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Germany 101: Refugees Get Guidebook to Their New Home Germany 101: Refugees Get Guidebook to Their New Home
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BERLIN — How to get along in Germany: Follow its laws, including showing respect for all religions, especially in the case of Jews, to which the country has an historical obligation. Don’t be late. Do shake hands. And learn a few basic phrases, from “Cheers” to “I don’t eat pork.” BERLIN — How to get along in Germany: Follow its laws, including showing respect for all religions, especially in the case of Jews, to whom the country has a historical obligation. Don’t be late. Do shake hands. And learn a few basic phrases, from “Cheers” to “I don’t eat pork.”
These are among the tips included in a new guidebook intended to help immigrants adapt to life in Germany. These are among the tips in a new guidebook intended to help immigrants adapt to life in Germany.
With figures released on Thursday showing that some 758,400 asylum seekers arrived in Germany in the first 10 months of the year — 181,000 in October alone — officials are facing the daunting task of trying to integrate people from vastly different cultures, who speak different languages and largely practice Islam, into this predominately Christian country. With figures released Thursday showing that some 758,400 asylum seekers arrived in Germany in the first 10 months of the year — 181,000 in October alone — officials face the daunting task of integrating people from vastly different cultures, who speak different languages and are largely Muslim, into a mainly Christian nation.
The latest addition to the effort is a bright-blue 142-page book, “Germany: First Information for Refugees,” written in both German and Arabic and available for about $10 in bookstores and free online. The latest tool is a bright-blue, 142-page book, “Germany: First Information for Refugees.” Written in German and Arabic, it is available for about $10 in bookstores and free online.
“We hope this book will serve as an initial contribution to integration, as many have called for,” said a statement from Manuel Herder, whose publishing house brought out the book with financial support from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, which is close to the chancellor’s party, the Christian Democratic Union. “We hope this book will serve as an initial contribution to integration,” Manuel Herder said in a statement. His company published the book with funding from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, which is close to the governing Christian Democratic Union.
The chapters address the rule of law, the role of the police and cultural norms, especially those that could pose potential conflict for a largely Muslim refugee population. The book also provides a legal definition of who is considered a refugee in the eyes of the German law, and what happens if this status is not granted. The book addresses the rule of law, the role of the police and cultural norms, especially those that could pose conflict for a largely Muslim refugee population. It also provides a legal definition of who is a refugee in the eyes of German law, and what happens if this status is not granted.
In the “Home and Car” section, one of “33 Useful Tips” notes that “many Germans value cleanliness and order, especially in their homes.”In the “Home and Car” section, one of “33 Useful Tips” notes that “many Germans value cleanliness and order, especially in their homes.”
But what may sound like clichés or parodies are meant as practical advice aimed at helping the newcomers avoid conflict, while paving the way for their integration — a sore point for Germans, who in the past have made little effort to enfold immigrants, on the theory that they would not be staying long. This was especially true of immigrants from southern Europe and Turkey who were recruited to fill jobs on factory floors in booming West Germany in the early 1960s. What may sound like clichés or parodies are meant as practical advice to help newcomers avoid conflict while paving the way for their integration — a sore point for Germans, who in the past have made little effort to enfold immigrants, on the theory that they would not be staying long. This was especially true of migrants from southern Europe and Turkey who were recruited to fill jobs in factories in booming West Germany in the early 1960s.
“It was assumed that many of them would go back home again, but many have remained over generations,” Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a weekly address last month. “Consequently, we are handling it very differently.” “It was assumed that many of them would go back home again, but many have remained over generations,” Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an address last month. “Consequently, we are handling it very differently.”
With Germany expected to have to absorb the equivalent of nearly 1 percent of its population of 81 million in the next year alone, the book is not the only effort that Germans are making at outreach. With Germany expected to have to absorb the equivalent of nearly 1 percent of its population of 81 million in the next year, the book is not the only effort it is making at outreach.
They are also allowing every refugee access to 600 hours of “integration classes,” paid for by the government. Additional training will also be made available to help get refugees into jobs quickly, and already hundreds of children are taking welcome classes or being provided with other services to help them integrate into schools. It is also allowing every refugee 600 hours of “integration classes,” paid for by the government. More training will be available to help refugees get jobs, and hundreds of children are receiving welcome classes or other services to help them integrate into schools.
In addition to the book, public television stations have produced guides for refugees in German, Arabic and English, and last month the mass-circulation Bild newspaper published and distributed a special edition in Arabic. Public television stations have produced guides in German, Arabic and English, and last month, the mass-circulation Bild newspaper published a special edition in Arabic.