Illinois SR 700: ASSYRIAN HERITAGE MONTH

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SR0700LRB104 21082 LAW 35214 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The Assyrian people, a Semitic community who also 

3identify as Chaldeans and Syriacs, are the indigenous people 

4of Mesopotamia in what is now modern-day Iraq, Syria, Turkey, 

5and Iran who possess a history dating back to ancient times; 

6and

7 WHEREAS, The Assyrian people have faced systematic 

8persecution in their ancestral homeland, including the 

9Assyrian Genocide of 1915, which claimed the lives of hundreds 

10of thousands, and the Simele Massacre of 1933, where thousands 

11were killed by the Iraqi Army; and

12 WHEREAS, The Assyrian community in the United States 

13numbers nearly half a million people, with approximately 

14100,000 residing in Illinois, the largest concentration in the 

15nation; and

16 WHEREAS, Assyrian Americans have shared their rich culture 

17and traditions with neighbors and friends while also serving 

18as model citizens and public servants; and

19 WHEREAS, The Assyrian people have made significant 

20contributions to Illinois and the United States through their 

21achievements in the arts, business, media, law, politics, 

SR0700- 2 -LRB104 21082 LAW 35214 r

1education, medicine, architecture, engineering, and other 

2fields, enriching the cultural and economic fabric of this 

3State and the nation; and

4 WHEREAS, The Assyrian New Year, known in ancient times as 

5Akitu and traditionally celebrated on the first of April, 

6marks the arrival of spring and symbolizes rebirth, renewal, 

7and the enduring spirit of the Assyrian people; and

8 WHEREAS, The Chicago Assyrian community has expressed 

9plans to proudly commemorate the Assyrian New Year 6776 with a 

10series of vibrant three-day festivals throughout