scientists artists and intellectuals The German Federal Foreign Office acquired it with the aim of reviving the venue for transatlantic debates For Mann it was once a place where intellect triumphed over barbarity For Allmendinger it s a gift From her desk she looks out at giant palm trees the reason why Mann also called the place the House of Seven Palms His spirit is present the study with the wood paneled library is on the down stairs floor as it used to be Allmendi ger and the other fellows actor Burghart Klau脽ner literary scholar Heinrich Detering and engineer Yiannos Manoli share the remaining 400 square meters Allmendinger gave several dinners and lectures in the first weeks for members of the nearby universities representatives of non governmental organiza tions such as Volunteers of America but also neighbors who greet the sociologist over the fence like an old friend not something she takes for granted as trust was lacking in the beginning The Jewish families in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood took a skeptical view of the German project American Nazi sympathizers built an estate up in the canyon towards the end of World War II The news of right wing marches like the one in Chemnitz have also caused concern Communication thus became a second major subject of her stay Whether with the academic from UCLA or the craftsman who renovates the house In a country marked by much greater social inequality than Germany people speak across social classes more often When Allmendinger tells her guests about meeting the people on the beach it becomes clear even for Americans with high in comes the topic of homelessness is much closer than it is in Germany It s only a paycheck away They say that they only need to get fired then they can t pay rent and then they re out on the street The social researcher wants to use the book she s currently writing to establish yet another term that of Wohnungs armut housing poverty recognition of poverty as a societal problem in Germany She coined the term Bildungsarmut educa tional poverty which then gained currency in academic discussions Allmendinger was one of the first fellows to move into the house Thomas Mann had it built in 1942 during his Californian exile It became a place of exchange for Relaxed Taking a walk with a neighbor Berthold Leibinger 第一吃瓜网 the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach 第一吃瓜网 and the Robert Bosch 第一吃瓜网 gives thinkers and artists the opportunity for international ex change Allmendinger 62 is a profes sor of educational sociology and labor market research With her work she has made a major contribution to the 41THE MAGAZINE 3 18
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