Hiwwe wie Driwwe, which means "Hither like thither" (compare German: Hüben wie Drüben), is the title of the only existing Pennsylvania German-language newspaper.
Publication
Since 1997, the publication is distributed twice a year. More than 100 Pennsylvania German authors—members of Lutheran and UCC churches as well as Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonites—have already contributed pieces of prose, poems and newspaper articles. The founder and publisher is Michael Werner (Ober-Olm, Germany), who also served as president of the German-Pennsylvanian Association between 2003 and 2010. On their websites, one can find poems, stories, videos and lessons in the dialect. In 2011, Hiwwe wie Driwwe has created a "Hiwwe wie Driwwe Award for Pennsylvania German Literature" in cooperation with the Palatine Writers Contest in Bockenheim (Germany) and Kutztown University's Pennsylvania German Minor Program. Since 2013, Hiwwe wie Driwwe is printed in Pennsylvania, and in 2015, the editorial headquarter was moved to the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University.
Editors
The publication was founded in 1996. Since 2013, an editorial team is responsible for the whole publishing process.
| Year | Publisher | Editor | Co-Editors | Printed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–2013 | Michael Werner | Michael Werner | - | Ebertsheim, Föhren (Germany) |
| 2013–2015 | Michael Werner | Michael Werner | Patrick Donmoyer, Amanda Richardson | Ephrata (PA) |
| 2015–2021 | Michael Werner | Patrick Donmoyer (Print), Michael Werner (Online, HwD Award) | Douglas Madenford (since 2015), Edward Quinter (since 2017), Naomi Esther | Reading (PA), Ephrata (PA) |
| 2021– | Michael Werner, Patrick Donmoyer | Patrick Donmoyer | Douglas Madenford, Edward Quinter | Reading (PA), Ephrata (PA) |
- Donmoyer, Patrick (* 1985 / USA): Folk culture specialist, site manager at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center (Kutztown University), board member of Groundhog Lodge No. 1.
- Esther, Naomi (USA)(* 1990 / USA): Co-Worker at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center (Kutztown University)
- Madenford, Douglas (* 1980 / USA): High school teacher (High German), youtuber, blogger, author, musician.
- Quinter, Edward (* 1950 / USA): High school teacher (High German), author, co-organizer of the "Pennsylvania German Writing Festival" at the Kutztown Folk Festival.
- Richardson, Amanda (* 1987 / USA): Co-Worker at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center (Kutztown University).
- Werner, Michael (* 1965 / Germany): Publisher, journalist, author, translator, musician. Founder of the German-Pennsylvanian Archive, Hiwwe wie Driwwe, the German-Pennsylvanian Association and Grundsau Lodsch No. 19 im alte Land.
Website
The website was started in January 2002 and features various Pennsylvania German programs.
| # | Year | Author | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2002– | Michael Werner: 'S Katz Deitsch Schtick | Blog |
| 2. | 2002–2003 | Paul Bittner: Pennsylvania German Web Radio (WGPA Bethlehem) | Audio podcast |
| 3. | 2002–2006 | C. Richard Beam: 'S Pennsylvanisch Deitsch Eck (Shopping News, Ephrata) | Texts |
| 4. | 2007 | Alice Spayd: Pennsylvania German Web Class (Online Lessons) | Audio podcast |
| 5. | 2008–2021 | Michael Werner: Hiwwe wie Driwwe Web TV | Videos |
| 6. | 2009–2021 | Douglas Madenford: Nau loss mich yuscht ebbes saage | Blog |
| 7. | 2011–2013 | Virgil Schrock: Interviews with Pennsylvania Germans | Videos |
| 8. | 2013–2014 | Douglas Madenford: Pennsylvania Dutch 101 (Online Lessons) | Videos |
| 9. | 2014–2021 | Douglas Madenford & Chris LaRose: Ask a Pennsylvania Dutchman | Videos |
| 10. | 2015–2021 | Patrick Donmoyer: Die Pennsylvanisch-Deitsch Schtunn (BCTV Reading) | Videos |
| 11. | 2016–2021 | Douglas Madenford: Your PA Dutch Minute | Videos |
| 12. | 2017 | Peter Zacharias & Edwin Zacharias: Pennsylvania German Dictionary | Online dictionary |
| 13. | 2017–2021 | Luella Reed Sebo: Easy Deitsch (Online Lessons) | Videos |
| 14. | 2018–2021 | Jeffrey Tapler: "Uncle Jeffrey" (Community News) | Videos |
Winners of the Hiwwe wie Driwwe Award
The award is given by the jury of the Palatine Dialect Poets Contest in Bockenheim. (Palatinate, Germany).
| # | Year | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2011 | Richard Savidge (Hegins, PA): 'S iss Winder im Daal (Poem) |
| 2. | 2012 | Kevin Sterner (Gilbertsville, PA): Middagesse in de Zwansicher (Story) |
| 3. | 2013 | Don Breininger (New Tripoli, PA): Chocolate Cookies (Story) |
| 4. | 2014 | Glynn Custred (Walnut Creek, CA): En seltsame Schtori (Story) |
| 5. | 2015 | Kevin Sterner (Gilbertsville, PA): De Yahreszeide ihre Dod (Story) |
| 6. | 2016 | Edward Quinter (Allentown, PA): Mei Bax (Poem) |
| 7. | 2017 | Edward Quinter (Allentown, PA): Die Welle (Poem) |
| 8. | 2018 | Patrick Donmoyer (Harleysville, PA): Die Wandrer (Poem) |
| 9. | 2019 | Patrick Donmoyer (Harleysville, PA): Gemahn mich wie (Poem) |
| 10. | 2020 | Douglas Madenford (Howard, PA) – En neie Zukunft?" (Story) |
| 11. | 2022 | Patrick Donmoyer (Harleysville, PA): Net zu hatt (Poem) |
| 12. | 2023 | Erich Mace (Berks County): Wu bischt du gebliwwe? (Poem) |
Books
| # | Year | Book | Hiwwe wie Driwwe series |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2006 | Walter Sauer, Michael Werner et al. (Eds.): Mit Pennsylvaanisch-Deitsch darich's Yaahr. A Pennsylvania German Reader for Grandparents and Grandchildren. Published by the German-Pennsylvanian Association. | |
| 2. | 2010 | Earl C. Haag: Der Schtruwwelpitter (Original: Der Struwwelpeter, deutsch, 1845) | |
| 3. | 2012 | Michael Werner: Es globbt beim Sammy in der Nacht (Original: Es klopft bei Wanja in der Nacht, deutsch, 1985) | HwD Series No. 1 |
| 4. | 2013 | Walter Sauer: Es Haus, wu der Jack gebaut hot (Original: The House that Jack built, English, 1853) | HwD Series No. 2 |
| 5. | 2014 | Earl C. Haag: Der Schtruwwelpitter. 2nd Edition (Original: Der Struwwelpeter, deutsch, 1845) | HwD Series No. 3 |
| 6. | 2014 | Michael Werner: Kumm, mer gehne Baere yaage (Original: We're Going on a Bear Hunt, English, 1989) | HwD Series No. 4 |
| 7. | 2016 | Rachel Yoder: Penny Olive | HwD Series No. 5 |
| 8. | 2016 | Walter Sauer: Ebbes weeich die Watzelkinner | HwD Series No. 6 |
| 9. | 2017 | Mark L. Louden: Der Glee Brins, 2nd edition (Original: "Le petit prince", 1943) | HwD Series No. 7 |
| 10. | 2018 | Mark L. Louden, Walter Sauer & Michael Werner: Die erschte dausend Wadde in Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch (Original: The First 1000 Words in English, englisch, 1979) | HwD Series No. 8 |
| 11. | 2018 | Rachel Yoder & Douglas Madenford: Davey Applebutter | HwD Series No. 9 |
| 12. | 2019 | Michael Werner: En neier Sound im neie Land – 32 new songs in Pennsylvania Dutch | HwD Series No. 10 |
| 13. | 2019 | Walter Sauer: Die Schtori vum Peter Haas (Original: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, englisch, 1902) | HwD Series No. 11 |
| 14. | 2021 | Michael Werner: Hiwwe wie Driwwe - Der Pennsylvania ReiseVERführer. Mit einem Grußwort von Malu Dreyer. | HwD Series No. 12 |
| 15. | 2022 | Michael Werner & Patrick Donmoyer: 25 Yaahre Hiwwe wie Driwwe - Celebrating a Quarter Century of Transatlantic Friendship. Morgantown (PA). | |
| 16. | 2024 | Walter Sauer, Mark L. Louden & Rose A. Fisher: Oh was iss es so schee in Panama (Original: Oh wie schön ist Panama, 1978). Neckarsteinach. | HwD Series No. 13 |
Hiwwe wie Driwwe's Featured Artist of the Year
| # | Jahr | Gewinner |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2016 | Rachel Yoder (Boyertown, PA): Pennsylvania German Folk Art Paintings |
| 2. | 2017 | Benjamin Rader (Reeders, PA): Heemetkunscht (Paintings) |
| 3. | 2018 | Eric Claypoole (Lenhartsville, PA): Deitsche Scheierschtanne (Barn Stars) |
| 4. | 2019 | Mike & Linda Hertzog (Blandon, PA): Deitsche Neiyaahrswinsche & Dialect Music |
| 5. | 2020 | Keith Brintzenhoff (Kutztown, PA): Pennsylvania German Music |
| 6. | 2021 | Ivan Hoyt (Wapwallopen, PA): Pennsylvania German Folk Art |
Hiwwe wie Driwwe Palatinate Tour
Starting in 2008, in collaboration with the Emigration Museum in Oberalben (Auswanderermuseum Oberalben), Hiwwe wie Driwwe organized an annual lecture, reading or concert in October under the title German-Pennsylvanian History(s). Starting in 2010, this developed in the Hiwwe wie Driwwe Palatinate Tour, in which the featured guest(s) go on a four-day tour, performing in Ober-Olm (at the Old Town Hall), Oberalben (at the Emigration Museum), Bockenheim (at the Palatinate Dialect Poetry Competition), and ending with German-Pennsylvanian Day (organized by the German-Pennsylvanian Working Group Deutsch-Pennsylvanischer Arbeitskreis), which changes location each year. To date, the guests from the USA and Germany have been:
| # | Year | Speaker/Musician |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2008 | Michael Werner (Ober-Olm) |
| 2. | 2009 | Don Yoder (Devon, PA) |
| 3. | 2010 | John Schmid (Berlin, OH) |
| 4. | 2011 | Don Breininger (New Tripoli, PA) |
| 5. | 2012 | Keith Brintzenhoff (Kutztown, PA) |
| 6. | 2013 | Richard Miller (Topton, PA) |
| 7. | 2014 | Bill Meck (Alburtis, PA) |
| 8. | 2015 | Roland Paul (Kaiserslautern), Walter Sauer (Neckarsteinach), Michael Geib (Ramstein-Miesenbach), Helmut Seebach (Mainz) |
| 9. | 2015 | John Schmid (Berlin, OH), Mark Louden (Madison, WI) |
| 10. | 2016 | Chris LaRose (Mount Etna, PA) |
| 11. | 2017 | Mike & Linda Hertzog (Blandon, PA) |
| 12. | 2018 | Patrick Donmoyer (Harleysville, PA) |
| 13. | 2019 | Benjamin Rader (Reeders, PA) |
| 14. | 2020 | John Schmid (Berlin, OH) – cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic |
| 15. | 2021 | Michael Werner (Ober-Olm) |
| 16. | 2022 | Erich Mace (Berks County, currently living in Frankenthal, Germany) |
| 17. | 2022 | Douglas Madenford (Howard, PA) |
| 18. | 2023 | Keith Brintzenhoff (Kutztown, PA) |
| 19. | 2023 | John Schmid (Berlin, OH) |
| 20. | 2024 | Scott Reagan (Nazareth, PA) – original & traditional PA Dutch folk music |
Hiwwe wie Driwwe Pennsylvania Tour
Since 2019 there has also been a “Pennsylvania Tour”, which takes artists from Germany on a concert or reading tour to Pennsylvania – and to the Kutztown Folk Festival. To date, the featured guests have been:
| # | Year | Speaker/Musician & Program |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2019 | Michael Werner & The New Paltz Band (Frankenthal/Lambsheim/Ober-Olm): „"Wunderbar Together: Pennsylvania Dutch Music“ |
| 2. | 2019 | Christian Schega & Benjamin Wagener (Landau in der Pfalz): Hiwwe wie Driwwe – Pfälzisch in Amerika ('Here like there – Palatine German in America') (Documentary film) |
| 3. | 2019 | Frank Kessler (Brüssel, Belgien): Readings of the PA Dutch children's books published by Edition Tintenfaß |
| 4. | 2020 | Oompah House Band (Kollweiler, Pfalz): Palatine Brass Music – cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic |
| 5. | 2022 | Michael Werner (Ober-Olm): "Hiwwe wie Driwwe" - En neier Sound im neie Land" ('A new sound in the new land') (Musical program) |
| 6. | 2023 | Herbert Tiefel & Karin Tiefel (Lampertheim): „Bilingual Signage Project of the German-Pennsylvanian Working Group |
| 7. | 2025 | Pälzer Krischer (Altrip) with Scott Reagan (Nazareth, PA): Palatine and Pennsylvania Dutch folk music |
Scientific reception
David L Valuska & William Donner, Kutztown University (2004): "This journal and an associated internet site are leading sources for information about the Pennsylvania German language."[1]
Patrick Donmoyer, Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University (2012): „Hiwwe wie Driwwe is the most widely-known dialect publication in the world for Pennsylvania German / Palatine German dialect, with a strong readership throughout the US, Canada and Europe."[2]
C. Richard Beam, Center for Pennsylvania German Studies at Millersville University (2014): "Hiwwe wie Driwwe has succeeded in establishing a bridge between the Old and the New World and it has succeeded in the preservation of the Pennsylvania German dialect and culture."[3]
Sheily Rohrer, Penn State University (2017): "Started as a newspaper by Michael Werner in Ebertsheim, Germany, Hiwwe wie Driwwe on the internet and in print has mediated a transnational conversation of dialect writers with one another."[4]
Claire Noble, Colorado (2018): "In 1890, there were more than 1,000 German-language newspapers in America. Today, only a handful remains, such as Hiwwe wie Driwwe, the last remaining German newspaper in Pennsylvania."[5]
References
- ^ David L. Valuska and William W. Donner: The Past and Future of the Pennsylvania German Language. In: Globalization and the Future of German. Ed. by Andreas Gardt and Bernd Hüppauf. Berlin 2004: 237-238.
- ^ Patrick Donmoyer, Site Manager of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University, 2012, on the occasion of Hiwwe wie Driwwe's 15th anniversary
- ^ Prof. C. Richard Beam, Director of the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies at Millersville University. Statement, 17 February 2014)
- ^ Sheila Rohrer: "Literature". In: Pennsylvania Germans. An Interpretative Encyclopedia. Edited by Simon J. Bronner and Joshua R. Brown. Baltimore (MD) 2017: 183.
- ^ Claire Noble: https://www.vaildaily.com/opinion/noble-we-are-a-country-of-immigrants-so-why-are-we-afraid-to-embrace-spanish-speakers-column/
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