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| |group = Assyrian/Syriacs in Germany | |||
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| |pop = 100,000<ref>http://www.borkenerzeitung.de/lokales/kreis_borken/borken/1561426_Diskussion_zum_Thema_Aaramaeische_Christen_im_Kapitelshaus.html</ref> | |||
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| '''Assyrians/Syriacs in Germany''' (in German mostly known as ''Aramäer'' "]") are people of ] ethnicity living in ]. They are estimated to number more than 100,000<ref>http://www.borkenerzeitung.de/lokales/kreis_borken/borken/1561426_Diskussion_zum_Thema_Aaramaeische_Christen_im_Kapitelshaus.html</ref> with most living in ], ], ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| Being oppressed and persecuted throughout the 20th century, many arrived from the seeking for a better life. Some arrived after the ]. However, most arrived from ] in the 1960s and 1970s as part of the German economic plan of "]"; as Germany was seeking immigrant workers, many saw the economic opportunity and applied for visas. Assyrians started working in restaurants or as construction workers for companies and even began running their own shops. The first Assyrian immigrants in Germany started organizing themselves by forming culture clubs and building churches. Today there are many Assyrian churches and clubs in Germany where young and older people come together, celebrating traditional events such as ], ] and other important days. | |||
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