Back in 2016 on my way to work I was listening to a report on NPR about a guy who had a stroke and they were talking to a doctor about it. Her first name sounded Iranian although I didn't catch her last name. When they finally referred to her again I realized that not only did I know her, but I had dated her on Oct. 1, 2003, right after the quarterfinal games of the 2003 women's World Cup between Sweden and Brazil and then the US and Norway. We went to a Thai restaurant, she showed me around Boston and we had ice cream before I drove back to Connecticut.
At 12:00 PM on Saturday, October 28, 2023, in honor of Cyrus the Great Day, you are invited to our unveiling of a monumental statue of Cyrus the Great at the Millennium Gate dedicated to liberty, justice and peace. Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid empire, upon liberating Babylon, freed the slaves, established racial equality and rights for women, declared that all people had the right to choose their own religion and returned their various gods to their shrines. He also helped the Jews build The Second Temple. According to the Book of Isaiah, Cyrus was anointed by God as a messiah for these actions, the only non-Jewish figure to be revered in this capacity. Iranian and Jewish peoples share an ancient bond of friendship that modern Islamic fanaticism has tried (and failed) to destroy. Remembering the past is a powerful perspective for shaping the future; one where diverse peoples and cultures live together in freedom and harmony. Cyrus the Great’s decrees wer
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