June/July 1997
FEATURES
SYLT: GERMANY'S EL DORADO p. 20
Enjoy nature's abundance on this glamorous Frisian island paradise
By Andrea Schulte-Peevers
REKLAMEBILDER--GERMAN COLLECTORS' CARDS p. 26
Track the rise and fall of a hobby enjoyed for decades by millions nationwide
By Robert A. Selig
PROUD OF THEIR CHUZPE--IN FRANKFURT, YOUNG JEWS CREATE A UNIQUE MAGAZINE p. 30
Discover one bold and successful means of exploring Jewish life in Germany
By Ruth Rovner
HIDDEN TREASURES AT LAKE CONSTANCE p. 32
Rollick in the luxurious charm of this historic lake and its shorelines
By Janet Forman
GERMANY'S DEADLY LEGACY FROM WORLD WAR II AND THE COLD WAR p. 39
Probe the underground depths where bombs and ammunition still lurk
By John Dornberg
GERMAN-AMERICAN
THE GREAT STRIKE OF 1877: GERMAN IMMIGRANTS AND THE WORKINGMEN'S PARTY p. 44
Follow German participation in the first successful general strike in America
By John G. Fuchs
YESTERYEARS p. 48
By James Crutchfield
DEPARTMENTS
EDITORIAL p. 4
Stuck in the Middle
By Heidi L. Whitesell
LETTERS p. 6
IN BRIEF p. 8
Freiburg's Annual Tented Music
Festival, Speedy New Supercar, Th"wort"ing Depression, and Ian McMaster's Banter Box
PROFILE p. 10
Petra Roth, Mayor of a "European" Frankfurt
By Thomas C. Lucey
GALLERY p. 12
Art in Hotels--Hotels as Artworks
By John Dornberg
ENCOUNTERS p. 52
The Garden Dwarf--A German Symbol Makes News in Poland and France
By Robert Thornhill
AT HOME p. 52
Cold Fruit Soups for Summer
By Sharon Hudgins
LIBRARY p. 56
Cajuns of the German Coast, Die Ilse ist weg,
Bitterschokolade, Generations in Conflict, and The Bürgermeister's Daughter
CALENDAR p. 60
AND FINALLY... p. 64
Marking Time to Farewell
By Gerhard Weiss
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