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Apr. 18

Rev. Paul Sarkhosh Newey

  Rev. Paul Sarkhosh Newey was born on October 8, 1885 in Tutrush, Urmia. On October 8th, 1885. Rev. Newey attended Urmia Prepatory School in 1899, receiving his A.B. Degree […]

Apr. 11

Hanna Petros

  Did you know that the first Assyrian (neo-Aramaic) music records created in Iraq were in 1931?  Hanna Petros was the man behind the two phonograph recordings.  The British record […]

Mar. 29

Mar Elia Oraham

  Did you know that in 1915, during the Assyrian Genocide, an Assyrian man who became a bishop in the Russian Orthodox Church, Mar Elia Oraham, hid from Ottoman forces […]

Mar. 25

Kevie Yu

  Meet Kevie Yu, a violin instructor with the Assyrian Cultural Foundation who is passionate about inspiring her students and making beautiful music. Kevie has been teaching violin for our […]