07-02-2009, 03:43 PM
Shlama Kulkhon:
I'm in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. I'm in an information centre a stone's throw from the North Battleford City Cemetary. It is here that some of the grave markers are written in Aramaic. Rev. Dr. Isaac Adams led 36 Assyrian Christians in the exodus from Oroomiah City, Iran in the fall of 1902. They originally wanted to settle in California, but found free homesteading in North Battleford, and settled here in 1903.
The grave marker of Chris Odishaw's grandmother is pictured here. Chris Odishaw is the mayor of Battleford, which is south of North Battleford. The Assyrian Christian community, though small has spawned an unusually high number of prominent Canadians. Johnny Esaw was a famous newscaster for CFTO TV in Toronto and he was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
If you look closely, you will be able to see the symbol of the Assyrian Church of the East, "YUD-HEH" and the three pointers of the Trinity.
Shlama,
Stephen Silver
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I'm in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. I'm in an information centre a stone's throw from the North Battleford City Cemetary. It is here that some of the grave markers are written in Aramaic. Rev. Dr. Isaac Adams led 36 Assyrian Christians in the exodus from Oroomiah City, Iran in the fall of 1902. They originally wanted to settle in California, but found free homesteading in North Battleford, and settled here in 1903.
The grave marker of Chris Odishaw's grandmother is pictured here. Chris Odishaw is the mayor of Battleford, which is south of North Battleford. The Assyrian Christian community, though small has spawned an unusually high number of prominent Canadians. Johnny Esaw was a famous newscaster for CFTO TV in Toronto and he was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
If you look closely, you will be able to see the symbol of the Assyrian Church of the East, "YUD-HEH" and the three pointers of the Trinity.
Shlama,
Stephen Silver
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