Mikhail Yukhanna Sado was an Assyrian Russian linguist, scholar, Professor of Semitic languages, orientalist, politician, former paratrooper, and wrestling champion.
On June 9 family and friends of Mikhail Yukhanovich Sado gathered at the St.Nicholas Cemetery in St. Petersburg. They come to pray and to commemorate his birth.
In October 2014 Janna Yukhanova & Ruben Aleksanov met with Mikhails Sado's widow, Zinaida Sado in St. Petersburg.In October 2014 Janna Yukhanova & Ruben Aleksanov met with Mikhails Sado's widow, Zinaida Sado in St. Petersburg (Mikhails Sado was the teacher at Theological Academy). Rabi Mikhail collected books all his life, studied and taught Assyrian youth their native language. Mrs. Zinaida showed us her husband's office, his books, and told us a lot of interesting things about this great man and teacher.
Kha saghbarta krita go mdita d'St.-Petersburg. Aha mdita peshtela bnita byed Peter -I malka d'Russia, u hal shita d'1918 vitela areshkheta d'daha d'atra.
Khda saghbarta krita men bet qowra d'mnakha malpana rabi Michael Sado go Dera d'Alexander Nevsky Lavra d'pishele benia b'shita d'1710 go mdita d'St. Petersburg b'atra d'Russia.
Rabi Odisho has been teaching Assyrian language, as mother tongue, in the Swedish official schools in the town of Jönköping since 1998 until he retired few years ago. Rabi Ashor is sharing his experiences with us in this interview. His son, the talented young man, Ninos Odicho, is studying at the university, and he will obtain his bachelor’s degree this summer. Ninos does read and write Assyrian, and he can speak it in a very good level.