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The Assyrian Genocide (Seyfo) Oral History Project
LOS ANGELES—The Assyrian people represent one of the groups targeted by the genocide that the Ottoman Empire carried out against its Christian citizens during World War I. The genocidal policies towards the Assyrians, also known as the Seyfo, resulted in thousands of innocent Assyrians being brutally murdered, tortured, exiled and forced to struggle with hunger, thirst and disease.
The effects of the Assyrian genocide on the communities that survived in their homeland or became scattered throughout the world are still being felt, and therefore must be remembered. However, the effects of the Seyfo have not been sufficiently documented or studied due to limited sources.
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Thank you for this information. Growing up I learned from my father about the experiences of the Assyrians. My father and his family were forced out of Persia during this time period. My father told me of the murder of his grandfather and the sorrow of leaving his deceased little sister by the side of the road.
My father and his parents ended up in France and then on to America. Thank God for America.
Lynn Beauchamp (nee David) (full blooded Assyrian!)