Here we collect the gatherings of the Yerdoye – from small regional meet-ups to larger events for the whole community. Past dates stay listed as a record, upcoming ones are announced here in good time.
21. June 2009
1st Deta Cup in Gütersloh
Football tournament of the Yerdoye, 21 to 22 June 2009.
6. June 2009
1st Yerdoye Hafle in Gütersloh
On 6 June 2009 our first Yerdoye Hafle took place in the Syriac Orthodox parish hall of St Mary (Nindas Aloho) in Gütersloh – with around 450 Yerdoye and their families from Germany, Belgium and Sweden.
The singers Robert Demir, Katrin Shamoun and Zeki Demir provided the music; Musa Dilmac and Jakob Dakin hosted the evening. A highlight was a poem by Musa Dilmac about our home village in Aramaic. The family chart, more than ten square metres in size – the groundwork for what is now available digitally in our members’ area – fascinated the younger generation in particular.
Many thanks to all the volunteers, and especially to the friends in Gütersloh, for organising it.