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Mar. 22

Rev. Jacob David

Did you know that Assyrians were attending universities in the United States as early as the nineteenth century?  Rev. Jacob David was one of those individuals.  He came to the United States in […]

Mar. 15

George Hoyen

  Did you know that an Assyrian-American conductor named George Hoyen attempted to create an international orchestra as a branch of the U.N. to promote world peace?  He even sought the help of Eleanor […]

Mar. 08

Lily Oraham Taimoorazy

Did you know that in 1957, an Assyrian woman named Lily Oraham Taimoorazy formed an Assyrian folk dance group in Tehran, Iran called the Shamiram Folkloric Group?  This group of […]

Mar. 01

Robert DeKelaita

    Since July of 2019, the Assyrian Cultural Foundation has been hosting Assyrian history classes led by Robert DeKelaita. However, did you know that DeKelaita has actually been involved […]