Academic literature on the topic 'Marienkirche (Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany)'

Karl Kurbel is full professor of Business Informatics at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. He is founder of the Virtual Global University (VGU), a virtual organization providing multimedia-based distance education on the Internet.

The aim of the above article is to reconstruct the biography of Karin Wolff, a distinguished translator of Polish literature in Germany (more than 90 translations), who was active in the opposition in the GDR and the Polish People’s Republic. The author presents Wolff’s activities to popularize Polish culture (including the organization of a Polish literate salon in Frankfurt/Oder), her contacts with Polish poets (e.g. Jan Twardowski, Jerzy Ficowski) and her numerous publishing initiatives.

In the EU, advanced international cooperation is a characteristic feature of relations between neighbouring states. The idea behind cross-border cooperation spreads into various fields, including daily life, common programmes, priorities, and strategies. The primary motives behind it include the will to communicate with your neighbours, overcome hostility and prejudice between the two co-existing nations, enhance democracy and develop local administration structures, overcome isolation and remoteness, and quickly merge with the integrated Europe. The article discusses cross-border cooperation between universities in Poland and Germany, with particular attention paid to cooperation taking place between neighbouring cities of Słubice, Poland, and Frankfurt (Oder), Germany. However, before the cross-border cooperation is addressed, the article elaborates on a broader context.

In early December 1945, the Communist Party functionary Karl Lewke sent an alarming report to the leadership of the German Communist Party (KPD). It was entitled “One million anti-Bolshevists are approaching. The democratic reconstruction of Germany is threatened by greatest dangers!” The report referred to the thousands of returning German POWs from the Soviet Union who daily entered the Soviet zone of occupation through Frankfurt an der Oder. Lewke's description of the mentality and the attitudes of these returning POWs was not very comforting for his party superiors in Berlin.

This essay concerns the penetration of Cartesian ideas into medical practices and theories related to new anatomical techniques in the mid seventeenth century, and with their transfer from the Netherlands to Flanders and Germany. It begins with an overview of debates on embalmment and dissection, which were provoked by the work of the Flemish anatomical practitioner Lodewijk de Bils (1624-1671). The presence of Cartesian themes in these debates is here considered, followed by an examination of the reception and implementation of De Bils’ techniques by medical Cartesians in Germany, with a focus on the embalmment experiments conducted in Frankfurt (Oder) by De Bils’ former assistant, professor Tobias Andreae (1633-1685), and finally, an assessment of the Cartesian framework underlying these medical experimentation and debates.

Based on an ethnographic case study in the border cities of Frankfurt (Oder), Germany and Słubice, Poland, this article explores the construction and maintenance of ethnic difference within the transnational economic and social spaces created by the European Union's common market. Through an examination of three domains of cross-border citizenship practice - shopping and consumption, housing and work - this article argues that even as the European Union deploys policies aimed at creating de-territorialised and supranational forms of identity and citizenship, economic asymmetries and hierarchies of value embedded within these policies grant rights differentially in ways that continue to be linked to ethnicity and nationality.

(1) The Halle Insitute for Economic Research (Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle, IWH) in cooperation with the European University Viadrina, Frankfurt an der Oder held a conference on 13-14 May 2004 in Halle (Saale), Germany on Continuity and Change of Foreign Direct Investments in Central Eastern Europe. (Reviewed by Anita Pelle); (2) The University of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration in cooperation with the Regional Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Hungarian Economic Association organised an international symposium on the issue of Globalisation: Challenge or Threat for Emerging Economies on 29 April 2004 in Debrecen, Hungary. (Reviewed by László Jankovics)

AbstractThe Role of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief has already been outlined by Carolyn Evans in the first issue of Religion and Human Rights on pages I:75–96. In the meantime, a doctoral thesis on the mandate of the Special Rapporteur was submitted by Michael Wiener to the Law Faculty at Trier University in Germany. e following article is the annotated English summary of this 350 pages strong thesis which has recently been published with the title Das Mandat des UN-Sonderberichterstatters über Religions- oder Weltanschauungsfreiheit—Institutionelle, prozedurale und materielle Rechtsfragen (Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2007). It explores various legal issues of the mandate in terms of institutional, procedural and substantive questions that have arisen in the Special Rapporteur's mandate practice from 1986 to 2006.

This essay discusses the democratic ambivalences of situations when researchers or academic institutions have to decide whom to provide a platform, where to draw red lines even at the expense of freedom of speech, whether to hide certain information, and how to label “illiberal” actors in academic pieces—questions which reflect also one’s position within academia. The article draws on the experience with the unexpected performance of an academic roundtable discussion in the East German city of Frankfurt (Oder) planned to be about weekly local street protests, which eventually was joined by the street protesters themselves. During the pandemic, these marches contested covid restrictions. With the onset of the Russian war on Ukraine, they had transformed into protests against high energy costs, in support of Putin, and against the German government. This type of protest movement resembles a typical expression of contemporary illiberalism: an ideologically heterogeneous milieu from far-right to politically conservative, if not leftist-minded people, who unite a skepticism towards the democratic state, the rejection of public media, and an affinity for conspiracy theories. The German context is particularly challenging as these “Monday demonstrations” prevailing in East Germany entail a reference to the freedom and democracy claims of the 1989 revolution, and reveal unequal conditions between East and West.

Background The potential effects of classical music (CL) and heavy metal (HM) in comparison to silence (S [“controls CO]) or noise (N) on cardiovascular parameters (blood pressure [BP], heart rate [HR]) and cortisol levels (C) has not been studied before. Objective To analyse the effect of different music styles (intervention group) on BP, HR and C compared to S (control group). Methods 120 volunteers aged 25-75 years were studied. 60 volunteers were consecutively assigned in the intervention group (n=60). Sixty volunteers were matched according to age, sex, height and weight (control group). Interventional music styles were CL (Bach, Suite No. 3, BWV 1068); HM (Disturbed, Indestructible) or various daily sounds =“noise” [N]). Sound exposure of CL, HM, or N was 21 minutes. Results In the intervention group systolic, diastolic BP (mm Hg) and HR (beats per min) decreased mostly when CL was played compared to HM, N or CO (p<0.001). Conclusions Music will influence cardiovascular parameters. Classical music (“Bach”) leads to decreased values of BP and HR. In HM, N or S we could not observe similar findings. SpanishEl efecto potencial de la música clásica (CL) y el Heavy Metal (HM) en comparación con silencio (S) o ruído (N) en parámetros cardiovasculares (presión sanguínea - BP, frecuencia cardiaca- HR, y niveles de cortisol- C) no había sido estuduado hasta el presente. Objetivo: Analizar el efecto de diferentes estilos musicales (Grupo de tratamiento) en BP, HR y C, comparado con S (grupo control). Método: 120 voluntarios entre 25 y 75 años fueron estudiados. 60 voluntarios fueron asignados consecutivamente al grupo de intervencion (n:60). 60 voluntarios fueron asignados al grupo control, de acuerdo a género, peso y talla. Los estilos musicales utilizados en la intervención fueron los siguientes: Bach, Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 (CL),Disturbed, Indestructible (HM), sonidos cotidianos =“ruido” [N]). El tiempo de exposicion a CL, HM, or N fue de 21 minutos. Resultados: En el grupo de intervencion se encontró una disminución en sistólica y diatólica BP (mm Hg) y HR (latidos por minuto) durante CL, comparado con HM, N o CO (p<0.001). Conclusion: La música influyer parámetros cardiovsaculares. Música clásica (Bach), parece disminuir BP y HR. No encontramos resultados similares en HM, N o S. FrenchEffets de différents style de musique sur l’activité cardiovasculaire chez l’homme : étude prospective contôléeHans-Joachim Trappe1, Irini Maria Breker21 Departement de Cardiologie et Angiologie, Université de Bochum, Herne, Allemagnangiology. Résumé : les effets potentiels de la musique classique (MC) et heavy métal (HM) en comparaison au silence (S [“contrôles CO]) et du bruit (B) sur les paramètres cardiovasculaires (pression artérielle [PA], fréquence cardiaque [FC] et niveau de cortisol (C) n’ont pas été étudiés auparavant. Objectif : analyser les effets des différents types de musique(groupe d’intervention) sur PA, FC et C comparés à S (groupe contrôle).Méthode : 120 volontaires âgées de 25-75 ans ont participé à l’étude. 60 volontaires ont été successivement assignés au groupe d’intervention (n=60) d’après l’âge, le sexe, la taille et le poids (groupe contrôle. Les styles de musique ont été CL (Bach, Suite N° 3, BWV 1068); HM (Disturbed Indesctructible) ou des sons variés du quotidiens = “bruit” [N]). L’exposition au sonde CL, HM ou N a été de 21 mn. Resultats : dans le groupe d’intervention, la PA systolique et diastolique (mm Hg) et la FC (battement par minute) ont diminué surtout quand la CM était jouée en comparaison avec HM, B ou CO (p<0.001). Conclusions : La musique influence les paramètres cardiovaculaires. La musique classique (“Bach”) conduit à une diminution des valeurs de PA et FC. Dans HM, N ou S nous ne pouvons pas observer de résultats similaires. Trial registration 3898-11 University of Bochum, Germany Funding German Heart Foundation, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Trial Registration German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS00009835) Mots clés : musique classique, musique métal, pression artérielle, fréquence cardiaque, cortisol GermanDie Wirkung verschiedener musikalischer Stile auf cardiovasculäre Reaktionen beim Menschen: eine prospektive kontrollierte StudieAbstract: Hintergrund: Die potentialen Effekte von klassischer Musik (CL) und Heavy Metal (HM) im Vergleich zu Stille (S [Kontrollen CO]) oder Alltagsgeräuschen =“noise“ (N) auf cardiovaskuläre Parameter (Blutdruck [BP], Herzschlag [HR] und Cortisol [C]) wurde bisher noch nicht untersucht. Ziel: Analysierung der Effekte von verschiedenen musikalischen Stilen (Interventionsgruppe) auf BP, HR und C auf S (Kontrollgruppe). Methode: 120 Teilnehmer (25-75 J.) wurden untersucht, davon 60 Teilnehmer konsekutiv für die Interventionsgruppe ausgewählt (60). Diese 60 Teilnehmer wurden über Alter, Geschlecht, Größe und Gewicht gematcht. Die genutzten Musikstile waren CL (Bach, Suite Nr 3, BWV 1068); HM (Disturbed, Indestructible) und verschiedene Geräusche aus dem täglichen Leben (=“noise“) (N). Die Zeit für die Klangdarbietung von CL, HM oder N war 21 Minuten. Ergebnisse: In der Interventionsgruppe verringerte sich meistens der systolische und der diastolische BP (mmHG) und der HR (Schläge pro Minute) bei CL im Vergleich zu HM, N oder den CO (p<0.001). Ergebnisse: Musik beeinflusst die cardiovasculären Parameter. Klassische Musik (Bach) führt zu sinkenden Werten von BP und HR, bei N oder S konnten wir keine vergleichbaren Ergebnisse feststellen. Keywords: Klassische Musik, Heavy Metal, Blutdruck, Herzschlag, CortisolJapanese要旨 背景：クラシック音楽（ＣＬ）とヘヴィメタル音楽（ＨＭ）、静寂（Ｓまたはコントロール群としてのＣＯ）と騒音（Ｎ）の比較が、人間の循環器（血圧[ＢＰ]、脈拍[ＨＲ]）そしてコルチゾール値（Ｃ）に及ぼす効果に関する研究はまだなされていない。目的：異なる音楽スタイル（介入集団）が、コントロール群と比べて、血圧、脈拍、コルチゾール値にもたらす効果を分析する。方法：２５歳から７５歳までの１２０名の被験者を対象に行われた。６０名は介入集団へ、残りの６０名は年齢、性別、身長、体重などを考慮した上で、コントロール群に分けられた。介入に使われた音楽スタイルは、クラシック音楽CL (Bach, Suite No. 3, BWV 1068)、ヘヴィメタル音楽HM (Disturbed, Indestructible)、日常の生活音N（騒音noise）であった。これらの音・音楽刺激は、２１分間であった。結果：介入グループでは、心臓収縮期、拡張期において、ヘヴィメタル音楽や騒音を聴いたときより、クラシック音楽を聴いた時の方が、血圧(mm Hg)、脈拍(beats per min)、コルチゾール値が下がる(p<0.001)ことがわかった。音・音楽刺激の前後における値は下記の通りであった。 結果：音楽は循環器の値に影響することが分った。クラシック音楽（バッハ）は血圧と脈拍を降下させた。ヘヴィメタル音楽、騒音、静寂については、共通の結果を見出すことができなかった。キーワード: クラシック音楽、ヘヴィメタル音楽、血圧、脈拍、コルチゾール値Chinese背景摘要 過去未曾有研究針對古典音樂(CL)及重金屬音樂(HM)對比安靜(S[控制組CO])或噪音(N)對於心血管參數 (血壓[BP]、心跳[HR])及皮質醇水平(C) 的潛在影響。 目的 分析不同音樂類型(實驗組)與安靜(控制組)相較之下對血壓(BP)、心跳(HR)及皮質醇水平(C)的影響。方法 對120位年齡介於25-75歲的自願參與者進行研究。60位自願參與者連續分配到研究組(n=60)。60位自願參與者則被配對年齡、性別、身高、體重分配到控制組。實驗介入的音樂風格為古典音樂組CL(巴哈，第三號組曲，BWV 1068)；重金屬音樂組HM(騷動樂團的永不毀滅)或多樣化的日常聲音=噪音(N)，志願者分別被暴露在CL、HM和N聲音環境中21分鐘。結果 比較實驗組中測得的收縮壓與舒張壓(mm Hg)及心跳速率(每分鐘幾下)。相較於重金屬音樂組、噪音組及控制組，當古典音樂播放時所測得的數值大多會下降(p<0.001)。下列為實驗組暴露於聲音前後及控制組的結果： 結論 音樂會影響心血管參數，我們發現聆聽古典音樂(巴哈)有效降低血壓及心跳的同時，在重金屬音樂組、噪音組及控制組都未觀察到類似的結果。試驗註冊 3898-11德國波鴻大學。資金 德國心臟基金會，法蘭克福，德國。試驗註冊 德國臨床試驗註冊（DRKS00009835）

Abstract Ignaz Maybaum (1897-1976) was born in Vienna on 2 March 1897. His father had a modest tailoring business in the city. After receiving his secular education and serving in the Austrian army in World War I, achieving the rank of lieutenant, he enrolled in the Reform Theological Seminary (Hochschule for die Wissenschaft des Judentums) in Berlin and was ordained as a Reform rabbi in 1926. In addition, during these years, he studied at the University of Berlin and received his doctorate from that institution in 1925. After receiving his doctorate and his rabbinical degree, he served as a rabbi in Bingen (1926-1928), then Frankfurt on the Oder (1928-1936), and then in 1936 was called to Berlin, where he remained in this rabbinical position until 1939. Fortunately, despite his arrest in 1935 by the Gestapo and imprisonment in Berlin for comments critical of Hitler, he was able to leave Nazi Germany for England in 1939 thanks to the sponsorship of ChiefRabbiJ. H. Hertz of London. His mother and sisters were not so fortunate and died in Theresienstadt and Auschwitz, respectively. In England, after being unemployed for ten years and being supported by the ChiefRabbi’s Emergency Council, he became the rabbi of the Edgeware Reform Synagogue, a position he held until his retirement in 1966. Also, beginning in 1956, he began to lecture at the Reform Leo Baeck Theological College in London. In the 1950s and 1960s, he was also a regular participant in ecumenical conferences in Germany and was an active member of the English Council for Christians and Jews. A devoted disciple of Franz Rosenzweig, he published a number of theological works beginning with his 1935 German Parteibefreites Judentum and continuing, in English, with a number of studies, the most important of which was The Face ef God qfter Auschwitz, published in 1965.