Chaldeans in Detroit

Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 1467112550 ISBN13: 9781467112550 Release Date: December 2014 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) Length: 128 Pages Weight: 0.70 lbs. Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.0" x 9.1" In greater Detroit, Chaldeans from present-day Iraq have established a strong presence and a thriving community.Chaldeans (pronounced Kal-de'an) are a distinct ethnic group from present-day Iraq with roots stretching back to Abraham, the biblical patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam who was from the Ur of the Chaldees. Chaldeans are Catholic, with their own patriarch, and they speak a dialect of Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ. Chaldeans began immigrating to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, when Iraq was known as Mesopotamia (the Greek word meaning land between two rivers, the Tigris and the Euphrates). Lured by Henry Ford's promise of $5 per day, many Chaldeans went to work in Detroit's automotive factories. They soon follow