New York City is not just a vibrant metropolis—it’s a city shaped by immigrants. From Chinatown to Little Italy, many neighborhoods tell the stories of those who built their lives here. But did you know there was once a German neighborhood? Little Germany (also known as Kleindeutschland) thrived for decades, shaping the city’s culture and identity—until one tragic event changed everything. In this video, I tell its story.
A film by Matthias Schwarzer.
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Here you can find the addresses of the places shown in the video:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/here-you-can-of-123104022
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Sources for the video:
Stanley Nadel: Little Germany: Ethnicity, Religion, and Class in New York City, 1845-80
Little Germany in New York (NewYorkCity.de, German):
https://www.newyorkcity.de/little-germany-in-new-york/
In search of Kleindeutschland (Welt.de, German):
https://www.welt.de/reise/staedtereisen/article252370888/Manhattan-In-New-York-City-auf-der-Suche-nach-Kleindeutschland.html
The day Little Germany died (DW.com, German):
https://www.dw.com/de/der-tag-an-dem-kleindeutschland-starb/a-16682807
This disaster ruined the Germans in New York (Welt.de, German):
https://www.welt.de/geschichte/article129049005/Der-Untergang-der-General-Slocum-ruinierte-die-Deutschen-in-New-York.html
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Intro song:
MÆT - Start Again
Music:
Epidemic Sound
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