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Assyrian Perspectives on Recognition: A Survey Response to Patrick Bet-David’s Question to Prime Minister Netanyahu

By Ramina Jajoo-Frindrich, MD, FACR, FACP                     December 1, 2025 Introduction On August 26, 2025, Assyrian-American podcaster Patrick Bet-David asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu why he has not recognized the Assyrian, Armenian, and Greek Genocide of 1915 perpetrated by the Ottoman Turkey. This exchange occurred during a 40-minute interview that covered several topics; at about the 38-minute mark, Bet-David raised the question regarding the genocide. The recording has since garnered

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Germany’s Role in the Turkish Genocide of Assyrians, Greeks and Armenians

AINA News By Abdulmesih BarAbraham Posted 2025-11-13 19:09 GMT (AINA) — Dr. Sabro Bengaro is the Director of the Assyrian Genocide Research Center. His recently completed dissertation, titled Germany’s Islamic Strategy During the First World War and the Impact of the Jihad Declaration on the Assyrian Genocide of 1915, at the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, examines, among other things, the German Empire’s Islamic strategy during World War I in the context of its political and propaganda

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Film Discussion: “Genocide in the Orient – The Tragedy of
the Assyrians”

By Abdulmesih BarAbraham A documentary film on the Assyrian Genocide (also known as Sayfo, “the sword”),released resently in France, highlights the Assyrian tragedy during World War I. It isentitled LES GENOCIDES D’ORIENT: LA TRAGÉDIE DES ASSYRIENS[Genocide in the Orient: The Tragedy of the Assyrians].In the documentary, renowned professors, historians and genocide scholars, explain thebackground and the unfolding of the events that led to the destruction of half of theAssyrian population in the Ottoman Empire. The film was written and directed

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Breaking- We Are Now Partners With California Teachers Collaborative!

CTC Partners With Seyfo Center To Expand Assyrian Genocide Curriculum We are thrilled to inform you that, the California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education, a statewide partnership of educators, organizations, and genocide survivors dedicated to combating antisemitism and hate through comprehensive Holocaust and genocide education in California schools is now partnered with Seyfo Center to help expand and promote Assyrian genocide curriculum in California. Founded in 2021 by the JFCS Holocaust Center in San Francisco, the Collaborative is supported by the California Department

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From the Nineveh Plains to Kabul
Uncovering a Chaldean in an Afghan court
BY SHEILA TURABAZ

Uncovering a Chaldean in an Afghan Royal FamilyBy Sheila Turabaz For over 150 years, the remarkable story of a Chaldean woman from the Nineveh Plains who became part of the ruling dynasty during 19th-century Afghanistan was largely forgotten or perhaps intentionally concealed in my family’s historical narrative. Now, through the power of modern genetic science, her story is being rediscovered and brought to light. https://www.chaldeannews.com/2025-content/2025/8/30/from-the-nineveh-plains-to-kabul#:~:text=Uncovering%20a%20Chaldean%20in%20an%20Afghan%20Royal%20Family&text=For%20over%20150%20years%2C%20the,in%20my%20family’s%20historical%20narrative.

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