Assyrian Americans gathered in Morton Grove Sept. 30 for a vigil honoring victims and survivors of a fire at a wedding in their homeland in northern Iraq. The fire killed more than 100.
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The photos show a Christian cross on what Karana said was a church and cemetery site. Assyrians are Christians and live as a minority in Kurdish-dominated northern Iraq, predominantly a Muslim country, where Shiba said they are treated as second- and third-class citizens. Echi said chapters of the aid society set up a fundraiser in the United States, Canada and Australia, all home to Iraqi refugees, and raised $400,000 within a couple of days of the fire for food and medicine for fire survivors.
The aid society is planning a Saturday fundraiser at the University of Chicago Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures in Hyde Park, chosen for its exhibit of Mesopotamian history. Information is atEchi said she hopes to continue to help families who lost caregivers and breadwinners. That includes psychological help for those who will need it, she said.“We have a family that a mother, father, [and] siblings passed [away], and there’s only a six-year-old girl left,” said Echi.
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