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German Businesses & Organizations in California

Explore German businesses and organizations in California serving your community. Find law firms, medical practices, restaurants, retail stores, nonprofits, cultural organizations, and community services owned by or dedicated to serving the German community. Connect with establishments that understand your cultural values and provide services in your language.
Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany San Diego
Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany San Diego
In addition to the Embassy and eight Consulates General, there are also many honorary consuls in the U.S. ready to assist you with advise and counsel. Honorary consuls are called „honorary“ because they perform their work on an honorary basis and are not paid a fee for their services. Many of our honorary consuls are not German citizens; compared with the foreign missions, they have only limited consular authority and thus also only limited official means to provide assistance. For example, only some are able to accept passport applications from you, notarize signatures, or perform similar functions. Because they frequently practice their consular office alongside a main profession, it is not reasonable to expect that they are always present or available by phone. If there is an honorary consul at your vacation site and you require assistance, you should nevertheless initially contact them because they best knows the local situation. Honorary consuls will, if necessary, refer you further to the competent German foreign mission if they themselves cannot assist. Administrative / consular district Counties in the State of California: San Diego und Imperial

San Diego, CA

German Consulate General San Francisco
German Consulate General San Francisco
The Consulate General's area of jurisdiction includes Northern California, Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming and the American overseas territories American Samoa, Baker-, Howland-, Jarvis-, Johnston-, Midway and Palmyra Island.

San Francisco, CA

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Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Los Angeles
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Los Angeles
The Consulate General's area of jurisdiction covers the California counties of Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and the states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Utah.

Los Angeles, CA

German Ladies’ General Benevolent Society
German Ladies’ General Benevolent Society
The German Ladies’ General Benevolent Society was established in September 1870 when a group of women from prominent German families residing in San Francisco came together. Their goal was to form an organization to provide much-needed aid to qualifying German women and children who were new to California. We have continued to thrive for almost 150 years with our membership of 245 women of German heritage. The Society has continually distributed assistance to qualifying women and children living on the edge of poverty. As a non-profit charitable organization, our mission is to provide short-term emergency financial assistance and support to women and children of German origin or heritage who reside in the San Francisco Bay Area. Although we don’t provide scholarships or grants, we are able to help many women in need every year. Since 1870, countless women have graciously volunteered to help others.

San Francisco, CA

German American Club of Santa Monica
German American Club of Santa Monica
The German American Club of Santa Monica, founded in 1951, is an apolitical, secular, social club, located in the city of Santa Monica, open to persons interested in German-American relations and its people. Its purpose is to preserve, maintain and to promote German heritage, customs, culture and language, emphasizing and supporting the contributions German-Americans have been making to the development of the United States of America. Individual(s) who are members of any organization subversive to the United States of America, or who are sympathetic to any government that advocates the downfall of the domestic way of life represented by the United States of America cannot become members of the German American Club of Santa Monica.

Santa Monica, CA

German-American League of Los Angeles, Inc., Ltd.
German-American League of Los Angeles, Inc., Ltd.
The German-American League was founded in 1905 and is one of the oldest German-American organizations in California. Our purpose is to bring German-American clubs and groups together to support the understanding and development of our common German heritage and to promote the events and activities of our affiliated League members. Members of the German-American League are the affiliated associations and their members, who are represented in the League by delegates. The League has four primary purposes: (a) to stimulate and to preserve a sense of solidarity in all persons of German descent, (b) to sustain the interest of German-Americans in the contribution of Germans to the historical development of the United States, (c) to cultivate and promote the German language, (d) to respect the friendly relations between the USA and her allied nations and peoples. The League is neutral in all questions of politics, religion and race. Any German-American association may apply in writing for membership in the League. Political organizations cannot become members of the League.

Torrance, CA

German American Societies of San Diego
German American Societies of San Diego
Many people in San Diego County know about the German American Societies, located in El Cajon, mostly, because of the annual Oktoberfest held here on the first two weekends of October. I, however, know the “Society” because I was one of the students of the German School of San Diego repeatedly taking part in Christmas presentations (“Weihnachtsfeier”) and graduation parties there. The atmosphere of the Club house and the entire performances were simply wonderful. This is why I became interested in the “Society” and to find out more about the Club I interviewed the Business Manager, Mrs. Heidi Williams, from whom I learned a lot about its history. For years she is reaching out and is opening the club’s doors to the youth in the community and the German classes in High Schools and Colleges. More than 50 years ago, thousands of German native speakers decided to found a club where they could meet, speak their native language, and remember their old countries. However, they also wanted to include interested Americans and other nationalities to share their heritage, customs, traditions, and culture with them. For over a hundred years there had been a German presence in San Diego County, such as through the German Club of the San Diego Turners, who published a German-language weekly as early as the late 1800’s. But it was on May 8th, 1965 that a handful of determined Germans started the German American Societies in the Turner Hall. They immediately created a number of activity groups, many of which still exist today: the Germania Choir, Damenkreis (Women’s Circle), the German Language Classes, Karneval Season, Skat (card game gatherings), the annual Oktoberfest, Open House, Balls, Dances, Concerts and Fests throughout the year. In the early days the “Society” soon became so popular that 1500 members joined the Club. In 1971 the “Society” was finally able to buy and rebuild its own Club house on 1017 South Mollison Avenue in El Cajon. Many Club members bought thousands of dollars worth of building blocks so that the Club house could become the great place it is today. For 46 years the German American Societies’ mission has been to unite Germans and other nationalities interested in German culture through various social, cultural, and educational activities and to foster and enjoy good fellowship and mutual respect between peoples from all cultures.

El Cajon, CA

Anaheim Karnevalsgesellschaft
Anaheim Karnevalsgesellschaft
It was in October 1965 when Rolf Pechmann and Erich Boehrer asked the Board of Directors for permission to start a new group at the Phoenix Club. The name of the group is now officially called "Anaheim Karnevalsgesellschaft". It is the aim of the Anaheim Karnevalsgesellschaft to promote the customs and traditions of the German and European Karneval / Fasnacht / Fasching / Fasnet through cooperation with other groups of similar aims in the practice of good fellowship. The Anaheim Karnevalsgesellschaft Club appears and performs at the Phoenix Club in Anaheim (Southern California) or at guest performances.

Anaheim, CA

Germania Verein
Germania Verein
The Germania Verein is a club for people who are interested in maintaining the German culture, customs, language and music. The Germania Verein was founded in the year 1856, by a group of German immigrants who lived in and around the city of San Jose, California. Over the years, the Germania Verein was a meeting place for established immigrants and especially the newcomers. Here, the young and old immigrant found a bit of what he had left behind; here he could meet new friends or even find a partner and life companion. We know of an active German community during the eighteen hundreds with dances, concerts, theater plays, parades and outings. Just as in the development of the United States of America, the German immigrants played a major role in the development of the city of San José and the county of Santa Clara. The first mayor of San José was a German by the name of Aldoph Pfister, who also started the first public library in San Jose. Many present street signs remind us of early Germania members that made a name for themselves in this city. In the early days, the Germania Verein leased some rooms on Santa Clara Street, opposite the Opera House, which were open to members as reading and meeting rooms. On the last Sunday of each month, special festivities took place to which each member was entitled to invite a certain number of guests. In the year of 1923, the Germania Verein acquired its present Club House at 261 North on 2nd Street and has held this property until the present time. A special thanks goes to those few dedicated members who were able to keep alive the Germania Verein during the first and second world war. Over the last 50 years, the membership has gone up and down, but today, at the turn of the new millennium, the Verein can proudly present about 300 members.

San Jose, CA

Sacramento Turn Verein
Sacramento Turn Verein
For 167 years, the Turn Verein (pronounced “TOORN-fair-ine”) has served as the center for German traditions in Sacramento. Founded in 1854, our historic club is where locals with German ancestry—and those with an interest in German culture—congregate to socialize, study German language, celebrate, exercise, and carry on revered German customs. This includes Sacramento’s first, best, and biggest annual Oktoberfest celebration. Originally a gymnastics club (that’s what Turn Verein means, in German), the Sacramento Turn Verein is the oldest still-active institution in the capital city—and continues to uphold the organizations original mantra: Frisch, Fromm, Fröhlich, Frei (Lively, Pious, Merry, Free).

Sacramento, CA

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Irvine, CA

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