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To know your past, is to know yourself.

We had not gone far before we came up with a sight which we shall never forget to our dying day. As far as the eye could reach in either direction was a great river of fugitives, comprising very nearly the whole Christian population of the villages of the Urmi plain. They had had to flee at a moment's notice with such things as they could carry; a great number were absolutely without food; the nights were bitterly cold; and many old people and little children died by the way. Especially painful was the passage over the high pass leading into the plain of Salmas...

-- 1915: First Exodus From Urmi: Narrative of Mr. J. D. Barnard

Assyrian Holocaust - religious persecution and ethnic genocide of Assyrians in the Middle East.

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USA, Chicago: Documentary film screening: Defying Deletion

September 26, 2010

Documentary film screening: Defying Deletion
https://www.lamassupro.com

Defying Deletion premiered this year at the annual Assyrian American National Federation national convention held in Arizona. The next upcoming showing will be at the Skokie Theatre on Sept. 26th, 2010 between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM in Skokie, Illinois. It is a charity event to save the 98 year-old, legendary theatre from foreclosure.

Please pass this information to friends and family in the Greater Chicago Area who may be interested in attending this screening.

To purchase tickets or to make a donation, please visit:

Skokie Theatre
https://www.SkokieTheatre.org

Northshore Short Film Festival
September 26, 2010 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm • $10 in advance $15 at door

Come support local filmmakers and the legendary Skokie Theatre. Over 10 short films will be screened at different levels of creativity.

Filmmakers in Attendance.

Assyrian Forums: Defying Deletion
https://www.atour.com/forums/arts/43.html