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In Memory of Simon Amirkhas (3/24/41-9/23/12)
Posted by Rawaya (Guest) - Wednesday, September 25 2013, 21:38:43 (UTC)
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Two days ago, here in LA, September 23rd quietly passed, but it marked the first anniversary of the death of a prolific songwriter, poet, and lawyer. Simon was also a dedicated Assyrian, a loyal Communist, and a kind, gentle human being. His father, Dr. Malko (husband of Nina Bet-David) was a noted intellectual who fought for the militia of the Soviet-backed Azerbaijani People's Democratic Republic in WWII, in Tabriz, and fled to Iraq in 1947. Dr. Malko was a doctor, soldier, and a scholar of Stalin's anti-Revisionism. Simon was a member of the Iraqi Communist Party after the fall of the despotic monarchy there. Simon's widow is Nina Maghdoosi, and his children are Eilbra, Ninef, and Rameil. They married in Iran after Simon's return from Iraq in 1969. Simon also extensively translated Arabic literature, and wrote an anti-Pharaohnic book explaining how the Egyptians enticed the Assyrians to invade Egypt, but the Ba'ath regime never let him publish it in Iraq. He was a Professor of Arabic Literature in Baghdad in the late 50's and early 60's. Shortly after his death last year, Rev. George Rasho organized a celebration of life for Simon, where his life, works, and activities were honored. Below, I have written a poem in honor and memory of Simon, I specifically mentioned some of the people he highly respected, and of course, I feel the same way about them:

Go patwateh salmeh d' Castro,
am Ho Chi Minh o' Che Ernesto,
orkha d bnoonan b' jora'at rkhiqlon,
tarikh khata b' dimmeh zriqlon.

Stalin b' libban warda khaya,
magh Walt Ulbricht qatan qaya,
b' dwakhta d gana oh qamaya,
khosh la qama ya aslaya.

Hoxha b' libban ewit khaya,
magh Honecker qatan qaya,
op Kim Il-sung oh qamaya,
khosh la qama ya aslaya.

Khabret d Mao l' paghran sheera,
salmookh dirreh l' prizla psheera,
qodmeh d omtan beyokh seera,
kol kha pomma beyokh zmeera.



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