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Minorities in Germany – From the second world war up to now

Minorities in Germany – From the second world war up to now. Foreign fellow citizens in Germany. In 2007 there were 6,74 Million foreigners in Germany.

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Minorities in Germany – From the second world war up to now

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  1. Minorities in Germany – Fromthesecondworld war uptonow

  2. Foreign fellow citizens in Germany

  3. In 2007 therewere 6,74 Million foreigners in Germany. • The biggestgroupofforeignersweretheTurkishwith 1,71 millionpeople, followedbytheItalianswith 528.000 andcitizensfromPolandwith 385.000 inhabitants. AtfourththereweretheSerbiansandMontenegriansandatfifththeGreeks.

  4. The historyoftheimmigrantworker

  5. In 1955, when Germany was in economicmiracletherewere not enoughworkers in theindustriesandthereweremanyplacesthatcould not befilledbylocals. Thisisthereasonwhyforeignworkers such asTurkish, Spanish, Italian, Tunisian, Portuguese, GreekandMaroccanpeoplewererecruited. • In 1969 Germany had an economiccrisisandunemploymentrose, so in 1969 a law was establishedthat a foreignercanonlybeacceptedfor a jobifnosuitable German hasapplied. They also needed a workpermit. 

  6. In 1973, foreignworkerscould not berecruitedbecauseit was plannedthattheguestworkersshouldonlyremain in Germany for a short time. • Integration was not provided, but theforeigners in Germany feltlikehome.

  7. In the 70s firstattemptstoincludeforeignworkers in the German societyweremadebygivingthem therighttovote. • In additionthereturntripforforeigners was supportedfinancially. • Since 2007 6.7 millionforeignershavebeenliving in Germany.

  8. Jews After the 2nd worldwar in Germany

  9. In the center the New Market and the ruins of the Frauenkirche after the war. “ Frauenkirche” – the famous church in Dresden. Dresden May 1945

  10. Landsberg ,1945 : After theliberation out oftheconcentration camp thefullextentoftheholocaust was revealed.

  11. “DisplacedPersons“ After the end ofthe 2nd world war surviving Jews of different backgroundsandnationalitiesweremostlyhoused in campsfor “displacedpersons“.

  12. Central Committee for Jewish Liberateesconcentrated on the help to emigrate.

  13. The Konrad Adenauer era put a general law for "reparations", which provided for a financial compensation for the victims of the Third Reich. Few Jews rejected this form of dealing with the past as "blood money" .

  14. In the 1950s and 60s, there were 20,000 to 30,000 people of Jewish faith living in the Federal Republic of Germany, for the most part there were mostly the elderly and the sick who could not emigrate to the U.S. or to Palestine. A new Jewish community life was constituted.

  15. Before 1990/1991 ca. 70000 – 80000 Jews lived in the German Federal Republic. • In April 1990 thePeople‘sParliamentofthe DDR askedthe Jews forforgiveness. • Today 13 Million Jews live all overtheworld, ca. 41% ofthem in Israel. • Today thereare 102 797 Jewishcommunities in Germany.

  16. Friesen National minorities in Germany Dänen (Denmark) Sorben Roma and Sinti

  17. In Germany therearefour different national minorities. The minoritiesareSorbian, Roma and Sinti, FrisianandDanishpeople. Theyhave a speciallawforthepreservationoftheirethnicbackground. The national minoritiesspeaktheirownlanguagesandsomeofthemhavetheirownreligion (Roman and Sinti forexample). All ofthemhavetheirown culture. FrisianSorbian Roma Denmark

  18. Danish The Danishethnicminority in thenorthof Germany hasexistedbythisnamesince 1920. Oneofthemostcommonnamestheyusetodescribethemselvesisdanskesydslesvigere (Danish South Schleswegians).

  19. Frisians Origin:Netherlands Population:about 700.000 (0,8%) Religion:mainlymembersoftheReformed Church Language:Frisiandialects, Dutch, German

  20. Sorbian Sorbs are Western Slavic people of Central Europe living predominantly in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland. In Germany they live in the states of Brandenburg and Saxony. They speak the Sorbian languages - closely related to Polish and Czech - officially recognized and protected as a minority language of Germany. They are predominantly Roman Catholics and Lutheran Protestants.

  21. Roma and Sinti There are 80.000-120.000 Roma and Sinti in Germany. They are believed to have originated in the region of India and Pakistan in South Asia. They began their migration to Europe and North Africa via the Iranian plateau about 1,000 years ago. Today over 12 million Sinti and Roma are living all over Europe. Most of them (8 mio) live in Portugal, Spain, Romania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia as a national minority.

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