Arameans in Germany

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Curtain in the Syrian Orthodox St. Stephen's Church in Gütersloh

Aramaic - Assyrian ( Aramaic ܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ Suryoye ) in Germany are members of the Aramaic or Assyrian ethnic grouplivingin Germany . In their own language ( New East Aramaic ) the Assyrians / Arameans refer to themselves as Suryoye or Suroye .

Focus

Their number is estimated at over 135,000; Most live in the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia , Hesse , Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg , especially in the cities of Wiesbaden , Paderborn , Essen , Augsburg , Gießen , Gütersloh and Delmenhorst . They speak Aramaic as their mother tongue , as a second and foreign language they usually also speak Turkish , Arabic , Kurdish and German . They are Syrian Christians , mostly members of the Syrian Orthodox Church (approx. 100,000 spread over approx. 50 parishes), the Assyrian Eastern Church (approx. 20,000) and the Chaldean Catholic Church (approx. 15,000 half of them in Bavaria). A smaller group belongs to the Evangelical Aramaic Free Christian Congregation (AFCG) (approx. 1000).

Origin and history

As a result of the oppression and persecution of the Arameans in the countries of their ancestral homeland ( Turkey , Iraq , Iran and Syria ) during the 20th century (see also genocide of the Syrian Christians ), many Assyrians / Arameans came to Germany as asylum seekers .

However, most of them came from Turkey as guest workers in the 1960s and 1970s . Many Arameans worked in the catering or construction industry and also founded their own livelihoods. The first Syriac immigrants in Germany organized themselves into associations for the preservation of culture and the building of their own churches.

Today, many Arameans in Germany gather in churches and associations, especially on the occasion of traditional festivals, as well as at Easter or Christmas. The Syriacs, who call themselves Arameans , are represented by the Federal Association of Arameans (Aramaic ܚܘܝܕܐ ܕܣܘܪ̈ܝܝܐ ܒܐܠܡܢܝܐ) in Germany (BVDAD). The Syriacs who call themselves Assyrians , however, are represented by the Central Association of Assyrian Associations in Germany and European Sections eV, which has its seat in Gütersloh .

literature

  • Svante Lundgren: The Assyrians: From Nineveh to Gütersloh. Lit Verlag, Berlin / Münster 2015, ISBN 978-3-643-13256-7
  • Abdo Mirza, Franz-Rudolf Müller: “We came to the Chabour barefoot, we are forced to walk again barefoot.” Flight, expulsion and hostage of the Assyrian Christians from Tal Goran (Al-Hassake, Northern Syria). Personal report of Abdo Mirza and his family. Lit Verlag, Berlin / Münster 2019, ISBN 978-3-643-14320-4

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Šlomo Surayt. Retrieved August 24, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Aramaic community celebrates in Neumünster. January 28, 2019, accessed August 24, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Sweden: Great interest in Syrian Orthodox World Youth Meeting - Vatican News. August 13, 2019, accessed August 24, 2019 .
  4. ↑ A very special feast day in the Benediktbeuern basilica. August 14, 2019, accessed August 24, 2019 .
  5. ↑ About us. In: ZAVD. Central Association of Assyrian Associations in Germany and European Sections, accessed on April 16, 2019 .