Elishwa’s Heroic Journey: The Exodus

When the supplies from the British and the Russians dried out the Assyrian armed men retreated to their villages to protect their homes and families. The reaction from Kurds and Turks was so overwhelming that the armed Assyrians had to fight off attacks on their villages, and help their families flee south alongside the Iraq/Iran border. Lazar decided to join the Exodus with his brothers, sisters, and families. His two sisters went missing. Using his beloved white horse, he went looking for them. He found one but the youngest went missing as dead or kidnapped. Meanwhile, Elishwa, waiting for Lazar to join the family group in the Exodus, panicked and left her baby behind. The cries of the baby were too unbearable, so she returned, fetched the baby, and in more panic joined the family group. Lazar delivered one of his sisters to the fleeing group and returned to join the men who were protecting the rear of the Exodus.