April/May 1996
FEATURES
TRAVEL TIPS '96 p. 10
TO TELL THE TRUTH? THE EAST GERMAN LITERARY DEBATE p. 18
Probe the predicament GDR authors currently face.
By Monica Munn
HANSEATIC CITIES: RED BRICK NORTHERN BEAUTY p. 22
Follow the historical ebb and flow of these seafaring cities.
By John Dornberg
WITCHES, TRAINS, AND HALF TIMBER--THE MAGIC OF THE HARZ p. 32
Enter the forests and festivals unique to these mystical mountains.
By Andrea Schulte-Peevers
MUSEUMS WITH A DIFFERENCE: A GOOFY WORLD OF OFFBEAT COLLECTIONS p. 40
Explore the unexpected nooks and crannies of accumulations.
By Robert Thornhill
GERMAN-AMERICAN
HAWAII AND ITS GERMAN CONNECTION p. 46
Hula with Germans from this Islands' history.
By Charles C. Longo
YESTERYEARS p. 50
By James Crutchfield
DEPARTMENTS
EDITORIAL p. 4
LETTERS p. 6
IN BRIEF p. 8
Adoptive Networking, Refugee Roulette, Musical Dedications in Dresden, Unity or Bust, Return of the Boars, Give the Leader
His Due, and Banter Box by Ian McMaster
PROFILE p. 14
Elfriede von Dassanowsky--Woman in the Arts.
By Heidi Whitesell
GALLERY p. 16
Stephan Balkenhol: Sculptor Against the Grain.
By Jim Sweeney
AT HOME p. 52
Life in Old German Kitchens.
By Rudolf Majonica
Stick-to-the-Ribs Hanseatic Cuisine.
By John Dornberg
LIBRARY
p. 56
Reviews of Fearless Wives and Frightened Shrews and Outpost Berlin.
CALENDAR p. 60
AND FINALLY... p. 64
Dissidence in Review.
By Helle Bering-Jensen
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