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CONTENTS 

JULY 2005 

THE CHALDEAN NEWS VOLUME 2 ISSUE VI 

on the cover 

30 WHO WILL LEAD? 

BY VANESSA DENHA-GARMO 

Chaldeans weigh in on the current climate in Detroit 

31 MAYORAL CANDIDATES AT A GLANCE 

BY KEN MARTEN 

features 

34 GOD’S PLAN 


A Chaldean is newly ordained 

30 

12 20 

36 LIGHTING THE WAY 


One woman works to make positive change in Iraq 

38 FLOAT YOUR BOAT – RESPONSIBLY 

BY WRIGHT WILSON 

Practice water safety this season 

40 GET YOUR KIDS READING THIS SUMMER! 

BY BRENDA ACHO GAPPY 

They’ll thank you once school starts 

departments 

10 FROM THE EDITOR 

11 IN OUR VIEW 

24 X 

34 42 

11 YOUR LETTERS 

12 NOTEWORTHY 

16 CHAI TIME 

18 CALC CORNER 

20 HALHOLE! 

22 RELIGION/OBITUARY 

24 IRAQ TODAY 

28 ONE-ON-ONE 

BY OMAR BINNO 

Mar Emmanuel III Delly 

42 EVENTS 

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• Dinner For Patriarch 

Emmanuel III Delly 

• CFA’s Graduation Ceremony 

46 CLASSIFIED LISTINGS 


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Following a discussion 

about the mayoral race in 

Detroit, someone recently 

said to me, “whether we like 

it or not, Detroit needs the suburbs 

and the suburbs need 

Detroit.” 

It makes sense to me, yet 

there still seems to be a strong 

force dividing the two. This 

month, we set out to find out 

what really is going on in the 

City of Detroit and how 

Chaldeans are faring. I was 

quite alarmed by the lack of response 

for the second month in a row from 

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s office. I 

can’t help but think: What is going on 

downtown? We tried numerous times 

to get a response from someone in 

Kilpatrick’s office but still nothing. 

However, we did get descriptive 

accounts of current struggles 

Chaldeans are having with the city. In 

fact, many people we asked to comment 

on record declined, fearing negative 

consequences if they spoke out 

against the current administration. 

One person said to me, “It’s just better 

if I say nothing at all. I just want out 

of this city.” 

He was not alone — numerous residents, 

developers and investors in 

Detroit, speaking anonymously, 

described an administration that is 

unresponsive most of the time and dismissive 

and rude when staff does 

decide to address their issues and 

concerns. 

There are those who are just fed up 

and gave us a litany of problems. Najib 

Atisha, Mike Sarafa and Rev. Jacob 

Yasso sat down and talked with us 

about a Detroit that is riddled with 

crime and an administration that does 

not seem to care about citizens or 

investors. 

We did give many people an opportunity 

to respond to the claims of the 

Chaldean residents and developers in 

Detroit. Not only did we not get a 

response from the Mayor’s Office, but 

one woman from a Detroit neighborhood 

association spent more than half 

an hour trying to explain why she didn’t 

want a particular development, which 

happens to be owned by a Chaldean 

man, in her neighborhood. When I 

asked to quote her, she said, “I don’t 

want to be in your paper.” The operative 

word for me in the sentence is 

“your.” The picture slowly became 

clearer. 

It is distressing because we know 

that Chaldeans have lost their lives trying 

to make a living and better the city. 

VANESSA 

DENHA- 

GARMO 

EDITOR 

There are so many people 

who truly want to see the City 

of Detroit succeed and the 

people in it prosper — black, 

white, Chaldean, Hispanic, 

Arab, Polish — whomever. 

We will not ignore the fact 

that there are elected officials 

all over the State of Michigan 

who truly care about the 

region and the city. We are 

slowly approaching what 

could be a major turning point 

for Detroit. Not only does it 

have a $300-million deficit, it risks 

going into receivership. 

The Chaldean News decided to 

focus two major stories on Detroit 

because Chaldeans have spent years 

living and investing there. Going 

along with the cover story, writer Ken 

Marten follows up with a piece on the 

three major candidates in the race 

and included Hansen Clarke as the 

distant fourth. Every voter needs to 

make an educated decision when 

casting a ballot. 

While Marten caught up with the 

candidates, Omar Binno went to 

church in Southfield and met with 

Patriarch Emanuel III Delly for July’s 

One on One. After a 30-minute visit 

with His Excellency, Binno shares how 

the Patriarch’s visit to the Unites States 

has gone. 

With Binno at church, writer Wright 

Wilson took a dip in the waters. We 

hope all of you have been enjoying the 

summer months here in Michigan. The 

weather doesn’t always cooperate, but 

there are days we are able to get out 

and enjoy the water. In his article, 

Wilson takes a close look at the safety 

issues of water sports. 

We learn this month that Michigan is 

state with a deep history, miles of beauty 

and with a major city that desperately 

needs our help. It is also a city with 

hope and great potential. 

Alaha Imid Koullen 

(God Be With Us All) 

Vanessa Denha-Garmo 

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email to vanessadenha@gmail.com or 

to: The Chaldean News, Letters to 

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in our VIEW 

Needed: Detroit Mayor who inspires 

The issues facing the next Mayor 

of Detroit — whether it is the 

incumbent or one of the challengers 

— are daunting by any measure. 

High unemployment, rising crime, 

a floundering school district and a 

financial crisis are enough to confound 

any leader. The symptoms of these ills 

are even tougher to grapple with. 

Wealth and people continue to flee the 

city, regardless of race. The shrinking 

tax base has created permanent structural 

deficits that cannot pay for the 

current level of services. Even police 

and fire jobs are on the line. And for 

the first time in recent memory, the 

Detroit City Council created and 

adopted its own budget, forcing on the 

executive branch different priorities. 

These issues raise some interesting 

questions. Who would want the job in 

the first place? Second, and less flippantly, 

what kind of person is best suited 

to confront these issues, solve them 

and lead Detroit out of its economic 

and social morass? Some have implied 

Freman Hendrix Kwame Kilpatrick Sharon McPhail 

We believe that this election will be a 

referendum on leadership and integrity. 

that only Superman (or woman) need 

apply. Or that maybe Detroit should 

switch to a City Manager form of government 

and hire Bill Clinton or Rudy 

Giuliani. Or that maybe it doesn’t matter 

who becomes the next Mayor of 

Detroit because the problems are so 

overwhelming. 

We disagree with these views. 

While the issues mentioned above are 

serious, the various responses to them 

will not decide the election. We 

believe that this election will be a referendum 

on leadership and integrity. 

Foremost in the minds of many voters 

and stakeholders is who can best command 

the respect of state and national 

leaders, the business community, city 

workers and ultimately their constituents. 

Who is best situated to 

reestablish the executive branch of 

government as a serious place of business 

and problem-solving? Which individual 

can best restore confidence in 

the Office of Mayor? 

Can Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick 

recapture the goodwill and promise 

that he brought with him nearly fours 

years ago? Is the experience and fortitude 

of a Freman Hendrix needed? 

What would the historic election of the 

first woman Mayor mean for the city if 

Sharon McPhail’s savvy pushes her 

over the finish line first? 

The trait most urgently needed is 

the ability to inspire confidence: confidence 

in one’s leadership and integrity, 

confidence in one’s ability to solve 

tough issues and confidence that the 

next Mayor will never embarrass our 

city or region. With this kind of confidence 

comes a mandate to lead and to 

make tough choices. Then maybe 

things will start looking up. 

your LETTERS 

Incomplete List 

I am e-mailing you in regards to the 

June 2005 issue. On the cover of the 

issue you have put the names of the 

deceased whom you stated in other 

words where murdered while on the 

job in Detroit. My family and I are very 

bothered by the fact that you missed 

some of the more recent tragedies that 

took place while at work and in Detroit. 

For one, my father and brother, Yousif 

and Jack Yono, and another I could 

think of is Haithem Bahri. 

These three men where taken from 

this life while they where working to make 

a living and trying support their families, 

which is exactly what your articles title 

hits. It is very upsetting to see that you 

included names of which the deceased 

was not in a store, not at work, and not 

even in Detroit, which is what the article 

is supposedly focusing on. 

Justin Yono 

Editor’s Note: We apologize for missing 

some names. We worked diligently trying 

to get the most complete list we could 

through the help of Jerry Yono and the 

Southfield Funeral Home, and through a 

book published in 1988 listing Chaldeans 

who were killed in their stores. The 

Chaldean News is saddened by all of those 

people who have lost their lives trying to 

make a living in the city — and elsewhere. 

The Name Game 

I noticed that in the story entitled “Call 

Me Sam” (June 2005) you listed 

“Susan” as a popular (American) name 

for Chaldean women. This is slightly 

ironic, given that the origin of the name 

“Susan” is derived from Shushan or 

Shoushan, a Middle Eastern name that 

Assyrian and Armenian women have. 

The name Shoushan means “Lily.” 

White lilies grew in the city of Susa, the 

capital of the ancient Elamite kingdom 

(located in present-day Iran.) 

Jeffrey J. Atto 

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WALKING THE WALK 

Members of the Chaldean American 

Student Association (C.A.S.A) of 

Wayne State University participated 

in Walk America for the March of 

Dimes Foundation on Sunday, May 1. 

The walk in Troy helped to raise 

money for the fight against premature 

births and saving babies. The 

members walked the entire eight 

miles in the cold and rain. 

Pictured below are Stephanie 

Mona (left), Valerie Michael, Darren 

Najor, Linda Zetouna, Karen Konja, 

Jake Farida and Sonia Samona. 

STUDENT FILES ETHNIC 

INTIMIDATION SUIT 

A Chaldean University of Michigan student has filed a civil 

lawsuit alleging ethnic intimidation in connection with an 

alleged attack by members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. 

The student, who has asked not to be identified, said that 

on February 13, 2004, he was punched, kicked and repeatedly 

called a “sand nigger” by seven or eight SAE members. 

The student claims he was an innocent bystander in a fight 

between SAE and another fraternity. 

“He was on the street and got caught up in the melee,” 

said the student’s attorney, David Nacht of Nacht & 

Associates. 

“The main point if this suit is to ensure that students on 

campus are free of the fear of assault, especially based on 

ethnic intimidation,” Nacht added. “No charges have been 

filed in this case and none are expected, which is one of the 

reasons we’ve chosen to act.” 

The four-count complaint filed in Washtenaw 

County Civil Court names SAE as defendant, 

along with individual members and officers. 

According to Nacht, SAE was placed on suspension 

as a result of the evening’s events. 

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Details on the program are available at www.iraq-iri.org. 

NETWORKING ON THE ISLAND 

More than a dozen Chaldeans, including board members of 

the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce, spent a 

recent weekend on Mackinac Island during the annual Detroit 

Regional Leadership Conference. The conference is one of 

the state’s biggest networking events. More than 1,500 people 

attended the June event, which gets bigger every year. 

Main issues on the agenda included the Super Bowl coming 

to Detroit, what to do about financing Cobo Center and mass 

transit — or the lack thereof — in Metro Detroit. 

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STORE OWNER SHOT 

IN SOUTHFIELD 

Bashar (Paul) Kas-Mikha continues to recover after 

being shot in the head during a robbery of his party 

store in Southfield. 

On June 2, Kas-Mikha, 41, was working alone at the 

10-Lahser Party Store, which he has owned for 15 

years. When a customer took a bag of items and left 

without paying, Kas-Mikha followed him outside and 

forced him to return to the store, then went to call 

police. The assailant then shot him in the head. 

Kas-Mikha is recovering in an undisclosed hospital following 

surgery. He is unable to see and it is unknown if 

his sight will return. 

The suspect is described as 18-22, a 6-foot-2, 180- 

pound light-skinned black man wearing shorts, an 

orange football jersey with the number 12 on the front, 

and a light-colored baseball cap. 

“Party store owners and police have a pretty good 

working relationship in Southfield. We’re appreciative 

of the business people that are here,” Detective John 

Harris, Southfield Police’s public information officer, 

told the Chaldean News. “When something like this 

happens, we expend everything we can to catch the 

person. If he’s this violent at this point, he could only 

get more violent, so we really need to apprehend him.” 

The family has offered a $1,000 reward for information 

on the case. Southfield Police are seeking witnesses 

to the event, particularly two people who were in the 

store just before the incident occurred. Call police with 

information at (248) 796-5540. 

MANNA NAMED MICHIGANIAN 

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Martin Manna was among a dozen citizens 

named Michiganian of the Year 

by the Detroit News. Manna is the 

managing partner of Interlink Media, 

executive director of the Chaldean 

American Chamber of Commerce and 

a co-publisher of the Chaldean News. 

The Detroit News cited Manna’s 

involvement in numerous Chaldean causes. 

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“Manna has essentially become a one man community 

clearinghouse, the first stop for help with 

everything from fundraising to immigration snags,” 

the May 29 article reads in part. 

Other honorees included the Detroit Pistons’ 

Chauncey Billups, the Rev. Dr. Charles G. Adams 

and State Supreme Court Justice Maura D. Corrigan. 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 

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Volunteers are needed to act as ambassadors and to 

provide tours of Shenandoah Country Club for an 

Open House on July 19 and July 20. 

On each day, Shenandoah will be open to the public 

from noon-8 p.m., and members of CIAAM are 

encouraged to invite their family, friends, neighbors, 

business associates and others to tour the facility. 

The goal is to get the word out that Shenandoah is a 

public club with private amenities. 

There will also be a ribbon cutting ceremony, followed 

by cocktails, dinner and Chaldean classical 

music, at 6 p.m. on July 21. Tickets are $150 per 

person and benefit the Chaldean Community 

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CHALDEAN IDOL ON TAP 

The second annual Chaldean Idol is set for Friday, 

July 29. 

The event was so popular that it sold out last year; 

this year it will be held at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, 

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which can accommodate more than 700 people. 

Ten Chaldean vocalists will compete to win the 

title, decided on by the audience and local celebrity 

judges. The grand prize includes $2,000 and the 

chance to perform the National Anthem at a Detroit 

Tigers game. Radio host “Mojo” of Mojo in the 

Morning will once again act as emcee. 

Tickets can be purchased at www.tickets.com. 

Learn more at www.chaldeanidol.net. 

CFA ELECTIONS SCRAPPED 

Board elections for the Chaldean Federation of America 

were abruptly postponed on June 23, just a few days 

before the June 26 election. 

Instead of elections, Bishop Ibrahim N. Ibrahim 

will instead appoint an eight-person board “temporarily, 

for one or two years,” he told the Chaldean News. 

It will be up to the committee, the Bishop said, if 

future elections occur. 

The CFA, which has the purpose of being an 

umbrella organization to all Chaldean groups, has 

been under fire. Critics call the group ineffectual and 

mired in petty politics. 

Bishop Ibrahim declined comment except to say, 

“We want a very strong CFA, and we want all active 

organizations to be part of it.” 

Hany Choulagh, the CFA’s vice chairman, said he 

“wished things could have been done differently,” but 

acknowledged that “something needs to be done.” 

“We have had some problems with organizations 

pulling out of the federation,” he said. “I welcome anything 

that serves the Chaldean Federation of 

America. I wish that the whole Chaldean community 

would work with the new selected board for the best 

of our community, regardless of any personal problems 

or differences. I wish for CFA to stay a representative 

of the whole Chaldean community here in 

U.S., with our relations with the homeland of Iraq and 

with our ChaldoAssyrian brothers.” 

Choulagh said he had planned to run as a board 

member, not for a position on the executive staff. “Now 

if the Bishop asks me, I’d be happy to serve,” he said. 

Choulagh had one final thought on CFA’s future. 

“The new board should act separately from the 

church, not directly under the church’s direction 

because it is a civil organization,” he said. 

NEW DATE FOR REBUILDING 

IRAQ CONFERENCE 

Because of international travel on the part of some key 

USAID executives, the Rebuilding Iraq Conference 

has been rescheduled for Friday, September 9. 

The Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce 

is hosting the unique event, which is expected to gain 

national media attention. 

This is the only conference of its type being 

offered in the United States. Attendees will get details 

on exactly how to do business in Iraq and meet the 

people and agencies that will help them get started. 

They will also have the opportunity to make valuable 

contacts with current USAID contractors, and learn 

how they have made inroads. To date, USAID has 

awarded contracts and grants for reconstruction 

work in Iraq that total more than $4 billion. 

USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios is among 

the conference’s featured speakers. Chairman of 

the Iraqi Parliament, Hachim al Hassani, Iraqi Minister 

of Public Works, Nasreen Barwari, Iraqi Minister of 

Planning and Development, Dr. Mahdil Haffath, and 

Vice President of the Iraqi Government, Barhim Salah 

have all been invited. 

USAID is an independent federal government agency 

that receives guidance from the Secretary of State. 

USAID programs are implemented in coordination with 

the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary 

Fund, Coalition country partners, nongovernmental organizations 

and private sector partners. 

Tickets to the conference $50 for Chamber members 

and $100 for non-members. The event, which runs from 

8 a.m.-5 p.m. on September 9, takes place at 

Shenandoah Country Club, 5600 Walnut Lake Road in 

West Bloomfield. For more information, visit 

www.rebuildingiraqconference.com, or call the Chaldean 

American Chamber of Conference at (248) 538-3700. 

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CHALDEANS CONNECTING 

COMMUNITY EVENTS IN AND AROUND METRO DETROIT JULY 2005 

[Thursday, June 30-Monday, July 4] 

Comerica TasteFest: Outdoor food and entertainment 

in Detroit’s New Center area. (313) 872-0188 

or www.tastefest.com. 

[Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10] 

Middle Eastern Festival 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Detroit 

Zoo. Free with paid zoo admission. 8450 W. 10 Mile 

Rd., Royal Oak. (248) 398-0903 

[Sunday, July 10] 

Steve Acho The Chaldean musician’s “Hard to Be 

Cool” CD release party and concert starts at 7 p.m. 

at the Magic Bag in Ferndale. Tickets are $10; purchase 

at www.neptix.com, or $12 at the door. 

[Thursday, July 14-Saturday, July 16] 

Farmington Area Founders Festival Celebrating 

its 40th anniversary, the festival offers live entertainment, 

kids’ activities and rides, food, wine and 

beer tasting, crafters, a fine art show, 

Pistons/Shock trailer and more. Downtown 

Farmington on Grand River, Grove Street to 

Farmington Road. (248) 477-1199. 

[Friday, July 15] 

Endometriosis and Infertility Dr. Mostafa Abuzeid 

speaks on this issue at a meeting of RESOLVE, 7:30 

p.m., Beaumont Hospital Administration Building, 

Royal Oak. RSVP by July 10 or get more information 

on RESOLVE by calling (248) 844-8845. 

[Friday, July 15-Sunday July 17] 

Concert of Colors Free musical festival features 

diverse acts at Max Orchestra Hall from 6-11 p.m. on 

Friday, and the rest of the weekend from 1:45-11 

p.m. at Chene Park in Detroit. View the schedule at 

www.accesscommunity.org/coc. 

[Tuesday, July 19-Wednesday, July 20] 

Shenandoah Open House Volunteers are needed to 

act as ambassadors and to provide tours of 

Shenandoah Country Club for an Open House from 

noon to 8 p.m. on both days. Please visit 

www.ciaam.com to sign up as a volunteer. 

[Wednesday, July 20-Saturday, July 23] 

Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair Outdoor art festival 

with street entertainment, artists’ demonstrations 

and children’s activities. Wednesday through 

Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 

At University of Michigan campus on State Street 

and downtown Ann Arbor on Main Street. 

www.michiganguild.org. 

[Thursday, July 21] 

Shenandoah Ribbon Cutting Ribbon cutting ceremony 

at Shenandoah Country Club at 6 p.m., 

followed by cocktails, dinner and Chaldean classical 

music. Tickets are $150 per person and 

benefit the Chaldean Community Cultural Center. 

(248) 683-6363. 

[Thursday, July 28] 

All Professions Happy Hour The Chaldean Bar 

Association hosts this informal event for all professions 

at 6:30 p.m., Roosevelt’s in Farmington Hills. 

Free appetizers, cash bar. RSVP by July 20 by e- 

mail to chaldeanamericabar@hotmail.com, or call 

Sandra Alexander at (248) 642-5400. 

[Friday, July 29] 

Chaldean Idol Second annual event featuring 10 

singers vying for the title takes place at the Royal 

Oak Music Theater. Purchase at www.tickets.com 

or visit chaldeanidol.net. 

[Saturday, August 13] 

Reunion: St. Michael’s School in Southfield - which 

has had a population that is about 35 percent 

Chaldean — holds an all-class reunion in celebration 

of the church’s 75th anniversary. The festivities 

begin at 1 p.m. with a mass, followed by a picnic on 

the church lot located on 10 Mile Road. All graduates, 

their spouses and children are invited. 

[Saturday, August 20] 

Wacky Iraqi Chaldean Comedian Nibras Kasmikah, 

aka Joey Nibras, aka the Wacky Iraqi, performs at 

Shenandoah Country Club. Call (248) 932-9160 for 

ticket information. 

[Wednesday, August 24] 

Detroit Tigers Celebrate Arab and Chaldean 

American Family night at Comerica Park as the 

Detroit Tigers take on the Oakland A’s. Pre-game 

ceremonies start at 6:45 p.m., game time is 7:05. 

Call the Chaldean American Chamber of 

Commerce for tickets at (248) 538-3700. 

Please let us know what is going in the community. 

Fax your information to The Chaldean News Editorial 

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CALC corner 

NOTE from the 

PRESIDENT 

At the Half 

Year Mark! 

We are more than halfway 

through 2005 - CALC’s 

“Year for the Seniors.” This 

past month, I was honored Clair Konja 

that women from the CALC 

were among so many people appreciated by 

Patriarch Emanuel III Delly for making a significant 

contribution for the Chaldean 

Seminary in Iraq. We know that our funds 

are being put to good use. Six young men 

recently joined the Seminary and are on their 

way to becoming Chaldean Priests. 

Members of the CALC had an extraordinary 

opportunity to have lunch with Patriarch 

Delly at a private meeting in June. During 

the lunch, he was warm, open and invited us 

to ask questions concerning Iraq, priest shortages, 

and other issues concerning many of us. 

We have continued our “Year of the 

Seniors” by entertaining parents and grandparents 

living at the senior home during our 

Mother/Daughter and Father/Son luncheons. 

It never ceases to amaze me that our 

seniors, no matter their age or English ability, 

still come out to learn more English, be 

educated about Social Security, and other 

issues that confront them. 

We would not be able to accomplish all that 

what we do without help from you. Thank 

you for your support. We would love see more 

of you become more involved in our organization. 

We can always use more volunteers. 

JULY 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 

TEACHING EVERYDAY ENGLISH 

(Helpful words for seniors) 

July 5 at Noon 

Chaldean Manor 

SENIORS PICNIC AND BBQ 

July 9 at noon 

Chaldean Manor Gardens 

EATING HEALTHY 

HEALTH WORKSHOP 

(Pam Thomas, Nutritionist) 

July 26 at 1 p.m. 

Chaldean Manor 

LUNCH WITH THE PATRIARCH 

EMMANUEL III DELLY 

CALC was happy to host a luncheon with Patriarch 

Emanuel III Delly, who was in town from Baghdad. 

On June 3 at Shenandoah Country Club, about 25 

women shared with the Patriarch a pleasant afternoon 

discussing topics important in the lives of 

Chaldeans today. Many women asked him a series 

of questions including, will Chaldeans in America 

get more priests for their parishes? Patriarch Delly 

complimented CALC for their work and what they 

have accomplished over the past 44 years. The 

CALC donated $10,000 for helping the Patriarch 

fulfill the work of God. 

LEARNING 

THE LANGUAGE 

Not too long ago, one of our seniors 

from the Chaldean Manor wandered 

away from the retirement home and 

ended up walking alone and lost for 

hours, miles away from her home in 

Southfield. She had taken a wrong 

turn coming back from the local convenience 

store. A local police officer 

noticing the distraught senior walking 

on the sidewalk, with tears rolling 

down her face, tried to help her find 

her way back home. But because of 

the language barrier, it took the officer 

a great deal of time to figure out 

where she lived. To prevent problems 

like this, the CALC is teaching seniors 

everyday English — words to get 

by with. They are being taught to 

know their address, telephone numbers 

and to identify signs that may call 

for caution. On June 17 at the 

STRENGTHENING CHALDEAN 

FAMILIES PROGRAM BEGINS IN TROY 

The Chaldean American Ladies of Charity is pleased to 

announce the Strengthening Our Chaldean Families 

Program in Troy Program. This prevention program is 

developed to improve parent-child relationships and family 

communication. The program involves participation by 

Chaldean families with children ages 10-15. Children 

and their parents meet once a week for twelve weeks. 

Program sessions include: Setting Goals/Knowing 

Your Limits; Supporting Children’s Goals; Making 

House Rules/Respecting and Appreciating Family 

Members; Appropriate Ways of Dealing with Stress; 

Communicating When You Don’t Agree; Handling 

Confrontations/Conflict Resolutions; Peer 

Pressure/Choosing Friends Wisely; Knowing Your 

Children’s Friends; Protecting Against Substance 

Abuse — Prevention Strategies; Self-Esteem Building; 

Acculturation/Diversity: Fostering Cultural Identity and 

Pride; Gangs and Violence; School and Community 

Involvement. 

Sessions will include parent-youth discussions as 

well as family activities, refreshments and gifts. Tutoring 

will also be offered to the families that participate in the 

program. Day care is also available for younger siblings. 

For more information call Brenda or Jane at (248) 352- 

5018. 

When: Every Monday 

Time: 6-8 p.m. 

Place: St. Joseph Chaldean Church in Troy 

Rosemary Antone, (left) Sally Najor, Clair Konja, Patriarch Delly, 

Bernadette Najor and Julie Hakim 

Chaldean Manor, Chaldean Seniors 

were on their fourth English lesson 

and learning many words that will 

prove useful to them on a daily basis. 

“The seniors really enjoy these 

English sessions,” stated CALC’s 

project director Brenda Khamarko. 

“They are eager to learn and can’t 

wait until we return for their next lesson.” 

The CALC returns each month 

to teach new phrases and words to 

the seniors. 

APPRECIATION DAY 

On June 13 at Shenandoah Country 

Club, five board members of the 

CALC joined Patriarch Emmanuel III 

Delly to honor those who have donated 

to the Chaldean Seminary. Clair Konja, 

Rosemary Antone, Sally Najor, 

Bernadette Najor and Julie Hakim were 

among more than 100 people honored 

by the Chaldean Diocese. The funds 

raised help keep the Chaldean seminary 

operating in Iraq by providing 

funding to support the education and 

religious training of young Chaldean 

men destined to become priests. 

SOCIAL SECURITY 

PLANNING 

Linda Naoum, Brenda Gargis and 

Jandark George met with seniors at 

the Chaldean Manor on June 27 to 

discuss the new Medicare Part D: 

Prescription Program. Also discussed 

was Social Security options 

and how they qualify. Some of our 

older seniors pay people to fill out 

appropriate papers, when they can 

learn how to do this for free themselves. 

Seniors need to know that 

every Social Security office has an 

interpreter to help through language 

barriers. 

PROJECT “CAN START” IS UNDERWAY 

The CALC is pleased to announce its Summer Program, 

Project CAN START (Chaldean Adolescence for 

Nonviolence — Striving Together to Achieve Rewarding 

Tomorrows). This program helps Chaldean children 

ages 11-15 living in the Detroit area to become more 

self-confident, communicate better both at home and at 

school, make good decisions and resolve conflicts, and 

avoid alcohol and other drugs. As part of the program, 

Chaldean youth will also work with other children to plan 

and carry out a community service-learning project. 

PROJECT CAN START is free of charge and focuses 

on the following areas. 

1. Understanding the many changes of adolescence 

2. Building self-confidence and communication skills 

3. Managing emotions in positive ways 

4. Improving friendships and resisting negative peer pressure 

5. Strengthening family relationships 

6. Making healthy choices 

7. Setting goals for success and healthy living 

8. Mentoring will be led by the Chaldean American 

Chamber of Commerce 

PROJECT CAN START will meet every Wednesday and 

Friday through September 30 and at various other times 

as designated, at the Chaldean Center located next to 

the Sacred Heart Church. For more information, contact 

Brenda or Jane at (248) 352-5018. 

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[Births] 

Lea Marie 

Nicholas and Nathan LaFave are proud to announce the birth of their sister, 

Lea Marie. She was born on May 4, 2005 at 7:55 a.m. She weighed 5 lbs., 

14 oz and stretched out 19 inches. Lea is the third child of Sally Denha LaFave 

and Kurt LaFave. She is the 11th grandchild of Souriya Denha and the late 

Sabri Denha and the 10th grandchild of Margaret LaFave and Ted LaFave. 

Jade Marna 

Robert and Shovan Bahri are proud to announce the birth of their first child, 

Jade Marna. She was born on April 13, 2005, weighing 7 lbs., 8 oz. Jade 

is the 10th grandchild of Badria Bahri and the late Edwar Bahri, and the first 

grandchild of Salah (Hanna) Kappouta and Sana Kappouta. 

Alyssa Maria 

Jimmy and Nagham Jadan are proud to announce the birth of their first child, 

Alyssa Maria Jadan. Alyssa was born on April 30, 2005 weighing 7 lbs., 2 oz 

and 20 inches long. Alyssa is the first grandchild for Najib and Ibtissam 

Jadan, and the ninth grandchild for Shawki and Shakria Al-Kas-Younan. 

Gabriella Campos 

Gabriella Campos Halabu was born on March 28, 2005 to David and Angelica 

Halabu of Miami, Florida. Gabriella was born at 6:27 p.m. weighing 6 lbs., 12 

oz and measuring 19 inches. She is the first baby for David and Angelica as 

well as the first grandchild for both Shakib and Asma Halabu and Andre and 

Anna Franco Campos. God Parents are Eli Halabu and Andrea Campos. 

Luke Joseph Naimi 

Luke Joseph Naimi was born on Feb. 16, 2005, at Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital. 

He weighed 6 lbs., 10 oz. and measured 20 inches. Proud first-time parents are 

Marvin and Nelly Naimi. Grandparents are Mushtaq and Wafaa Karmo and 

Essam and Entisar Naimi. Godparents are Riva Karmo and Travis Bahri. 

Lea Marie 

Alyssa Maria 

Luke Joseph Naimi 

Jade Marna 

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Marino Mark 

Marino Mark Seman was born on March 11, 2005 at 12:43 a.m. He 

weighed 7lbs., 11 oz and was 21 inches long. Proud parents are Mark and 

Nicole Seman. Grandparents are Marino and Yvonne Riccardi and Bassim 

Seman and Sally Seman. 

Isabel Marie 

Frank and Elvia Ankawi are proud to announce the birth of their first child, 

Isabel Marie Ankawi. Isabel was born on February 14, 2005 at 2:26 p.m., 

weighing 7 lbs, 4 oz and measuring 21 inches. Isabel is the second grandchild 

of Tarik and Muna Ankawi and the third grandchild of Leo and Ofelia Garcia. 

Skyler Joseph 

Mahir and Renee Garmo are proud to announce the birth of their third child, 

Skyler Joseph. Skyler was born on February 23, 2005 weighing 8 lbs., 11 

oz. Carson and Nicholas are the big brothers. Skyler is the 17th grandchild 

of Rena Garmo and the late Salim Garmo and the fifth grandchild for Nazar 

and Rwaida Dallo. 

Connor Salwan 

Connor Salwan Shina was born on March 28, 2005 weighing in at 6 lbs., 

4 oz. and measuring 20 inches long. Proud parents are Sam & Anne Shina. 

Connor is the 30th grandchild of Gorgis and Salima Shina and the third 

grandson of Hussam and Juliette Gamsho. 

[Engagement] 

Mark and Ronda 

Mark Sawa and Ronda Hamama were engaged on May 28, 2005. The celebration 

was held at Sands Restaurants in Oak Park. Mark is the middle 

child of Yelda and Zuhara Sawa and Ronda is the middle child of Dhia and 

Nidhal Hamama. The wedding is set for October 2005 and a honeymoon to 

Fiji is in the planning. 

Marino Mark 

Skyler Joseph 

Mark and Ronda 

Isabel Marie 

Connor Salwan 

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RELIGION 

PLACES OF PRAYER 

THE DIOCESE OF ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE IN THE UNITED STATES 

ST. THOMAS CHALDEAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE 

Mar (Bishop) Ibrahim N. Ibrahim 

www.chaldeandiocese.org 

MOTHER OF GOD CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 

25585 Berg Road, Southfield, MI 48034; 248-356-0565 

RECTOR: Rev. Manuel Boji 

PAROCHIAL VICAR: Rev. Wisam Matti 

MASS SCHEDULE: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. 

in Sourath (Aramaic) and Arabic, Tuesday 5:50 p.m. in Sourath and Arabic, Saturday 

5:30 p.m. in English, Sunday 8:30 a.m. in Arabic 

and Sourath, 10 a.m. in English, 12 p.m. in Sourath 

SACRED HEART CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 

310 W. Seven Mile Road, Detroit, MI 48203, 313-368-6214 

PASTOR: Rev. Jacob Yasso 

MASS SCHEDULE: Monday - Saturday 5 p.m. in Sourath, Sunday 8:30 a.m. 

in Arabic and Sourath, 10 a.m. in English, 12 p.m. in Sourath 

MAR ADDAI CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 

24010 Coolidge Hwy, Oak Park, MI 48237, 248-547-4648 

PASTOR: Rev. Stephen Kallabat 

PAROCHIAL VICAR: Rev. Shlaman Denha 

MASS SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday 10 a.m in Sourath, Sunday 10 a.m. 

in Sourath and Arabic, 12:30 p.m. in Sourath 

ST. JOSEPH CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 

2442 E. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48083, 248-528-3676 

PASTORS: Rev. Emanuel Shaleta, Fr. Andrew Younan 

PAROCHIAL VICAR: Rev. Jirjis Abrahim 

MASS SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday 10 a.m in Sourath, Saturday 5 p.m. in Soureth, 

Sunday 8 a.m. in Soureth,10 a.m. in English, 12 p.m. Soureth, 

2 p.m. in Soureth and Arabic 

ST. THOMAS CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 

(NOTE SCHEDULE CHANGE) 

6900 Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, 248-788-2460 

PASTOR: Rev. Frank Kalabat 

Rev. Emanuel Rayes (retired) 

MASS SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday 10 a.m. in Sourath, Saturday 5 p.m. in English, 

Sunday 9 a.m. in English, 10:30 a.m. in English, 12:30 p.m. in Sourath 

ST. TOMA SYRIAC CATHOLIC CHURCH 

2560 Drake Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48335, 248-478-0835 

PASTOR: Rev. Toma Behnama 

MASS SCHEDULE: Sunday 12 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 6 p.m. 

All masses are in Syriac, Arabic and English 

CHALDEAN CHURCHES IN AND AROUND METRO DETROIT 

obituary 

Yono (Salim) Kassab 

Yono (Salim) Kassab was born on January 1, 1925 and 

passed away on June 10, 2005. 

He was the most generous, giving, kindhearted man. He 

liked to joke and tease and enjoyed watching his game shows. 

He is survived by his wife, Jamila; his seven children, 

Jamal, Samira (Zoma), Lelyan (Weiner), Samir, Ahlam, 

Robert and Ann (Gray) and their families; his sister, Titiya 

Nanoshi; 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. 

Mr. Kassab will be met in Heaven by his parents, Shammo and Narmi 

(Butti) Kassab; his brothers, Marogi and Faransis; and his sisters, 

Habooba (Denha) and Werdani (Poota). 

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IRAQ today 

Spotlight on Iraq’s Plundered Past 

BY SUZANNE MUCHNIC 

Baghdad, Iraq/Los Angeles Times 

If anything good has come of wartime pillage in Iraq, 

it’s a vastly increased appreciation for the nation’s 

cultural heritage. 

That point is made in the new book, The Looting of 

the Iraq Museum, Baghdad: The Lost Legacy of 

Ancient Mesopotamia. And Donny George, director 

of the embattled museum, couldn’t agree more. 

“Many people did not know about Iraq,” George 

said, speaking by cellphone from Baghdad. “They 

only knew that Iraq had a lot of oil, but it has a wonderful 

history, and not only for Iraqis. It is the history 

and culture of mankind. Everything started here.” 

Written language, philosophy, religion, aesthetics 

and international trade all have roots in the land 

between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, once known 

as Mesopotamia and now part of modern Iraq, he 

said. “It’s important for everybody to know that.” 

Conceived as an educational tool and a plea for 

help, the book offers a history of the region and its art, 

as well as an account of the devastation that occurred 

in April 2003, when looters ran rampant through the 

museum in Baghdad. 

The collection of essays by 22 scholars, archeologists, 

conservators and journalists was edited by photojournalist 

Milbry Polk and Angela M.H. Schuster, an editor of archeology 

periodicals. Part of the proceeds from book sales 

will be donated to a fund established by the J. Paul Getty 

Trust and the World Monuments Fund to help reconstruct 

the museum and preserve Mesopotamian art. 

Essential Facility 

The museum so violently thrust into the public eye two 

years ago was founded in 1923 to house artifacts 

excavated at Assyrian, Babylonian and Sumerian sites. 

Originally contained in one room of a government 

building on the eastern bank of the Tigris, the museum 

moved across the river in 1966 and doubled the size 

of its two-story brick building — expanding to about 

36,000 square feet — in 1986. The collection encompasses 

monumental reliefs and statues, ceramic and 

glass vessels, ivory carvings, textiles, stone cylinder 

seals, clay cuneiform tablets, jewelry and other objects 

made of precious metal, including a cache of gold 

excavated at Nimrud from 1988 to 1990. 

Early estimates of losses turned out to be wildly 

inflated. The Nimrud gold, initially thought to have been 

stolen, had been locked in vaults of the Central Bank 

of Iraq during the 1991 Persian Gulf War and remained 

there during the 2003 looting. Boxes of ancient manuscripts 

also had been safely stored, in a bomb shelter. 

However, about 15,000 objects were stolen from 

galleries and storerooms of the museum, raising 

questions about whether it was in part an “inside job.” 

The stolen objects included about 5,000 cylinder 

seals, ancient wood doors, metal and stone statuary, 

pottery and gold and silver objects. Some large works 

that couldn’t be removed were seriously damaged by 

looters, who also wrecked showcases and doors. 

“It is very important to have a book such as this, so 

that this tragedy will not happen in another museum,” said 

George, who wrote the foreword. “People who work in 

museums should be aware, and protect their museums 

by other means than just guards and electronics. When 

such situations happen, as in Baghdad or in natural disasters 

— floods, earthquakes, fire — there is no one to 

stay at the museum to protect it. Everybody just takes off 

and goes home to their families. There will always be people 

waiting for that moment. Museums should be built so 

that they can defend themselves with special doors and 

showcases that shut down automatically and cannot be 

easily smashed as they were at our museum.” 

Good News/Bad News 

Memories of the looting are still fresh to George and 

his associates, but there’s more than one way to interpret 

the situation. 

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The good news is that about half the loot has been 

recovered, including an elegantly carved 3-foot 

alabaster vessel thought to have been made between 

3300 BC and 3100 BC. Known as the Warka Vase 

and considered one of the museum’s most valuable 

possessions, it sustained considerable damage but 

has been restored by conservators. 

The bad news is that about half the loot is still 

missing, including many significant pieces. 

“One of them is a very important half-natural-size 

statue of a Sumerian king,” George said. “It’s a headless 

statue made of diorite.” Created circa 2400 BC 

and excavated at Ur, the sculpture depicts King 

Enmetena dressed in a fleece skirt, hands folded on his 

chest. A cuneiform inscription on his upper right arm 

states that Enlil, the supreme Sumerian god, loves him. 

Thieves apparently love the statue too, if only for 

its market value. But well-known works such as this 

are not easy to peddle. 

“This is good luck for us and bad luck for the people 

who got them,” George said. “It would be very 

hard to sell them anywhere.” 

That may not offer much consolation to scholars 

and others who hope to see all the missing objects 

returned, but George focuses on the bright side of 

the ongoing drama. 

“I’ll tell you the truth,” he said. “Somehow, in an 

almost daily action, people — police, customs officers 

at the airport — are bringing objects to the 

museum. In some cases, we have Iraqi people finding 

pieces and buying them with their own money and 

bringing them back to the museum. This is very 

important. 

“All the material that has been found is not necessarily 

in Baghdad now,” he added. “We have a good 

PHOTO BY MIKHAIL METZEL/AP 

US Army's 1st Armored 

Division soldiers stand guard 

at the National Museum in 

Baghdad, on July 3, 2003. 

number of things in Baghdad that were recovered in 

Iraq. We also have over 2,000 pieces in Jordan, in the 

department of antiquities, and over 300 pieces in 

Syria. We have a good number in Kuwait and Saudi 

Arabia. In Italy, there are over 300 pieces; in the 

United States, there are over 1,000 pieces. 

“Most of these objects are documented; many 

bear Iraq Museum identification numbers. We have 

pictures of the objects and contacts with authorities in 

these countries. When the good time comes here, we 

will have them back in Baghdad for sure.” 

No one can predict when the newly fortified and 

refurbished museum will open, but work is underway. 

“One of our projects is installing surveillance cameras 

outside the museum and motion detectors inside 

the galleries,” George said. “We have some special 

electronic locks for the doors. And it goes on.” 

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Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly is guiding 

the flock both in Iraq and the U.S. 

The Chaldean community was excited to welcome 

the Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon, Mar 

Emmanuel III Delly, to the Detroit area last 

month. His Beatitude sat down with the Chaldean 

News’ Omar Binno for an interview. 

Chaldean News: What are you hoping to accomplish 

while you are here? 

Mar Delly: My visit here is to fulfill the mission of the 

church as is the mission of all patriarchs: to visit with his 

flock. With assistance from the bishops, it is my duty as 

the patriarch to encourage my people, and to strengthen 

their faith. The purpose of the patriarch is to serve as 

both father and leader to the church and its members. 

CN: There has been some feedback from the 

community, asking why we are raising money for the 

Patriarchate and not doing more to raise money for 

people fleeing Iraq and now becoming refugees. 

MD: I did not come here to either raise money for the 

Patriarchate or raise money for refugees. I came to see 

my people and to find out about their well-being. It is up 

to the people to use their money to build the 

Patriarchate. I am here to make sure that they are at 

peace with their faith and their church. As far as 

refugees, I do not even wish them to leave Iraq. It is their 

homeland, and I want to do what I can to make sure that 

they are content there. If this means finding them homes 

or work, then that is what I will help in doing. However, 

when they do flee the country, I feel it is my duty as the 

father of the flock to help them reach where they want 

to go, to get there in safety, and to make sure that they 

are happy with where they are at after that. 

CN: With violence continuing in Iraq — not against 

only Christians, but all residents — do Chaldeans 

have a future in Iraq? 

MD: The violence is not specifically targeted at 

Christians. It doesn’t matter if it’s Christians or 

Muslims, all Iraqis bare the same peril and the same 

safety. This is why I don’t like it when somebody asks 

me “How are the Chaldeans doing in Iraq? What is 

their state of living with the violence?” The more practical 

question is, “How are the Iraqis in Iraq, and what 

is the state of the country’s safety like?” I do not differentiate 

between Christians or Muslims in this situation. 

A bomb or car loaded with explosives that blows up do 

not distinguish between a Christian and a Muslim. 

CN: Do you think that U.S. media reports of events 

in Iraq are misconstrued and inaccurate to what is 

really happening there? 

MD: The media exaggerates a lot. It only reports 

on what will benefit its own advertisement, and what 

is likely to get people’s attention and sell the most. 

CN: The Christian Post in a recent article criticized 

some of your comments regarding the missionaries in 

Iraq. Why do you think they criticized these comments? 

MD: The media wants to put a negative light on 

what I said regarding the missionaries because this 

is what people want to read. I did not say that I do 

not want the missionaries in Iraq, I merely questioned 

their presence and purpose in the country. We have 

sent missionaries ourselves in the past to countries 

like China and India. Are these missionaries here to 

try and convert us to Christianity? We were 

Christians long before they were. Our very origins 

are rooted in Catholicism and Christianity. I welcome 

the missionaries that come to Iraq, but I question 

their purpose there. Are they there to try and convert 

the Muslims? If so, more power to them. If they can 

do it, let them go for it. It appears though that they 

are not targeting the Muslims, but rather the 

Christians within the country. 

CN: What can you tell us about the new government 

in place in Iraq? Are you hopeful that positive 

change will occur with this government, and do we as 

Chaldean/Christians have a voice? 

MD: The Christians will have a voice in the new government. 

Furthermore, they have equal rights under the new 

laws, and under Natural Law. Although it is a Muslim-dominated 

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on our rights to worship, pray and believe as we choose. 

CN: How can Chaldeans who live in the United 

States help Chaldeans in Iraq? 

MD: First and foremost, we need to proclaim and 

solicit our heritage as Chaldeans. We need to continue 

the teaching of our language to the new generations 

so they do not forget it or their culture. They 

should always seek to stay united, and of course, 

continue to help in any way they can through financial 

support. 

CN: With everything going on in Iraq and the 

United States, will the Chaldean language be 

kept alive and will the culture survive? 

MD: We have to learn to live in both cultures, 

the American and our native Chaldean. It is good 

to conform to the laws, customs and traditions of 

this country, but we need to keep our own 

alive as well. Again, we can do this by 

continuing to teach the next generation 

about their heritage and 

also teach them the language as 

well. We must never lose the 

language or the heritage. If we 

do not maintain our heritage by 

teaching the new generation, 

in 20 years the Chaldean 

identity will disintegrate. Your 

generation is the link that can 

keep our culture alive for the 

generations to come. 

CN: What is your reaction 

to the election of the new 

Pope? 

MD: I think he is a very nice person, 

and will do well for the church 

all over the world. 

CN: So you are happy with his election? 

MD: Yes. I am very happy. 

CN: You traveled to Rome for the coronation of 

Pope Benedict XVI. Did you get to speak with him, 

and if so, what did he say to you? 

MD: The first day we got there, the day of the 

coronation, the new Pope pulled me and five other 

patriarchs from the different churches aside to speak 

with us privately. When he asked me where I 

was from, and I told him Iraq, he said that 

“We have to learn to live 

in both cultures, the 

American and our native 

Chaldean. It is good to 

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laws, customs 

and traditions 

of this country, 

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as well.” 

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DELLY 

Iraq is a beautiful country. I explained to him that Iraq 

is in a sorrowful and “sick” state of being, and prayer 

from himself and the church is its medicine. 

CN: Is the Chaldean church going to work with the 

new Pope to appoint a cardinal for us? 

MD: It is really up to the Patriarch of each individual 

church to appoint a cardinal. The Pope is head of 

the Church of Rome, and the Patriarch of the 

Chaldean Church, for example, is head of the 

Chaldean Rite. Hence, in a sense, the Patriarch is 

equal to the Pope in administration. The Pope, of 

course, has a much greater following, because the 

Latin church is the largest of the Catholic Rites. 

CN: You recently met with the president of France 

and frequently meet with the heads of states. What is 

discussed in your meetings, and do you use these 

opportunities to address the rights of Christians in 

Iraq and the Middle East? 

MD: When I met with the different leaders, I 

implored them to treat their Chaldean citizens as if 

they are their own children, and to ensure that they 

have the same rights as those living in their country 

who are not of Chaldean origin. I asked this of different 

countries, such as Turkey, Jordan, France, 

Germany, Denmark and Holland. 

CN: But do they know who we are as Chaldeans? 

MD: If they did not know who we are, they would 

not have welcomed me as the Patriarch of the 

Chaldean Church the way they did. 

CN: Is there anything you would like to say in closing? 

MD: Please know that it is my fervent hope that our 

people keep alive their heritage, their language and 

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who will lead? 

Chaldeans weigh in on the current climate in Detroit 


The Detroit mayoral race is on and three major candidates, plus a distant 

fourth, are pulling out all the stops to become Detroit’s next 

leader. As Kwame Kilpatrick, Freman Hendrix and Sharon McPhail 

continue on the campaign trail, and Hansen Clarke tries to gain ground after 

a late entry, Chaldeans are watching with a keen eye. 

Najib Atisha has been doing business in Detroit for more than 30 years — 

during the reign of three mayors, dozens of city council members and, along 

the way, miles of red tape. Despite the ups of downs of running businesses in a 

major metropolitan city, Atisha, a board member on the Chaldean American 

Chamber of Commerce, doesn’t remember treading through a 

stormy climate like today’s. 

“I don’t know who the next mayor is going to be. I do know 

that person needs to wrap his or her arms around the whole 

city,” said Atisha from his Indian Village Market on Jefferson. 

“That person cannot continue this environment of blacks versus 

whites or blacks versus Chaldeans. We need to unite.” 

OUTSIDERS? 

Under the current Kilpatrick Administration, Atisha said 

there has been a divide between the city’s ethnicities. Despite 

the Chaldean Chamber working diligently to close the gap, there has been 

resistance, he believes, from the current mayor’s office. 

“The Chamber and the AFD [Associated Food Dealers] have tried working 

with this administration,” said Atisha, adding that members of both organizations 

improve the quality of life in Detroit. “My biggest frustration as a business 

owner is that the residents here look at me as an outsider who just came 

to this country to take their money, rather than as someone who provides a 

service and quality merchandise at a competitive price.” 

AFD President Michael Sarafa agrees, pointing out that as chain stores 

come and go in Detroit, the independents have remained. “I think there is a 

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storeowners and consumers and the stores and police,” said Sarafa, who served 

as executive assistant to former mayor Dennis Archer. “People feel there was 

more respect before going all the way back to the Coleman Young era.” 

Atisha continued the sentiment. “The message to unite us must start with 

the leaders and trickle down to the community organizations and eventually 

to the citizens,” he said. 

Giving examples of this divide, Atisha met with a Detroit neighborhood 

association and the principal of McKenzie High School a few times regarding 

a building he purchased that once housed a hospital. He and his business partner 

have been trying to develop the property, which has been 

vacant since 1981. That would include tearing down 40,000 

square feet and renovating the remaining 50,000 square feet 

for a dollar store. “The only thing the president of the neighborhood 

association and the principal of Mackenzie High 

School are concerned about is where I live opposed to if the 

project is viable, will it serve the community, will it generate 

employment and a tax base,” said Atisha. 

Residency requirements for police, fire and other government 

employees were lifted several years ago and there has 

never been a requirement of business investors to live in 

Detroit. “They seemed to be hung up on my residence instead of the money I 

am investing in the city of Detroit,” said Atisha. “They fail to see that as an 

investor, I could be investing in 10 other cities. I cannot possibly have a home 

in every city in which I invest. No other city even discusses the issue of residency.” 

Atisha attributes this to the ongoing divide in Detroit among different ethnic 

groups and a lack of cooperation from the Kilpatrick Administration. “It 

is part ignorance of people like this not to want development in the city and 

I believe is also part prejudice,” he said. “I was in a meeting with the same 

neighborhood association president a few months ago and when I stood up to 

shake everyone’s hand in the room, she refused to shake my hand.” 


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Mackenzie High Principal Bernard Bonam said 

his line of questioning had nothing to do with 

ethnicity. “It was a fair question,” he said. “If the 

city is not good enough for someone to live in and 

send his kids to the schools, then why it is good 

enough for him to invest in? It doesn’t make a difference 

if the person is African-American or of 

another ethnicity. I live in the city and send my 

kids to the public schools in Detroit; why can’t a 

business investor?” 

Believing there was misunderstanding 

during the meeting, 

Bonam said if people care about 

the city, they would actively be 

involved by living in it, not just 

investing in it. He added that he 

was concerned that a dollar store 

would distract students at the 

school and would not be good for 

the neighborhood. He is concerned 

about the quality of life in 

the neighborhood, he said, and a 

strip mall would attract kids to 

hang out. “I do want to create a 

good relationship with the business 

community and the residence 

in the community,” 

Bonam said. 

The Chaldean News offered 

Gladys Hazel, president of the 

Barton McFarlan Neighborhood 

Association on the city’s west side, an opportunity 

to respond to Atisha’s claims, but she declined to 

go on record. 

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s administration did 

not respond to The Chaldean News requests for 

interviews. 

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“In less than four 

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have lost their lives trying to make a living in 

Detroit. Despite the claims from the mayor’s office 

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year, Detroit Police officers have spent up to an 

hour at various Chaldean-owned businesses 

inspecting groceries and citing owners for expired 

products like a package of lunchmeat. 

“Crime is definitely worse,” said the AFD’s 

Sarafa. “I don’t care what City Hall says. That is 

why their excessive use of police manpower against 

the stores is so difficult to understand. 

Businesspeople will put 

up with almost anything. But 

working in an environment 

where the police are the enemy 

instead of your friend is stressful 

and discouraging.” 

Not only do Chaldeans invest 

in the city but many live in 

Detroit as well. Sacred Heart 

Chaldean Catholic Church was 

built in 1973 and at one time 

had more than 1,300 parishioners. 

Today there are less than 

700. Founding Pastor Fr. Jacob 

Yasso has worked with three different 

administrations and says 

this is by far the worst climate he 

has weathered. 

Pointing out Letters of 

Declaration from former mayors 

Coleman Young and Dennis Archer hanging in 

the church office, Rev. Yasso talked about former 

positive relationships. “In less than four years, this 

current administration has managed to ruin more 

than 30 years of building bridges between 

Chaldeans and African-Americans,” said Rev. 

Yasso. “We had a good relationship with Mayor 

Coleman Young and an even better relationship 

with Dennis Archer. Both were very responsive to 

— FR. JACOB YASSO 

WHO WILL LEAD? continued on page 32 

From left, 

Freman Hendrix, 

Sharon McPhail 

with Benny 

Napoleon, and 

Kwame Kilpatrick 

First-term Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick 

faces three challengers in the August 2 

Detroit mayoral primary. The top two 

vote-getters will square off in the November 

8 mayoral election. Here’s a look at the candidates, 

presented in alphabetical order. The 

mayor serves a four-year term, and all candidates 

are Democrats. 

STATE SENATOR HANSEN CLARKE 

A three-term state representative, Clarke was 

term-limited but elected to the Senate in 

2002 by defeating incumbent State Senator 

Ray Murphy. He represents District 1, which 

is entirely within Detroit and includes downtown 

and his childhood neighborhood on the 

city’s east side. Clarke sits on the Senate 

Appropriations Committee. 

“The Chaldean community has been loyal 

to Detroit for many years, and I fully appreciate 

their loyalty,” Clarke said. “And as citizens who 

choose to the live and work in the city, they 

will be a part of Detroit’s growth and prosperity 

for many years to come. It is my goal to bring 

together all of Detroit’s communities — ethnic, 

racial, cultural — and to partner with them in 

providing Detroit’s families with clean streets, 

safe neighborhoods, job training, and lower 

homeowners and automobile insurance rates.” 

Clarke, 48, earned a bachelor’s of fine arts 

degree from Cornell University, which he 

attended on an artistic scholarship, and a law 

degree from Georgetown. 

FREMAN HENDRIX 

Chief of staff and deputy mayor under former 

Mayor Dennis Archer, Hendrix is making his 

first run for elected office. Before joining the 

Archer Administration, he was Wayne County 

Director of Community Development and then 

Assistant County Executive for Legislative 

Affairs. In 1996, Hendrix chaired the 

Clinton/Gore re-election effort in Michigan 

and became the state’s first African-American 

to lead a successful presidential campaign. 

“I’m going to work with the Chaldean community 

like I work with every other community,” 

Hendrix said. “The tide lifts all boats. If I 

fix crime in the community, I fix it for everybody; 

if I fix the schools in the community, I fix 

them for everybody. But there are some cultural 

sensitivities the mayor needs to be attuned 

AT A GLANCE continued on page 32 


AT A GLANCE 


to, and all of the various groups in Detroit need 

to have a voice in the mayor’s office.” 

Hendrix, 54, is popularly known by his middle 

name, Freman. A Navy veteran, he earned a 

bachelor’s degree in business administration from 

Eastern Michigan University. He and wife Elaine 

have two grown children. Hendrix has spent the 

last three years working in the private sector. 

MAYOR KWAME KILPATRICK 

Elected at age 31, Kilpatrick became the 

youngest mayor in the history of Detroit. 

He was in the midst of his third two-year 

term as a state representative when he was 

elected mayor in 2001. When Kilpatrick 

became the House Minority Leader, he was the 

first African-American in state history to lead 

a political party in the legislature. 

Kilpatick’s office did not respond to the 

Chaldean News’ questions. 

Kilpatrick’s administration is tainted with a 

series of scandals. There are allegations of wild 

parties at the mayor’s residence, the 

Manoogian Mansion, and in 2004 it was 

revealed that Washington, D.C. police 

stopped providing Kilpatrick with an escort 

when he was in town due to his large 

entourage club-hopping into the early morning 

hours. 

This year, the media uncovered the Detroit 

Police Department’s lease of a Lincoln Navigator 

SUV, allegedly for wife Carlita’s private use. Also, 

it was revealed that Kilpatrick charged nearly 

$200,000 on his city-issued credit card. 

Kilpatrick earned a bachelor’s degree in 

political science and teaching certificate from 

Florida A&M University in Tallahassee — 

where he also played football — and a law 

degree from the Detroit College of Law. He 

Clockwise from above: 

Detroit City Council member Sharon McPhail 

and former Detroit Police Chief Benny Napolean 

President Bush, right, shakes hands with 

Mayor of Detroit, Kwame M. Kilpatrick 

Former mayor Dennis Archer announces 

the candidacy of Freman Hendrix 

taught for a short time in a Detroit middle 

school before entering politics. 

Kilpatrick, 35, and Carlita have three 

boys. He is the son of U.S. Rep. Carolyn 

Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-Detroit). 

In April, Time magazine rated Kilpatrick 

as one of the worst mayors in the nation. 

COUNCILWOMAN SHARON MCPHAIL 

In the midst of her first four-year term on 

Detroit City Council, McPhail first ran for 

mayor in 1993. The first woman to ever win a 

Detroit mayoral primary, McPhail lost the 

mayoral election to Dennis Archer. 

McPhail has announced that if elected, former 

Detroit police chief Benny Napoleon will 

be her deputy mayor. (While they’re campaigning 

as a team, Napoleon’s name won’t be 

on the ballot. Deputy mayor is an appointed 

position.) 

McPhail was a Wayne County prosecuting 

attorney for eight years, serving as Chief of 

Screening and District Courts. She was also 

an assistant U.S. attorney, corporate counsel 

for Ford Motor Co., and an arbitrator and 

mediator for Wayne and Oakland counties. 

“I have extensive contact with the 

Chaldean community already, and what we’ll 

do is make sure they’ll have a presence in our 

‘community council’ where groups will have a 

say in how resources are spent,” McPhail said. 

“My intention is to make sure the 

Chaldean community has a seat at the table.” 

McPhail said creating a community council 

is part of her population retention and 

repopulation plan for Detroit. 

McPhail, 57, was born in Cambridge, 

Massachusetts, and moved to Michigan in the 

1970s. She has a law degree from Northeastern 

University School of Law in Boston. She and her 

husband David have two grown daughters. 

WHO WILL LEAD? 


our needs and very hospitable. This current mayor 

ignores our phone calls and acts like he doesn’t 

know who we are.” 

Archer visited the church before the election 

and throughout his eight years in office. Rev. Yasso 

said Archer also continued an open dialogue with 

Chaldeans. “He often sent officers to our holiday 

services and special occasions,” said Rev. Yasso. 

“He also assigned me as a member the Human 

Rights Commission in Detroit and as the chaplain 

of 11 precincts.” 

Today, Rev. Yasso has yet to hear from the 

Kilpatrick Administration. “We have called his 

office many times and we have yet to get a call 

back,” he said. “He visited us during his last election; 

he made promises to us that we would have a 

good relationship. And he knew my relationship 

with the previous administration. I still haven’t 

heard from them.” 

Rev. Yasso said crime has escalated around the 

church. Recently, a volunteer at Sacred Heart was 

mugged outside the church on a Sunday afternoon. 

Rev. Yasso was grateful that police quickly responded. 

“However, neighborhoods kids constantly bother 

our Chaldean children attending catechism,” he 

said. “I had to put vending machines in the church 

so kids didn’t go home for a snack break during 

class because they were often harassed by other kids 

in the neighborhood. We have complained to the 

mayor’s office but nothing has happened.” 

Chaldean families are fleeing the city at a rapid 

rate. What was once the largest Chaldean parish in 

Michigan now suffers with a lack of new members 

joining the church. Without newcomers emigrating 

from Iraq, Rev. Yasso fears that the church will 

not be able to sustain itself. “People want security,” 

said Rev. Yasso. “They don’t feel safe here.” 

As we approach the primary in the Detroit 

mayor’s race, Chaldeans continue to weigh in on 

the outcome and the future of the city. “I think 

people want change,” said Sarafa. “In respect to 

who they want to win the race, many people fall in 

the ABK [Anybody But Kwame] camp. He blew a 

golden opportunity. He came into office with high 

hopes and lots of goodwill. I think many people 

view Freman Hendrix very positively.” 

If Kilpatrick wins reelection, what does Sarafa 

think Chaldean business owners will do? “People 

have learned how to survive. Chaldeans are expert 

survivors,” Sarafa said. “Hopefully, if the mayor 

wins, he will be a more focused, magnanimous, 

mature mayor.” 


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Wednesday, August 24, 7:05 

Detroit Tigers vs Oakland A’s 

Celebrating Arab and Chaldean American Culture 

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God’s plan 

A Chaldean is newly ordained 


He is now known as Father Anthony — the 31-year-old son of Karim 

and Faiza Saroki and brother to Stephanie, Karen and Elizabeth. 

Although ordained in the Latin rite, Rev. Anthony Saroki is a bi-ritual 

priest with the canonical right to celebrate the Chaldean Mass. 

Fr. Anthony recently celebrated his first Chaldean Mass in Michigan at St. 

Thomas Chaldean Catholic Church in West Bloomfield. When he returns 

back to California, he will be assistant campus minister at San Diego State 

University and will also assist at a parish near the university called Blessed 

Sacrament. 

It was God’s plan, said Fr. Anthony as he explained why he chose the 

priesthood. The call to the priesthood came years earlier but Fr. Anthony 

made the realization during his first year in law school in 1997, he said. 

He is also embarking on this new life in the faith while Catholic schools and 

churches close and controversy surrounds the church. Fr. Anthony explained 

that he not out to accomplish anything great other than following God’s plan. 

“It’s not about what I will accomplish, but what Christ will accomplish in and 

through me if I allow Him free reign in my life,” he said. “I want to help all 

Catholics appreciate and live the universal call to holiness; that is, by virtue of 

our baptism, we are all called to be saints. The crises in the Church and the 

world today are due to a lack of saints.” 

Father Anthony with Rev. James Burton at his coronation. 

Fr. Anthony said he was not only inspired by his parents and siblings to live a 

good life in Christ, but by a few priests he knew in college and law school who 

made a positive impact because of their faithfulness to God and His church and 

their obvious desire that all souls they encounter be closer to God. 

“John Paul II is one of my biggest inspirations because he tirelessly spoke 

the truth even when it was unpopular,” Fr. Anthony said. “He showed great 

wisdom and courage, and he radiated the love of Christ. He challenged young 

people not to accept the easy and empty ways of the world, but instead to 

make their lives gifts to God and the world. Also, the way he bore the suffering 

of his latter years was an example of how a Christian can be united to the 

suffering of Christ.” 

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One woman works to make positive change in Iraq 

She is an Iraqi woman hoping for progress. 

Pascal Isho Ward is traveling around the 

world educating people about 

ChaldeanAssyrians and learning what they are 

doing in their own hometowns. 

The Detroit chapter of the Assyrian 

Democratic Movement (Zowaa) organized several 

meetings with Ward during her recent second visit 

to Michigan. 

“I wanted to come see the progress 

ChaldeanAssyrians have made in the United 

States,” said the 40-year-old married woman with 

two children. “I will take what I have discovered 

and learned about the ChaldeanAssyrians in 

Michigan and California back to Baghdad.” 

Ward said there has been real progress made in 

Iraq, although security issues and serious explosions 

are part of everyday life there. She said the media in 

the U.S are not telling the complete story. “The 

psychology of people in Iraq is changing. People 


were once paid a few dollars a month and controlled 

by a dictator. Today, they are part of a democracy 

making much more money — making hundreds of 

dollars,” she said. “We have problems in Iraq, but 

we also have progress in the country. We have 

changed the level of life. The 

biggest problem we have is security 

issues but the economy has gotten 

better and so have our schools.” 

Once part of the Interim 

Government Council, Ward is currently 

working in collaboration 

with the Prime Minister as a consultant. 

She is also president of the 

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Ward 

Assyrian Women Union. She has set up a center in 

Iraq to give women the tools and skills they need to 

hold down jobs and to educate women on how a 

democratic government works. “Democracy in Iraq 

will not happen overnight,” she said one evening 

over dinner at Shenandoah Country Club in West 

Bloomfield. “It will take time. We need the tools 

and the knowledge to handle a democracy.” 

The Iraqi people understand that creating a 

democracy is not a magic act, said Ward. The Iraqi 

people know that the current Iraqi government is 

striving for democracy with allies like the United 

States, she said, and that it takes strategic planning. 

“There are many ChaldeanAssyrians displaced 

all over the country,” said Ward. “They want to go 

back to Iraq to their villages but fear security 

issues. That is something I discuss with elected 

officials here the United States.” 

In 1981, Ward felt she was being pulled into the 

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lived in northern Iraq at the time and fled to 

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needed to learn how to fight against the Ba’ath 

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and theology. 

“I believe everyone needs to give back,” said 

Ward. “We all have talents, skills and ideas that 

could help others. The solidarity of our people is 

important. Why not help people in our homeland? 

All villages in the Nineveh Plains were badly 

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to people all over the world. Women in Iraq are a 

viable group in the democratic movement in the 

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Practice water safety this summer 

Living on the shores of Cass Lake, Issam 

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speedboat, a pontoon boat and a couple of Jet- 

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one using the popular all-sports lake in West 

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“I like it when it’s not busy. There are a lot of 

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“We have to be careful,” said Issam’s wife, 

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popular destination for the Chaldean community. 

“Over the last couple of years, four or five people 

have drowned on average,” he said. “Most, but not 

all of the time, it’s alcohol-related. Boaters should 

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• Take along the boat registration, 

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These volunteers — several of whom are Chaldean 

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The Kakos children — Chris, 21, Shawn, 18, 

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“I keep telling them all the time to be careful, 

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Reading and writing should go hand in hand. It is 

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Before your child can write he/she needs to 

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and pictures, but will later include words and sentences. 

• Write an experience story after going on a trip 

or doing something special like going to the zoo or 

wave pool. Let your child think about what happened 

and then draw/write down their ideas. Have 

your child tell/read it back to you. 

• Have your child keep a summer journal. 

He/she can draw/write down all the cool and fun 

things he/she experienced over the summer. (For 

young children, parents will take down dictation 

and model writing.) Your child will have memory 

book that can be saved and treasured forever. 

• Write notes to your child and ask them to 

write you back. 

• Ask your child to help make grocery lists, 

party guest list and favorite animal list. The possibilities 

are endless. 

Summer is here and it is time to relax. Young children 

will spend many hours at the swim club, 

the beach and riding bikes. It is important, 

however, that they spend some time reading and writing 

also. 

Kindergarten is no longer just learning how to get 

along and playing nicely, although these are still very 

necessary skills. Kindergartners today are expected 

to have many of the skills that were expected of first 

graders just a few years ago. Today children leaving 

kindergarten are expected to read simple patterned 

books, spell words using letter sounds and create 

simple sentences. 

Before entering first grade, children attending 

Michigan schools should be able to do the following: 

• identify all the upper- and lower-case 

letters of the alphabet 

• know the consonant sounds (some vowels) 

• supply rhymes 

• blend and segment sounds 

• demonstrate one-to-one correspondence 

while reading 

• distinguish between a letter and a word 

• demonstrate that reading progresses 

from left to right 

• recognize familiar words, names and 

environmental print 

• comprehend a story that has been read 

• retell a story 

• be able to sit and listen 

• read simple patterned text 

• print their first and last name 

• write using both upper- and lower-case letters 

• use phonetic sound association when writing 

• write from left to right 

• use spaces between words when writing 

• spell high-frequency words correctly 

(see, to, the, go, is, like, play, we...) 

• create and write a sentence and draw 

an appropriate picture 

Pre-school is an important part of this equation. 

Children who do not attend pre-school may have difficulty 

in kindergarten. Children who have attended 

pre-school already have an understanding of “schoolness” 

and the function of school in their lives. They 

already understand the role of the teacher, as well as 

their role as the learner. They have been introduced to 

letters, numbers and shapes, as well as the social 

aspect of school. Pre-school is vital to the kindergarten 

experience. 

Parents are their children’s first teachers. Children 

who have been read to every day have greater success 

in school. While reading to young children it is 

important to talk about the “concepts of print.” These 

may seem obvious to adults, but these are concepts 

that must be taught: 

• Books have a front and back cover. 

• Books have authors and illustrators. 

• Books have titles and a title page. 

• Books have a spine on the left and they open from 

the right side. 

• Books have page numbers. 

• Books have words (help to distinguish between a 

letter and a word). 

• Print, as well as pictures, tell the story. 

• Print is read from left to right, top to bottom and 

has a return sweep. 

• Print is read on the left page before the right page. 

• Print can be read by sounding out the letters. 

• Stories have characters, settings, problems and 

solutions. 

• Stories have a beginning, middle and an end. 

• Stories can be make believe or real (fiction or nonfiction). 

• Stories are fun to read! 

Children develop literacy through an integration of 

reading, writing, listening and speaking. There are a 

number of activities that parents can do with their 

young children to help promote literacy. 

• Read aloud to your child on a regular basis. Use 

expression while reading a story and read each 

character with a different voice. 

• Allow your child to choose books he/she is interested 

in. Parents can borrow books from the 

library and/or begin to build a personal collection 

of children’s books at home. Participate in the 

Summer Reading Program at the library. 

• At first choose simple patterned books. After your 

child has heard the story several times, allow your 

child to “read” the book along with you. 

• Read a variety of books, both fiction and non-fiction 

(informational text). 

• Read nursery rhymes and finger plays to young 

children. 

• Encourage your child to sing the “Alphabet” song. 

Sing in the car, in the shower or when waiting in 

line. 

• Play alphabet games, for example matching the 

upper-case letters with the lower-case letters, 

playing memory with the letters or matching the 

lower-case letter to the sound it makes. There are 

a number of alphabet books, videos, DVDs and 

toys available. They make great gifts! 

• Encourage your child to look at the illustrations of 

the text. Discuss how the pictures give clues to 

better understand the story. 

• Ask comprehension questions while reading to be 

sure your child really understands what is being 

read: 

• What do you think this story will be about? (Ask 

before reading the book.) 

• What do you think will happen next? 

• What does this story remind you of (prior knowledge)? 

• What questions did you have while listening to this 

story? (Was anything confusing?) 

• What was the problem and solution in this story? 

• What was the moral (life lesson or message) of 

this story? 

• Why do you think this character made that decision 

or behaved that way? 

• After listening to this story, what were you wondering? 

• If you were going to retell this story to a friend, what 

important ideas would you include? (Beginning, 

Middle and Ending) 

If parents want their children to be successful readers 

and writers, they must model reading and writing at 

home. They must see the value of literacy. They must 

see the pleasure and satisfaction their own parents 

have in engaging in these activities. They will want to 

imitate you because they will know it is important. 

Parents must share, with the school, the responsibility 

of educating their children. Take time each day for 

your child, to read, to talk, to listen! 

Brenda Acho Gappy is a kindergarten 

teacher in West Bloomfield. 


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Clockwise from left: 

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2. Fr. Manuel Boji (left), Clair Konja, Shoki Konja, Dr. Noori Mansour, 

Louie Boji, Raad Kathawa, Mar Sarhad Jammo, Bishop Walter 

Hurley, Patriarch Emanuel III Delly and Bishop Ibrahim Ibrahim 

3.The Chaldean Church Choir sang classical Chaldean hymns. 

4. Sisters of the Chaldean Diocese 

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dinner for the 

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PHOTOS BY WILSON SARKIS 

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His Excellency Mar Ibrahim Ibrahim and 

the Chaldean Diocese welcomed His 

Beatitude Mar Emmanuel III Delly, 

Chaldean Patriarch of Babylon, to Michigan on 

his first pastoral visit to our diocese. About 800 

people attended a June 6 fundraising dinner at 

Shenandoah Country Club. Event Coordinator 

Lawrence Yaldo, along with a steering committee, 

decorated the hall in deep-red tablecloths, fig 

tree centerpieces and a red carpet that ran from 

the foyer door to the head table where the 

Patriarch sat with other religious leaders including 

Bishop Ibrahim and Bishop (Mar) Sarhad 

Jammo of California. All proceeds of the $500-acouple 

ticket will help build the patriarchate residence 

and offices in Baghdad. 

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Boji and George Kassab 

6. Diane Dickow D’Agostini (left), Sally 

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2. From Mercy High 

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