine as the story unfolds. Our book for discussion in October will be Why We Took the Car by Wolfgang Herrndorf. The original German title is Tschick. ►Venue: Marion’s home ►Getting there: U3 to Krumme Lanke or S1 to Mexikoplatz and a short walk. ►Register: Please contact us to be sure we expect you. We will notify those who have registered if there are any changes.

Morning Group Thora Hauswald [email protected] Wednesday, 1 July at 10:00 We will discuss And the Mountains Echoed, by Khaled Hosseini. Wednesday, 2 September at 10:00 We will discuss My Brilliant Friend, by Elena Ferrante: one of four novels belonging to The Neapolitan Series, three of which have been published in English. They tell of a life-long friendship between two women, Lila and Elena. Ferrante’s writing focuses on the female struggle to find a place within the constraints of society and culture. The story begins in the 1950s in a tough district on the outskirts of Naples. ►Venue:Thora’s home ►Getting there: S1 or S7 to Nikolassee and a 15-minute walk. Or Bus 118 and a short walk. 19

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Conversation Groups

English Speakers Barbara Heimer [email protected] Monday, 6 and 20 July from 10:00 – 12:00 Monday, 3 and 31 August from 10:00 – 12:00 Join our group to brush up your English. We meet twice a month to refresh our knowledge of grammar and talk about current articles. Everyone is welcome, whatever her standard of English is. One of our articles is the remarkable tale of Brian Stonehouse; he was a secret agent, who survived five Nazi concentration camps and went on to become a legendary fashion illustrator. He was commissioned to draw many celebrities including Sophia Loren and the Queen. We still read about his extraordinary life.

►Venue: BIWC Office ►Registration: [email protected]

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS French Speakers Stephanie Mosler [email protected] There will be no meeting in July Thursday, August 27 at 10:00 At our last meeting, we decided that French Speakers will always on be the last Thursday of the month at 10:00 in the morning. The venue might change and you will be informed a week before. We have also decided to concentrate on our language skills for a while. For that we will read articles, which will be sent to you beforehand, and then discuss them. Please let me know if you have any topics for discussion. I am still looking for a partner to help organise the French group. ►Venue: venue to be confirmed by email prior to meeting. ►Register: [email protected]

German Speakers Barbara Matthias Marlies Salazar [email protected] Tuesday, 14 July 2015 from 10:00 to 12:00 Tuesday, 28 July 2015 from 10:00 to 12:00 Tuesday, 18 August 2015 from 10:00 to 12:00 Come and join our group to improve your spoken German. We meet twice a month and discuss a recent newspaper article. The article is sent to you 3 days before the meeting by e-mail. ►Venue: Café Bei Melanie, Grolmannstr. 20, 10623 BerlinCharlottenburg ►Getting there: S Savignyplatz 21

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Spanish Speakers Diana Groehn-Zaniewski [email protected] Traditional Summer Lunch Friday, 31 July, 13:00

The Spanish Speakers carry on counting on the sun, the summer and on having joyful moments together. Come along and enjoy delicious food, Latino music and dance with friends. We are very grateful to our members Cecilia Steinhardt who invites us once again to her house. We would appreciate it if you could bring a dish typical for your country, sweet or savoury. ► Venue: Cecilia's home ► Getting there: details after registration ► Registration: [email protected], y 24 July

There will be no Spanish Speakers activity in August. SPANISH SESSION There will be no Spanish Session in July Friday, 28 August, 14:00 – 16:00 For members who want to practice Spanish as a second language, we invite you to join our lovely group to enrich your Spanish skills. Laura Guzman ► Venue: BIWC Office, Marienstraße 19/20, 10117 Berlin ► Registration: [email protected]

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Sports

Fun—Fitness Maro Marschall Vivien Temple [email protected] Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 This course offers a varied programme of exercises with one of the hospital’s bilingual physiotherapists. Afterwards we have coffee at the hospital cafeteria next door. ►Venue: The health centre Gesundheitszentrum Prima Vita in the Krankenhaus Waldfriede, Argentinische Allee 40, 14163 (use the side entrance in Fischerhütten Straße) ►Cost: The fee is €74 per person for ten lessons ►Register: Details on registration

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS YOGA in zehlendorf Maro Marschall Annette Smith [email protected] Fridays from 12:00 to 13:15

Hatha yoga course to promote and sustain good health. Yoga regenerates body, mind and soul, resulting in a feeling of well-being, inner serenity and equilibrium. Gentle movements and stretching in sync with the flow of breathing lead to deep relaxation. Ideal for all ages: poses are adapted for age and experience. Afterwards we meet for refreshments at the hospital cafeteria next door. ►Venue: The Prima Vita Gesundheitszentrum (health centre) at Krankenhaus Waldfriede, Argentinische Allee 40, 14163 BerlinZehlendorf (use side entrance in Fischerhüttenstrasse) ►Cost: 75-minute class - €91 per person for 8 lessons ►Register: contact the coordinators at [email protected] for more information, and for a free trial lesson on any Friday of your choice.

► SPECIAL NOTE: We regret to inform you that an additional BIWC Yoga group will no longer be set up at the Iyengar Yoga Centre in Schöneberg, as there has not been sufficient interest by members.

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Pilates Gymnastics Group Maro Marschall Vivien Temple [email protected] Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:00 Pilates exercises concentrate on stretching, lengthening and strengthening muscles by activating the "powerhouse", the core group of muscles in the body surrounding the stomach, ribs and vertebrae. We meet for coffee at a nearby café afterwards. ►Venue: Ballett- und Tanzstudio Zehlendorf, Ludwigsfelder Straße 40, 14165 Berlin ►Cost: € 80 per course of 10 lessons. ►Register: Details on registration

Tennis Lorna Burmester Mary Zenglein [email protected] Fridays from 10:00 to 12:00 The outdoor/summer season continues until the end of September. Please contact the coordinators if you require any further information. Unfortunately we cannot accommodate beginners but members who are interested in playing tennis but are unsure of their level are welcome to come along for a free session. ► Venue: TC Kängeruhs, Spanische Allee 170, 14129 Berlin-Nikolassee ► Getting there: S-Bahnhof Nikolassee ► Register / Coordinators: Lorna Burmester / Mary Zenglein

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Biking Beatrix Wehle Pat Arlig [email protected] Wednesday, 22 July at 10:50 Wannsee - Potsdam (approximately 25 km) This ride will begin in Berlin-Wannsee and take us through woods, along the lake shore, over the Glienicker Brücke and past Cecilienhof as well as other points of interest in Potsdam. Most of the time we’ll follow paved bike paths. There will be stop for lunch along the way. Our ride will end at the main train station in Potsdam (Hauptbahnhof). There are lifts at both our start and end points. More details will be provided to participants a few days before the ride. Members participate at their own risk and the BIWC assumes no responsibility for personal injury. Please make sure that you have liability insurance (Privathaftpflicht). Cycle helmets are recommended but not mandatory. ►Venue: Meet at elevator exit on Kronprinzessinnenweg ►Getting there: S1, S7, RE1 or RE7 to Wannsee ►Register: Please register with Pat or Beatrix by Sunday, 19 July. ►Cost: Travel ticket for you and your bike plus whatever you order at our lunch stop. Tuesday, 25 August at 10:45 S-Rahnsdorf – S-Treptower Park (approximately 25 km) We’ll ride along the bike path that goes through woods along the south side of the Müggelsee. Some bike paths in the area are currently under construction at the time of this NL preparation. Therefore, our exact itinerary will be decided at a later time. The start and end points will have a lift. A week before the ride, we’ll be ready to provide more information to members interested in joining us. Members participate at their own risk and the BIWC assumes no responsibility for personal injury. Please make sure that you have liability insurance (Privathaftpflicht). Cycle helmets are recommended but not mandatory. ►Venue: Meet near the elevator exit at the street level. ►Getting there: S3 to Rahnsdorf or station to be determined 26

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS ►Register: Please register with Pat or Beatrix by Sunday 23 August. ►Cost: Travel ticket for you and your bike, plus whatever you order at our lunch stop.

Walking 9 o’clock Angelika Thiele Ambar Terrazas [email protected] Wednesdays at 9:00 If you enjoy being outdoors, staying in shape and engaging in interesting conversation over a good cup of coffee you are welcome to join us for a 6km walk around the beautiful Schlachtensee. You can walk at your own pace, share your views and thoughts with others or just enjoy the lovely landscape. We will conclude our walk at the Fischerhütte for a drink and good company. What a great way to stay in shape! ►Venue: Schlachtensee, Zehlendorf ►Meeting point: Limastraße at the corner of Elvirasteig ►Register: Please let us know if you are coming for the first time.

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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS Walking 10:30 Birgit Hansen [email protected] Every Wednesday morning 10:30 – 11:30 unless a Special Walk is scheduled.

First time walkers, please email to ensure you are informed of any changes. Join a lively group of members for a brisk 6km walk around the beautiful Schlachtensee in Zehlendorf. Afterwards we can enjoy a hot or cold drink at the lakeside or in the Fischerhütte Restaurant. In case of extreme weather check with coordinator before coming, whether a strider or a stroller, all are welcome! We schedule several Special Walks during the spring and fall. Please get on the mailing list to receive more details.

►Venue: Schlachtensee in Zehlendorf ►Meeting Point: Fischerhütte Restaurant, Fischerhüttenstrasse 136, 14163 Berlin ►Register: First time only

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NEIGHBOURHOOD GROUPS North-East Group Barbara von Pirch Sue Rambow [email protected] In July we will join Social Events at the Summer BBQ Party.

Visit to the Berlin Wall Memorial Tuesday, 4 August at 14:00 From the Visitors Center, we will walk through the Garden of Remembrance, with its representation of the Berlin Wall, memorials to victims of escape efforts and the actual patrol paths and watchtowers of the border guards. In the Documentation Center videos and eye witness reports give a vivid impression of events before and after the building of the wall. Afterwards we will have a chance to relax and chat in a nearby cafe. ► Venue: Berlin Wall Memorial Visitor Center/Besucherzentrum, Corner Bernauer Straße and Gartenstraße ► Getting there: S1, S25 Nordbahnhof; Tram M8, M10 Nordbahnhof ► Meeting Point: at the Visitors Center/Besucherzentrum, across the street from the Nordbahnhof ► Cost: Free of charge ► Register: by Sunday, 2 August

South-West Group Ginger van der Linden Pamela Behne [email protected] A Visit to the BUGA (Bundesgartenschau) in Brandenburg Monday, 27 July, a day trip The BUGA is a huge garden show, held in a different city each year. This year there are five related venues, all close to each other, and we will go to 29

NEIGHBOURHOOD GROUPS the largest of these. ► Venue: The BUGA in Brandenburg ► Getting there: We will travel together by train. We will purchase tickets with a group reduction once we have all the sign-ups. ► Cost: €20 payable on the day at the venue, anything you buy to eat or drink, and train costs. ► Registering: Please register with [email protected] or a call to Pam or Ginger by Thursday, 23 July. We need a few days to coordinate travel and send informational mails to participants. Penny’s Annual Tea Party Wednesday, 12 August, 15:00 This year Penny Fischer will once again host an English Tea Party in her beautiful garden, with her own delectable home-made sandwiches and cakes. The proceeds will, as usual, be donated to the Frauenhaus. This event is for members only. Space is limited, so please register as soon as you can. ► Venue: Penny’s garden in Zehlendorf. The address will be provided on registration. ► Getting there: Information upon registration. ► Cost: A donation of 15 euros for the Frauenhaus to be transferred to the club account with the payment code “tea party” when you sign up. ► Registering: Please register directly with Penny, [email protected] no later than Wednesday, 5 August. SAVE THE DATE: On 4 September we will have a garden party.

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CINEMA SCENE Well, after two months absence from Berlin I am really out of the (movie-) picture! Having not had the opportunity to see any film previews, I can not really make recommendations about new releases. But I am able to give you a couple of hints. You might enjoy the dramatic historical romance, based on Thomas Hardy's novel: Far from the Madding Crowd, aka Am grünen Rand der Welt (16 July).

The Golden Bear winner of the 2015 Berlinale will be released 23 July. Taxi Teheran was directed by Jafar Panahi (in Persian and/or German). And as a fan of Colin Firth, I am looking forward to The Railway Man, which co-stars Nicole Kidman. (25 June), aka Die Liebe seines Lebens. If you are interested in writing reviews about up-coming releases for our Newsletter, please contact me for details. I am looking for members who would be willing to contribute 1 or 2 reviews a year. Previews (gratis, by invitation only) are during the day, weekdays. -Mary Thießen

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CULTURE CORNER Berlin Historical Association The BHA holds monthly lectures (usually on the fourth Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) on a variety of historical themes with informative guest speakers. BHA also offers tours to places of historical interest in and around Berlin. All lectures and visits take place in the English language. Guests are welcome. However, registration is a must and there is a small fee to participate. BHA is the only English-speaking historical association in Berlin. As this July is the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Potsdam Agreement that finalized the division of Berlin and of Germany, BHA will offer a tour of the Cecilienhof – where the agreement was signed! The date of the tour is Sunday, 19 July. The final details – including price of participation – will not be available until after the Newsletter deadline. BHA is planning a tour of the Weissensee Cemetery in the second half of August. ►Contact details – For more information, contact [[email protected]] or send a fax to: 81 81 99 91. Exhibition News Travelling Exhibition Wednesday, 1 July to Sunday, 30 August The Allied Museum is hosting the travelling exhibition: “Routes of Liberation: European Legacies of the Second World War“. It is the "only museum in Germany to serve as an official partner of the exhibition ”Routes of Liberation,“ which is under the patronage of the president of the EU Parliament Martin Schulz". As 2015 is the 70th anniversary of the end of WW II in Europe, the travelling exhibition turns its attention decisively on the liberation of Europe: the American, British and Commonwealth troops moving through Western Europe and on into Germany. The Red Army, bringing Communism in its wake, advanced through Eastern Europe. The multi-media display provides an opportunity to explore the period right at the end of the war in 1945 and considers "its consequences from various national perspectives". The display is enhanced by a selected number of "biographies of civilians and military figures from various nations" that help to illuminate the cross-border route as well as the varied points of view. ►Venue: Nicholson Memorial Library, Allied Museum, Clayallee 135, 14195 Berlin. ►Hours of Opening: Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00 to 18.00; closed on Mondays. ►Admittance: Free. 32

CULTURE CORNER Layers of Time – German History through the Lens of the Berlin Zeughaus Until Sunday, 20 September The exhibition "Layers of Time" is part of the German History Museum's (DHM) programme, "International Museum Fellowship". "Layers of Time" is described as a "temporary intervention" as the items are embedded in the permanent exhibition. Special viewing devices allow visitors to look at "rarely seen images from the museum’s archives and collections" as well as to compare "the past with the present". In this way strands of the display offer an especially fascinating "journey into the history of the museum". ►Venue: Deutsches Historisches Museum (DHM), Unter den Linden 2, 10117 Berlin-Mitte ►Hours of Opening: Daily from 10.00 to 18.00. ►Admittance: €8 / Reduced: €4; Children up to 18 years – no charge. ►Getting there: Buses 100, 200 or TXL to the Staatsoper or Lustgarten stops. --Jill Horwitz

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CULTURE CORNER Re-enactment of historical Victory at Großbeeren Every August, the town of Großbeeren – which is about 10km south of Berlin on the B101 – celebrates the victory battle between the Army of Napoleon and the Prussian Army of Berlin. This battle was fought on 23 August 1813, in Großbeeren. General von Bülow led the Prussian Army and was able to defeat the enemy and stop the taking and occupation of Berlin by Napoleon's army.

2015 is the 202nd "Victory Festival" (Siegesfest). On Saturday (22 August) there will be an historical market (next to the church) from 12:00 – 19:00. Also on the Saturday, from (14:00 – 16:00, there will be a re-enactment of the Großbeeren battle. This takes place next to the Bülow pyramid on Ruhlsdorfer Straße. The two armies usually camp out on Küsterteich (Küster pond) for the weekend and visitors are able to visit the area and talk to the participants. The pond is behind the school in Großbeeren and can be reached from Post Straße. All the museums will be open all weekend. More information can be found (in German) at: [www.grossbeeren.de], or tel: 033701-32 88 61. --Jill Horwitz

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CONCERT GOERS Eva Landmann Marlies Salazar [email protected] SUMMER 2015 Lunch concerts at the Philharmonie: The first concert after the summer will start on 8 September Tuesday, 8, 15, 22, 29 September at 13.00 ►Venue: Berlin Philharmonie Foyer ►Getting there: S1, S2, S25, U2 to Potsdamer Platz, Bus 200 to Philharmonie, Bus M29 to Potsdamerbrücke ► Cost: free „Slow Listening“ Lunchconcert at the Hanns Eisler: Wednesday, 1 July at 12.30 Carl Goldmark, piano trio for clarinet,violoncello and piano ► Venue: Charlottenstrasse 55 ► Getting there: U2 Stadtmitte ► Cost: €8/5

Musikinstrumenten Museum Jour fixe Wednesday, 1, 15, 29 July and 12, 26 August at 15.30 Jour fixe ►Venue: Curt-Sachs-Saal ►Getting there: see under Philharmonie ►Cost: free Sommermatinées Sunday, 12, 19, 26 July and 2 August at 11.00 ► Cost: €12/8 Mendelssohn-Remise Sunday, 5 July at 17.00 Songs by women composers: Josephine Lang and Clara Schumann ► Cost: €14/12 Thursday, 16 July at 16.30 Piano quintet by R.obert Schumann in E flat major ► Cost: free Monday, 24 August through Friday 28 August The last rose of Summer Lunchconcerts at 13.00 ►Venue: Jägerstrasse 51, 10117 Berlin ►Getting there: U2 Stadtmitte or Hausvogteiplatz ►Cost: free 35

CONCERT GOERS Bröhan Museum Concerts „Young musicians meet Art Nouveau“ Every first Thursday, 2 July and 6 August at 14.00 ►Venue: Bröhan Museum: Schlossstrasse 1, 14059 Berlin ►Getting there: Bus 109 to Luisenplatz, M45 to Schloss Charlottenburg ►Cost: museum entrance fee € 6/4 Don‘t miss the fabulous new exhibition: Kimonos. There is a series of open air concerts in the Botanical Garden with very mixed programs like Flamenco, Fado, Irish dance, Beat, Soul, Salsa, Latin , Jazz Every Friday evening from 18.00-20.00 3, 10, 24, 31 July and 7, 14, 21, 28 August ► Venue: Botanical Garden ► Getting there: Königin Luise Platz Bus 101 and X83, Unter den Eichen Bus M48 ► Cost: €15/10€ with entrance fee included. And don’t forget: Young Euro Classic Thursday, 6 August through Sunday, 23 August ► Venue: Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt ► Getting there: U2 Stadtmitte ► Cost: €25, 22, 16 Classic open air on Gendarmenmarkt Thursday, July 2 through July 6 at 19.30 The prices are horrendous, but ido it like the Berliners,- take a picnic and find a spot on the sidewalk, preferably corner of Jaegerstrasse. If you happen to be in Brandenburg on a Sunday, you could go to an afternoon concert in one of the charming little churches. Look under: www.brandenburgische-sommerkonzerte.de

Enjoy a wonderful summer – we will be back in September.

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REPORTING BACK Special Walk - British War Cemetery on Heerstrasse and Alte Liebe

Spanish Speakers enjoyed an evening of Tamales Tolimenses

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REPORTING BACK The members picked edible herbs before enjoying a Wild Herbs Lunch

Some of our creative members shared their quilting and sewing projects at The Quilting Trunk Event

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Members visited Sacrower Heilandskirche

Visit to Rixdorf Village by the Art & Architecture group

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REPORTING BACK

Cook in and Dine Out - Cocktail Party!

Members improved their photography skills at the Smartphone Photography workshop

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The lovely ladies of the knitting circle at Park Cafe

Handknit hats to support the Bjorn Schultz Stifftung

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