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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000088053-20-000972
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200925
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200925
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200924

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NEW GERMANY FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000858706
		IRS NUMBER:				133555471
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05983
		FILM NUMBER:		201196672

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		875 THIRD AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022-6225
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-454-4500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		875 THIRD AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022-6225

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LENOX FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19900115
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt/85% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 25, 2020</P>

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STATES</P>

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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

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D.C. 20549</P>

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FORM 8-K<BR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 12pt/85% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt/85% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt/85% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): September 25, 2020</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 16pt/85% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.2in; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.2in"><B><BR>
THE NEW GERMANY FUND, INC.</B></P>

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name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I></P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt/85% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0.5in 0 0; text-align: left">Identification No.)</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/85% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>875 Third Avenue<BR>
New York, NY 10022</B></P>

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Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code: (212) 454-4500<BR>
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Not Applicable </B></P>

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name or former address, if changed since last report.)</B></P>

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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
any of the following provisions (<U>see</U> General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><A NAME="bookmark4"></A><A NAME="ITEM_9_01__FINANCIAL_STATEMENTS_AND_EXHI"></A><A NAME="ITEM_2_02__RESULTS_OF_OPERATIONS_AND_FIN"></A><A NAME="ITEM_5_02__DEPARTURE_OF_DIRECTORS_OR_CER"></A><A NAME="ITEM_7_01__REGULATION_FD_DISCLOSURE_"></A><A NAME="bookmark0"></A><A NAME="bookmark1"></A><A NAME="bookmark2"></A><A NAME="ITEM_8_01_OTHER_EVENTS"></A><A NAME="bookmark3"></A></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: 0.05pt">ITEM 8.01</FONT>&#9;OTHER EVENTS</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>The recent Consent Order involving Deutsche
Bank AG (&#8220;DB&#8221;), described below, does not involve the Registrant or DWS International GmbH (&#8220;DWSI&#8221;). DWSI
has informed the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) that, subject to the receipt of a permanent exemptive order from
the SEC (described below), DWSI believes the Consent Order will not have any material impact on the Registrant or the ability of
the DWSI to perform services for the Registrant. The SEC has granted a temporary exemptive order permitting DWSI to continue to
provide investment advisory services to the Registrant.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">On June 17, 2020, DB resolved with the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission (&#8220;CFTC&#8221;) charges stemming from alleged violations of various swap data reporting requirements
and corresponding supervision and other failures. The matter, which was resolved by the issuance of a federal court order (&#8220;Consent
Order&#8221;), involved unintentional conduct that resulted from a system outage that prevented DB from reporting data in accordance
with applicable CFTC requirements for a period of five days in April 2016.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The matter giving rise to the Consent Order
did not arise out of any investment advisory or fund management activities of DWSI. DWS Group GmbH &amp; Co. KGaA (&#8220;DWS Group&#8221;),
of which DWSI is a wholly-owned subsidiary, is a separate publicly traded company but continues to be an affiliate of DB due to,
among other things, DB&#8217;s 79.49% ownership interest in DWS Group. Under the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as a result of the Consent Order, DWSI would not be eligible to continue to provide investment advisory services to the Registrant
absent an order from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;). On September 24, 2020, the SEC granted a temporary
order, effective as of the date of the Consent Order, permitting DWSI to continue to provide investment advisory services to the
Registrant and other registered investment companies. DB and DWSI also are seeking a permanent order from the SEC. While there
can be no assurance that the requested permanent order will be granted, the SEC has granted this type of relief in the past.</P>

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to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">The New Germany Fund, Inc.<BR>
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&#9;<U>/s/John Millette<BR>
</U>&#9;Name: John Millette<BR>
&#9;Title: Secretary</TD></TR>
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