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, January 1, 2005, Germany introduced a new immigration law - consequently, a special legal regulation of the "Jewish line" of none effect. State proposed to the TSSEG (Central Council of Jews in Germany), new rules for admission of Jewish immigrants (contingent refugees), they are only four.
A. A candidate must prove to the German embassy that he or someone from his parents - the Jews, and the metric must be issued no later than 1991
B. Pass an exam on knowledge of German.
S. advance written consent of any of the Jewish communities in Germany to immigrant in their ranks.
But the main condition is the following: in the future, Germany is going to take only those Jews, from which one can expect that they will not need state financial support - at least not for a long time.

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Since 1991, when the Federal Government, together with the land of the Cabinet took the decision to admit the Jews, came here about 160 thousand people (with their families - more than 200 thousand). Religious Jews from the former Soviet Union literally from the ashes revived community life: without them the 89 communities included in the TSSEG, instead of 102,472 members would have totaled only 12,653. However, the flip side of this coin is quite possible to assume that visitors are most serious problems of integration for both the state and communities. Therefore, negotiators TSSEG - Government of Germany to be addressed: how many more Jews from the CIS in general can come here?
Course, in this formulation of the question is very difficult to avoid the negative "echoes": to "svezhatinku" gladly jumped right-wing party, a couple of "brown" newspapers such as Die Junge Freiheit, and other guardians of the "Final Solution of the Jewish question" a la Adolph Aloizovich. Official representatives of the German state behave very cautiously: in none of the documents made no mention the concept of "reducing the flow" or "limit the right of entry", but in reality we are talking about it. German Interior Minister Otto Schily, justifies his actions alone figure: according to the Federal Statistical Office, from 60 to 85% of Jewish immigrants depend on social assistance. "The reasons for this - lack of knowledge of German, unrecognized certificates and diplomas, as well as a high percentage of elderly immigrants - about 40% over 50 years" - said Interior Secretary Fritz Rudolf Kerper.
No less of a problem is a social vulnerability of immigrants from the CIS and TSSEG. If they are unable to take care of themselves, unless the state can help them - it is natural that this concern rests on the shoulders of Commons. Can they put it on yourself? Larger communities such as Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich, with good infrastructure and a large number of working members - of course (although to a certain limit). But will afford the community of small towns? The typical Jewish community of a provincial German town - it's one or two rooms in a rented house, which is forced to play both the role of the synagogue, meeting room, rest rooms and rooms for various hobby groups and educational groups. 90% of this community is made up of immigrants from the CIS countries, which before his arrival in Germany knew very little about Jewish tradition, religion and customs. 70% of the members of the community - people close to retirement or retirement age, which the state does not pay for language courses so that they learn German here in the community. The average age of "students" in such groups - 70 years. The vast majority of them possess the Soviet diplomas and degrees, though the language is difficult for them, their care - age. Among themselves they communicate in Russian, going to the sporadic German only after a reminder teacher: "We speak German!" Their children are at least six months have the opportunity to learn the language at public courses, but the hopes of many of them are broken later on the issue of recognition of professional qualifications - their jobs, they have studied in the CIS, the German did not know the specifics. Engineers, teachers - most of their knowledge or can not be applied in new conditions, or in the case with technical professions, is simply outdated. Chances are there really that young people - those who receive certificates and diplomas already in Germany. However, young people mostly are not interested in religious affairs, and often prefers to leave the community - not to pay contributions.
Finance Here is a small community such minuscule. 10 - 20 thousand euros a year they receive from the state, 4-5 thousand - from the registered members in the form of contributions, even some money to come in the form of donations and support from international Jewish organizations - that's all (this is the way to the question of "the Jewish financial lobbies and other such fabrications. If such exists, to just such small communities it is clearly not the case). Half of the money usually spent on rent, yet a third to a quarter - to pay the bills for electricity, water and heating. Of the remaining paid (in part) travel expenses of the rabbis, the content - at least half-time - for the social worker who helps the elderly to walk the chain of command, and write formal papers, spending on religious origin ... Clearly, to assume the provision of new arrivals this community simply can not.
TSSEG leaders are aware of it, therefore the question of who and under what conditions can now come Germany on the Jewish line, it was decided a truly Solomonic solution: the 27 thousand people that have filed their applications before the end of 2004, but have not yet received an official response, have the right to go "as usual", but all others must comply with new rules . Paul Spiegel, head of TSSEG, said: "I can understand the government is not interested in the inflow of potential recipients of social assistance." He himself is also easy to understand: every year the Jews in Germany are coming more and more ripe old age, and has already arrived and do not get younger - it seems that instead of community centers should build homes for the elderly. Many council leaders believe that all forces should concentrate on upgrading several large communities on the American model: open Jewish centers in big cities, schools and restaurants, cinemas and sports halls - all of which should be open to all, not to concentrate exclusively on Jews. "If the 89 communities in 20 years will be working 40 - we can consider himself lucky - believes Spiegel - I guess a more realistic figure of 10 to 15. And then, without drastic restructuring, and these 15 are unlikely to survive. And then happen that, despite the shed sweat and effort, the only thing that will remind the Jews in Germany - is the Jewish Museum and Memorial to the Holocaust victims. "