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December 3, 2007 : End of the year cocktail party at the French Consulate. Pictures here! December 1, 2007 : The Christmas Party at Madeleine's Petit Paris was a huge success. A group picture was taken in front of the Alsatian flag, it was the revival of a long tradition). After a benediction by Father Dough, we shared a wonderful meal and sang alltogether with warm-hearted Madeleine and Chef Gaspard Caioz. It wouldn't have been an Alsatian christmas without the traditional bredele brought by Particia, founder of Quintessencia. Many thanks to The Modern for the absolutely delicious Teacakes offered to each participant. Read the speech by honorary President Christian Rolling and have a look at the pictures! November 4, 2007 : The D'ranners from Andolsheim run the NYC Marathon
We had the pleasure to meet a group of Alsatians from Andolsheim: The D'ranners, lead by Pascal Leroy. They arrived last week in NY to run the famous NYC Marathon.
All 35 runners finished the race and one of them even finished 636 out of 38'000 participants. Congratulations to all of them! During their five days in NY, they visited the Statue of liberty, Museums, went on Top-of-to-Rock, etc... Thierry Kranzer organized a visit of the UN on Monday morning before they left the city. On Saturday, we visited a firehouse in the Bronx (thanks to Benoit, our vice-president). It was a very memorable moment: French and Alsatian flags were given as a thank-you gift, as well as Vendange Tardive and Gewürztraminer bottles, tee-shirts of region Alsace and an old fireman helmet from the firemen of Andolsheim. All that will be exposed in their memorabilia room next to the American flag. Have a look at the pictures of the firehouse visit. ARTICIPANTES ET PARTICIPANTS
VERONIQUE BALDACINI
DENISE HUNZINGER
MARIE ISABELLE KIEFFER
SYLVIE ALEX
CHRISTOPHE BALDACINI
ERIC BAUMANN du Bas-Rhin
CARLO DI NANNO du Bas-Rhin
CLAUDE PALPACUER
SANTO COSTANZO
DANIEL BARBERIO
ERIC ANDRE
ERIC KIENY
FABRICE WAGNER
GILLES LAGANNE
GUY FREUND
JEAN MARC KIEFFER
JOEL HECKE
DIDIER LAUNAY
LUC GISSINGER
NICOLAS ANDRE
PASCAL TRAPANI
ROLAND HUNZINGER
THIBAULT ALEX
FRANCK VOLTZ
SOUTIEN, LOGISTIQUE ET REANIMATION
LAURA CAMPANI
HELENE MAHIQUES
MICHELE VOGLER
AGATHE ANDRE
FERDINAND KRANZER
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October 28, 2007 : THE LIBERTY PARTY at db Bistro Moderne, with a delicious Choucroute Royale on the menu, in honor of the 121st anniversary of the Statue of Liberty.
Read the speech of the President of L'UnAL and enjoy the pictures. October 10, 2007 : Flammakuecha party at Restaurant 718. September 14, 2007 : Ms. Laurence Pierron, a member of L'Union Alsacienne, invited you to a Piano Recital - Mira Armij Gill at Steinway Hall. Piano solo performance of compositions by Beethoven, Chopin, Liebermann and Liszt. September 12, 2007 : Sunset sailing in New York's historic harbor with L’Union Alsacienne and the association of Bretons in New York, BZH New York. Have a look at the pictures here! August 6, 2007 : Alsatian cocktail hour tasting at db bistro moderne. July 15, 2007 : L'Union Alsacienne's booth was a very crowded place all afternoon long at the Bastille Day street fair, and the delicious Kouglopf from bakery store La Marjolaine sold out quickly. Member were welcome to cool down at Violaine's BBQ after this heated afternoon. Picture! June 24, 2007 : The traditional Germaine's Garden Party on the Lake gathered over 40 members this year. We all had a wonderful time, have a look at the pictures! June 6, 2007 : Antoinette Boehm (membre) fête ses 100 ans à Long Island City.  La cousine Antoinette d'Amérique fête aujourd'hui ses 100 ans. | Antoinette Boehm, née Peter, fête aujourd'hui ses 100 ans. Native de Roeschwoog (près de Seltz) dans le Bas-Rhin, le 6 juin 1907, Antoinette fait ses valises en 1923 pour le voyage de sa vie, à destination de New York (Etats-Unis), en compagnie de l'un de ses frères, ainsi que de trois cousins.
Après plus d'une semaine de voyage en paquebot, Antoinette débarque à Ellis Island - une île qui fait face à la ville de New York, à côté de la Statue de la Liberté - comme le flot de tous les immigrants arrivés sur le Nouveau continent à cette époque (de 1892 à 1954), tentés par le rêve américain.
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Sur place, elle trouve un travail de femme de ménage et apprend la langue. Avant de devenir, un peu plus tard, « dame de confiance et de compagnie ». Antoinette fait par ailleurs la rencontre d'un Obernois, Joseph Boehm, qui se retrouve à New York, lui aussi, pour vivre le rêve américain. Un homme qu'elle épouse là-bas, mais dont elle deviendra malheureusement la veuve dès la fin des années 50.
La centenaire est toujours autonome aujourd'hui et vit dans une maison à Long Island. Elle est membre de l'association des Alsaciens de New York. Et s'exprime parfaitement en dialecte alsacien, sa langue maternelle, mais très peu en revanche en français. « La cousine Antoinette d'Amérique » a effectué toute sa vie des retours réguliers en Alsace pour voir sa famille. Elle y a encore une nièce domiciliée à Schiltigheim et des cousins à Roeschwoog et à Lingolsheim. Son dernier voyage en avion date de 1998 : elle était âgée à l'époque de 91 ans. (Dernières Nouvelles D'alsace, Mercredi 06 Juin 2007) April 28, 2007 : Spring Dinner in honor of Germaine Chandelier, who received the Médaille du Mérite Agricole from Monsieur Guy Wildenstein, President of the American Society of the French Legion of Honor. Read the speech of the President of L'UnAL and see the pictures. April 16, 2007 : L'Union Alsacienne welcomed students from the Lycée Le Corbusier (Strasbourg) in New York City. After a visit of the United Nations, they were offered a lecture by Jean Wiart about the renovation of the Statue of Liberty and shared a dinner with members of l'Union Alsacienne. Some pictures here. April 15, 2007 : Visit to L'Auberge Chez Francois in Great Falls, near Washington DC. Owner and chef Francois Haeringer, who is a member of L'Union Alsacienne, received the Alsatian flag on behalf of the Alsace region council. Pictures are here. April 11, 2007 : Flammakuecha party at Restaurant 718. February 20, 2007 : 136th birthday of L’Union Alsacienne at The Modern in the Museum of Modern Art. Picture here.
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