Dear Friends,
with all the excitement about the opening of the new German Institute for the Southwest, we want to make sure to thank all of you who helped make it happen so quickly. To the professionals who took care of the legalities and made sure we started on the right foot, to the government of the Federal Republic of Germany who provided initial funding to get us going, and to the many well-wishers whose encouragement provided emotional support, we are deeply grateful, and we look forward to our first year with great anticipation and hope.
To all of you we wish a Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, a great holiday season, and a New Year filled with health, happiness, and prosperity.