My mother's family is from Alqosh (We're Assyrians), my grandmother used to tell me that there used to be a number of Jewish families that lived there back in the day and they used to take care of the tomb of Nahum. Shlomie, you definitely have very cool videos and I love that you go to parts of the world that not many are willing to. That being said, I think this video was a missed opportunity for your viewers. Alqosh is a very old town dating back to ancient Assyrian times. The population of this town speak a modern Aramaic dialect which has been passed down since the 8th century BCE when the Neo-Assyrian empire made Aramaic an official language. It would have been cool to show the people of this town and let your audience hear the language they speak which is a sister language and possibly closest to Hebrew today. You could have also asked the locals about the Jewish families that used to live there.
im Chaldean both chaldean parents are from iraq my mother is from Mosul and father is from Baghdad when u say jewish its not exactly just a ethnic its a religion aswell there are iraqi Arabs that r Judaism and there are jewish ethnically jews, I dont believe there are ethnic jews in iraq because Israel is there homeland but I wouldn't be surprised if ethnic jews live in iraq
Shloime, whether you are traveling overseas or introducing us to local communities, your interaction with the people you meet and the way you present your content is always inspiring. Thank you for sharing!
@@ShloimeZionceHello, Shlomi, this is Nineveh, Iraqi land, and there is not a single grave named Qarji or Persian Kurd, but they want it in cooperation with other countries to displace Christians and Yazidis. I hope you will be a friend to everyone, not the aggressor party that supports Hamas now.
This is amazing. This is my village Alqosh. I have a lot of friends and business affiliates that are Jewish and I have mentioned that we have a connection. My grand parents still have a home there that I would like to visit one day. Shlomie thank you so much for sharing!
Hey Shloime, this is an awesome video, however I am disappointed that you didn't bring up that Alqosh is an aramaic town and not a kurdish town, I wouldn't consider them kurdish as the KRG is taking the rights of arameans and trying to assimilate them into the kurdish identity which I think as a jew you should empathize with as it's what our ancestors went through, and these people are closer to us than kurds who are iranian, the aramaic language is the closest living language to hebrew and they are our brothers and sisters under yet another oppressive regime.
The people of alqosh are speakers of Assyrian Neo-Aramaic they are ethnic Assyrians although there are some Neo-Aramaic speakers who are ethnically Arameans and live in Syria and parts of turkey in their original lands of their ancestors.
It's not Kurdistan it is Assyria. I am starting to wonder if people call Assyria Kurdistan on purpose or because of lack of knowledge. My friend, if the tomb was controlled by kurds there wouldn't be a stone left to talk about. Look at what they did to our churches, especially in southern Turkey. Thanks to Assyrians the tomb is perserved, and I don't see you mention Assyrians anywhere in the video. Anyways I'm not trying to be negative or something, just trying to stop disinformation whether it be deliberatly or on purpose. Have a nice day, wish you best of luck!
@@mr.d4834 Jealous of what? That he types Kurdistan instead of Assyria? I'm not jealous and I wrrote that my intention was not to hurt anybody. I just gave you the truth, now it's up to you how you want to handle it. Have a nice day.
Alqosh is not part of the Kurdistan Region. Its status remains disputed between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region. As Baghdad has exerted little effort to press its own claim, the fact that Alqosh remains disputed-amid years of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) political and security occupation-is due to the local Assyrian residents, the majority of whom do not favor incorporation into the Kurdistan Region and who have resisted KDP attempts at de facto annexation. The KDP does not have a natural base in Alqosh or in other Assyrian towns of the Nineveh Plain; it buys constituencies through financial patronage. The Alqosh mayorship has been a site of an ongoing effort to silence Alqosh’s people, eliminate their legally and democratically selected leadership, and install a co-opted leadership that will facilitate the Kurdistan Region’s appropriation of the Alqosh area. Lara Yousif Zara, a KDP member, was not elected by her community nor was she appointed by a council that represents her community. In fact, her installment by an external entity represents the undermining of fragile democratic processes that should be protected by Western government committed to advancing democratic norms in Iraq. Please read the following timeline to understand what has actually transpired in Alqosh ⬇️ July 16, 2017: Ahead of the 2017 Kurdish referendum, the longtime Mayor of Alqosh Sub-District in the Nineveh Governorate, Faeiz Abed Jahwareh, was deposed by the orders of the KDP-majority Nineveh Provincial Council on baseless charges of corruption. An interim mayor was appointed in his place. Days later, Jahwareh filed an appeal with the Iraqi Administrative Court of Justice in Baghdad. The Nineveh Provincial Council is comprised of 41 members, 31 of whom are part of the Kurdish bloc. July 20, 2017: Hundreds of Alqosh residents demonstrated against the removal of Jahwareh, demanding that their free political will and rights be respected. Protestors carried Iraqi flags and held signs with demands such as, “We the people will determine our representation and future!” and “Alqosh demands human rights!” A protest statement signed by thousands of members of the community was delivered to the Alqosh Sub-District Council. July 31, 2017: Lara Yousif Zara, an Alqosh resident and member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), was appointed by the Alqosh Sub-District Council to replace Jahwareh as mayor. Four members of the six-member sub-district council that installed Lara Yousif Zara were affiliated with the KDP. August 2, 2017: Hundreds of Alqosh residents held a second demonstration to protest the removal of the town’s mayor and the unilateral installment of Lara Yousif Zara without the local residents being allowed to hold an election to choose their local council leadership, as well as the KDP’s stated intention to conduct its independence referendum in the Nineveh Plain. August 18, 2017: Portraits of former KRG President Masoud Barzani and signs reading “Yes to Referendum” were installed throughout the town of Alqosh just hours before the third demonstration planned by Alqosh residents. Hundreds took to the streets once more to protest what they believed was an infringement on their rights by the KDP. The portraits were defaced in protest days later by local residents. August 24, 2017: Alqosh police delivered individual notices to eleven local residents identified as the “ring leaders” of the Alqosh protests. The notices warned the recipients against future “illegal” protests and threatened consequences. The notices were stamped by the town’s newly-appointed mayor, Lara Yousif Zara. Several recipients received death threats from KDP members, including from Lara Yousif Zara’s husband Duraid Jameel Tezi. There were no further protests after this date. September 25, 2017: The Kurdish referendum vote was held in Alqosh, despite the fact that the Nineveh Plain is federal territory. The vote was not held in other Nineveh Plain towns. Alqosh residents boycotted the vote in overwhelming numbers. After voting, Lara Yousif Zara was filmed wielding a large firearm and shooting into the air to celebrate the referendum. October 30, 2017: The Iraqi Administrative Court in Baghdad ruled that Jahwareh’s removal from office was unlawful, dismissed all charges, and ordered his reinstatement as Mayor of Alqosh Sub-District. Locals held a public gathering to celebrate the court’s decision. Jahwareh was subsequently detained by KDP intelligence forces and held for several hours, during which time his family was threatened and he was warned against continuing his efforts to reassume office. Lara Yousif Zara later filed an appeal against the October 2017 decision. March 28, 2018: The Iraqi Administrative Court of Justice ratified its October 2017 decision to reinstate Jahwareh as Mayor of Alqosh on March 28, 2018, following an unsuccessful appeal from Lara Yousif Zara, but he was prevented from returning. May 16, 2018: The Governor of Nineveh issued a formal notice to Lara Yousif Zara, ordering her to turnover duties and responsibilities to Jahwareh. She refused to comply with the order and retained the office through the threat of violence. July 10, 2018: In July 2018, the Governor of Nineveh issued a second notice to Lara Yousif Zara, ordering her to vacate the office and permit Jahwareh’s return. Again, she refused to comply with the order. July 15, 2018: Jahwareh attempted to return to office, but was arbitrarily detained by KDP intelligence forces and taken to an unknown location where he was assaulted and threats were made against his life. He was explicitly told not to attempt to return to office. July 29, 2018: Then-head of the Nineveh Provincial Council, Bashar al-Kiki (KDP), wrote to the Governor of Nineveh asking that Jahwareh be removed from office for “failing to report for duty”, despite the fact that Jahwareh was detained and assaulted when he attempted to return to work for the first time in over a year on July 15, 2018. September 13, 2018: The Governor of Nineveh issued a decree relieving Jahwareh from his duties as mayor for failing to report for office, despite the fact that the KDP was actively preventing his return. October 8, 2018: The Alqosh Sub-District Council reappointed Lara Yousif Zara as Mayor of Alqosh. Till this day, she continues to occupy the position and is frequently presented by the KRG as a symbol of ethno-religious co-existence (as seen in this video) and validation of their project to annex the Nineveh Plain.
I first got introduced to you by Peter Santanello's RU-vid videos. Through the rabbit hole I love learning about cultures and which I had the money to travel - so I watch those that do instead. I've probally watched every episode with you from Peter's channel, but I was still like, G-d bless him, he's cool, but as a Jew... And then I see you hanging out with Muslims and even going to Saudi Arabia?! I don't wan't to cuss (even though I'm awful), so I wish I knew a Yiddish expression to say how awesome that is. Dude, I'm agnostic at best, but also a comparative religion obsessed nerd. I love what you're doing. And to prove I'm a comparative religion nerd, my hobby is studying Zoroastrianism, which has many parallels, if you didn't know. I understand the cultural heritage thing. I respect that. It's why I've played in bagpipe bands for 20 years, tried learning Scottish Gaelic, and on my German side took German in High School and shudder whenever someone tries to call me the N word for people of German descent. Be well. I only wish I could be as lucky as Peter and experience your culture in person too. Even though I have books on Hebrew and Judaism in its broadest form, I don't even dare make myself look silly. I just say thanks for your content. It actually lifts up my day, and I'm the most cynical person in the world.
Hey Kurt! I loved your message. Thanks for stopping by and I wish you much luck and success with everything you do. Really appreciate your kind words. G-D bless you!
Nahum 1:15 Look, there on the mountains, the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, Judah, and fulfill your vows. No more will the wicked invade you; they will be completely destroyed.
There’s also a monetary c.300 AD called mar Hormuz (mar = Saint) that’s active to this day, in fact monks do reside there. Language spoken in Alkosh and the surrounding Christian (all Catholic) small towns and villages is Aramaic which happens to be the exact same spoken language of our lord Jesus Christ !
@@EzKurdim1 so your proud ur people committed slaughter and in the end got karma from sadden and isis if isis and sadden killed Kurds is because you deserved a taste of ur own medicine because of what u did to the assyrians are u proud of ur history imagine explaining to someone what Kurds is and what they did. 'so what is kurdish' 'oh, you know we killed assyrians and took there land' I can imagine people on the street chanting FREE ASSYRIA
This is home to the ancient Chaldeans and Assyrians, has nothing to do with IRAN KURDISTAN. CHALDEAN AND ASSYRIANS ARE THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION. All Jews came from Chaldeans, Abraham was A wandering Aramean Chaldean(basically the same thing) from Ur. The Jewish bloodline literally comes from ours.
Although I will not how evil we were in bible times, God would use us as His wrath to punish Isreal when they sinned against God. We were very evil but have since repented as a people as a whole.
@@rickyawadis9134 no jew came from chaldean the chaldeans came from babylonians do u not know the chaldean king of assyria the jews came from Judah and the kingdom of Judah but his army were taken hostage and killed skinned to put on the wall of kingdom no jew survived in babylon or assyria
@@sarausageno, Abraham was from the UR Of the Chaldees, of whom were evil in those days, and yes Chaldeans were the Babylonian successors, and Assyria/ Babylonian culture, were one and the same but following different duties in the same paganism.
@@sarausageand I am Chaldean, we also identify closely with aramean and Assyrian, although we have our interfighting with Assyrians claiming both Chaldeans and Aramean to be just “Assyrian” which just isn’t the case. Culturally they were the same. And all ruled eachother at some point. God told Abraham I’m going to take you from your old seed and make your seed into a new people, aka the Jews basically. But Abraham came from Chaldean stock. That is a fact.
I was looking forward to seeing more of the tomb, and the Hebrew inscriptions. Do you have a longer video of this trip posted somewhere that we can watch? I find this so very interesting, and I am now disabled, not able to travel. Thank you so much brother, for travelling and sharing with us!! 💙🙏🏽💙
Hey Shloime! I was just wondering, at 6:39 in the video. It seemed like someone was reciting something almost like a form of prayer, do you possibly know the name of that prayer he recited?
Schloime, this is so off topic, and although I watch your videos, I may have missed it…but, is it against your laws to explain how you do and maintain your curls?! Im aware of how petty and superficial this question is, but I’m very interested…I also understand if you can’t discuss it!! Blessings to you and your beautiful family from St. Louis, Missouri ❤️🙏❤️
@@mr.d4834 the Kurds have there own region called Kurdistan they stay there when people say alqoush they specifically talking about assyrian or Chaldean not Kurds this is the home land of assyria after all. the chaldeans have made it clear they dont want the Arabs or Kurds near them because after history they dont trust them even a chaldean and assyrian person made it clear on a interview for american news.
Thank you Shloimy for sharing your beautiful journeys, it is just amazing to see your dedication. I'm curious how many friends you had along with you at this trip that we hear someone singing עד מתי in the background while you're talking 😊?
Hello, Shlomi, this is Nineveh, Iraqi land, and there is not a single grave named Qarji or Persian Kurd, but they want it in cooperation with other countries to displace Christians and Yazidis. I hope you will be a friend to everyone, not the aggressor party that supports Hamas now.
Great Video Ezekiel's Tomb, located in Al Kifl, Iraq, is believed by Jews and Muslims to be the tomb of the biblical prophet Ezekiel.🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
When you where atbtue caver it sounded like prayers in the background where there muslims praying there and if so how did they react to you and your talis
@@endzmusic1619 thank you for the info. I find that interesting is it common for Christians or Assyrian Christians to pray at the graves of Jewish profits or is it just this profit
Please this is not Iraq its Kurdistan, respect the Kurdish peshmergas who fought for this land. This area is inhabited by Kurds. Iraq wouldn’t allow Jews in to their country but the Kurdistan region would. Kurdistan are allies with the west and Israel. Next time say Kurdistan :)
Please this is not Kurdistan it’s Assyria, our ancestors fought for their independence against your people and lost so many lives for the sake of freedom. The Area is inhabited by Chaldeans. Just like you are demanding respect for your people u should give respect to original people of that land. Alqosh is little Assyria.
He doesn’t like it when people call Kurdistan Iraq but is totally ok with calling Assyrian towns Kurdish and their inhabitants as Kurds, what a narcissist mentality u have there, it’s hilarious.
@@Yusgfftag lol Most Kurds don’t want this town to be a part of Kurdistan It’s only the Barzani who have kept us waiting for these towns that have 0 benefit for Kurds
One day we will return to our country. Assyria belongs to the Assyrians. Isaiah 19:23-25 Mesopotamia is the homeland of the Assyrians. The famous royal cities of the Assyrians, Ashur, Nimrud (Kalhu), Arbela, Dur-Sharrukin and Nineveh were built in it. The Assyrians ruled for approximately 1,300 years - from about 2000 B.C. to 612/10 BC - in northern Mesopotamia an ancient landscape between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. A clear reference to the existence of the Assyrians, on the other hand, can already be found in the Old Testament (1st Book of Moses 2:14). There it says: * “… the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates..."
alqoush is chaldean village and Kurdistan is for Kurds no chaldean dare enter Kurdistan the chaldeans are indigenous to iraq look up chaldean king dont put alqoush and Kurdistan in the same sentence because they r not the same
