Time Schedule
TV Broadcasting Date
“The Kissinger Saga, Walter and Henry Kissinger –
two brothers from Fürth”
Mon., May 27, 2013, 10.30 pm, BR
TV Broadcasting Date
“Karl Diehl – A German entrepreneurial legend”
Sun., March 6, 2011, 3.30 pm, BR alpha
Film and Discussion
January 20, 2010: “The Kissinger-Saga”
Leutershausen / Kronensaal
Film and discussion with Evi Kurz
TV Broadcasting dates
“The Bridge Builders”
September 29, 2010, 11.30 pm, ARD
November 22, 2010, 11.30 pm, Bayerisches Fernsehen
Film and discussion
October 6, 2009, 7 pm, Munich
The Kissinger Saga: Walter and Henry Kissinger – two brothers from Fürth
Welcoming speech: Dr. Ludwig Spaenle, Bavarian Minister of State for Education
Podium:
Evi Kurz, film-maker and author
Prof. em. Jürgen Gebhardt, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Charlotte Knobloch, President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany (invited)
Representative of the US General Consulate
Chairing the discussion: Prof. Dr. Sönke Neitzel
Event organiser: Landeszentrale für politische Bildungsarbeit, Deutsch-Atlantische Gesellschaft, B.A.Z. Amerika Haus, US-Generalkonsulat München
Location: Bayerisch-Amerikanisches Zentrum im Amerika Haus München e.V. Karolinenplatz 3, 80333 Munich
Presentation of book and film
Tue., June 02, 2009
German Embassy in London
Launch of Evi Kurz’s book and film documentary “The Kissinger Saga” at the German Ambassador`s Residence, 22 Belgrave Square London SW 1
Schedule:
Ambassador Boomgaarden: Welcome speech
Publisher Lord George Weidenfeld: Greeting
Evi Kurz: About the “The Kissinger Saga”
Screening of the film “The Kissinger Saga”
Historian Andrew Roberts: Introduction of the book ” The Kissinger Saga”
Question and Answer session
Book presentation and film
Mon., April 27, 2009
Leo Baeck Institute, New York: “The Kissinger Saga, Two Brothers from Fürth”
TV Broadcast dates
November / December 2008
The Kissinger Saga is repeated on “1 festival”:
November 22, 2008, 6.15 am – 7.00 am
November 25, 2008, 4.45 pm – 5.30 pm
December 2, 2008 11.15 am – 12.00 pm
FILM PRESENTATION & DISCUSSION PANEL
June 30th, 2008, 7 pm
Stuttgart, Town Hall, Large Assembly Room
Film presentation “The Kissinger-Saga”
Followed by discussion panel with:
Dr. Klaus Kinkel,
former German Foreign Minister
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hermann Scholl,
President of the Supervisory Board of Robert Bosch GmbH and
CEO of Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG
Richard Aker
Deputy General Consul of the US General Consulate
in Frankfurt am Main
Evi Kurz
Discussion chaired by:
Oliver Wihofszki
Baden-Württemberg correspondent for Financial Times Deutschland
Forum / Discussion
April 28, 2008, Nuremberg
Nuermberg Investment Forum Franconia in the USA
Tradition, Experience, Innovation
“Transatlantic Market Place – Opportunities and Risks for Investors in the USA“
Event coordination:
American Chamber of Commerce,
Droege International Group AG
April 24, 2008, Fürth
Cultural Point Abituria Heinrich-Schliemann-Gymnasium Fürth
Film festival
February 07-17, 2008, Berlin
58. Filmfestspiele –
TLF is represented by the communal trade fair booth at the Frankfurt Book Fair as an exhibitor
Martin-Gropius-Bau (MGB) Stand no. G9
Film presentation with lecture and discussion
January 23, 2008, 7 pm, Frankfurt
Organised by: Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft e.V.
“German emigrants and our reconciliation with the USA“
Programme:
Welcome:
Michael Jurk,
Executive Director of the Eugen-Gutmann-Gesellschaft e.V., Frankfurt
Introduction: Evi Kurz
Film showing: “The Kissinger Saga”
Lecture:
Transatlantic life stories
Prof. Dr. Sönke Neitzel,
Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Discussion:
Chaired by Dr. Bernd Crüwell, Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft
Reception at the invitation of Dresdner Bank, Frankfurt
Event location:
Dresdner Bank AG Hochhaus,
Jürgen-Ponto-Platz 1
60329 Frankfurt
Film presentation with discussion and reception
November 29, 2007, 6.30 pm, Brussels
Veranstalter: Bayerische Staatskanzlei
Der Leiter der Bayerischen Staatskanzlei, Staatsminister Dr. Eberhard Sinner bittet zur Filmvorführung „Die Kissinger-Saga“ (engl.Version)
Anschließend Diskussion mit Evi Kurz und Empfang
Event location:
Representatoin of the Free State of Bavaria at the European Union
Rue Wiertz 77
1000 Brussels
Lecture / Report
November 21, 2007, 7.30 pm, Mönchsroth
Village church: Commemorative service on the anniversary of the consecration of the memorial stone for former Mönchsrother citizens of Jewish Faith
Report: Evi Kurz – Meeting the Kissinger brothers and hearing their story
Film showing & Podium discussion
November 8, 2007, 7 pm, Münster
Event organised by Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft und Deutsch-Amerikanische Gesellschaft
Film showing “The Kissinger Saga” followed by podium discussion.
Participants:
Book author and film producer Evi Kurz,
Consul Desirée L.Humphries, General Consulate of the United States of America in Düsseldorf,
Dr. Jörg Waldmann, Institute for Political Science, University of Münster
Moderation: Retired Lieutenant Eckhard Rieck
Event location: Schloß Elbdrostenhof, 48143 Münster
Film showing & discussion
October 25, 2007, 5.30 pm, Wiesbaden
Event hosted by: Hesse State Cente for Political Education
Series: Literature and Politics
Film and Discussion with Evi Kurz “The Kissinger Saga”
Moderation: Prof. Sönke Neitzel, University of Mainz
Book fair
October 10-14, 2007, Frankfurt Book Fair
Dates:
Fri., 12.10.2007, 11.30 am – 12.30 pm:
Forum Film & TV: Film “The Kissinger Saga”
Sat., 13.10.2007, 9.45 am – 10.15 am:
hr2 Forum Literatur & Sachbuch: Book presentation “The Kissinger Saga”
Participants: Author Evi Kurz and Prof. Dr. Gregor Schöllgen, Professor in Ordinary Chair II in Modern and contemporary history at the University of Erlangen-Nuremburg
Film presentation
July 18, 2007, Fürth
“Erhard’s World” – a new film by Evi Kurz on the 110th Birthday of Ludwig Erhard. Presentation at ceremonial act with Chancellor Angela Merkel at Fürth Municipal Theatre.
Film showing and discussion
July 16, 2007, Würzburg
Event organised by: Bavarian State Minstry for Education and Culture; Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich / Chair of Jewish History and Culture
International Academic Conference: “History of Jews in Franconia”
Evening programme: Film showing “The Kissinger Saga” and Discussion with Evi Kurz
Book and film presentation
June 26, 2007, 6 pm, Nuremberg
Book and film presentation “The Kissinger Saga” by Evi Kurz as part of the “Meet the Author” series of events
Event location:
Buchhaus Campe
Karolinenstraße 13
90402 Nuremberg
Press conference and book presentation
June 21, 2007, 11 am, Fürth
Press Conference: Evi Kurz presents her book “The Kissinger Saga“.
Welcome: OB Dr. Thomas Jung
Book presentation:
Prof. Dr. Gregor Schöllgen, Professor of Modern and contemporary history at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Event location
Rathaus Fürth
Königstraße 88
90762 Fürth
Film presentation & panel discussion
June 19, 2007, 6 pm, Bonn
Event organised by: Haus der Geschichte und Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft e.V.
“The Kissinger Saga. Henry and Walter – Two Brothers from Fürth/Germany.“
Film showing followed by panel discussion with:
Evi Kurz, author and producer of “Kissinger Saga”
Prof. Dr. Gregor Schöllgen, Professor in Ordinary for Modern and contemporary history II at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Joachim Westhoff, Editor in Chief of “General-Anzeiger” Bonn (Moderation)
The evening was hosted as part of the official accompanying programme for the event: “Home and Exile. Emigration of German Jews after 1933“. House of History of the Federal Republic of Germany in cooperation with the Jewish Museum Berlin
Event location:
Haus der Geschichte
der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Museumsmeile
Willy-Brandt-Allee 14
53113 Bonn
Film presentation & discussion
April 25, 2007, 4 pm, Berlin
Veranstalter: Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft
“Die Kissinger-Saga” – Film von Evi Kurz und Gespräch mit:
Hans-Dietrich Genscher, Bundesaußenminister a.D.
William Robert Timken jr, Botschafter der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika
Christian Schmidt, MdB, Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär beim Bundesminister für Verteidigung
Evi Kurz, Autorin und Produzentin
Veranstaltungsort:
EADS Deutschland GmbH
Potsdamer Platz 1
Berlin
Film presentation & discussion
April 18, 2007, 4 pm
London, Warwick Square
„The Kissinger Saga“ Evening Film Viewing and Discussion with Evi Kurz
Private invitation of Lord and Lady Aldington
Among the guests: Lord George Weidenfeld and Sir Ronald Grierson