Kurdish Heritage Foundation of America, also known as Kurdish Library and Museum, is a cultural organization based in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

, New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

. It collects items related to Kurdish culture

Kurdish culture

Kurdish culture is a group of distinctive cultural traits practiced by Kurdish people...

, literature

Kurdish literature

Kurdish literature refers to literature written in Kurdish language. Literary Kurdish works have been written in one of the three main dialects of Gorani, Kurmanji and Sorani. Ali Hariri is one of the first well-known poets who wrote in Kurdish...

 and history

History of the Kurds

The Kurds are an ethnic group who have historically inhabited the mountainous areas to the south of Caucasus , a geographical area collectively referred to as Kurdistan...

. Its library contains around 2,000 volumes on Kurdish-related subjects. The library and Museum are listed as one of the recommended attractions in New York City.

The museum is focused on Kurdish art and handicrafts. This organization was founded by Vera Beaudin Saeedpour

Vera Beaudin Saeedpour

Vera Beaudin Saeedpour , was an American researcher and scholar who specialized in the study of Kurdish people. She founded the Kurdish Heritage Foundation of America, the first library and museum in the United States dedicated to the subject...

 in 1981. She is the widow of Homayoun Saeedpour, a Kurd

Kürd

Kürd or Kyurd or Kyurt may refer to:*Kürd Eldarbəyli, Azerbaijan*Kürd Mahrızlı, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Goychay, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Jalilabad, Azerbaijan*Kürd, Qabala, Azerbaijan*Qurdbayram, Azerbaijan...

 from Sanandaj

Sanandaj

Sanandaj , also Romanized as Senneh and Sinneh) is a city in and the capital of Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 311,446, in 81,380 families....

. The Library was established in 1986, and the Museum was opened in 1988.

The library publishes two scholarly research journals: International Journal of Kurdish Studies

International Journal of Kurdish Studies

The International Journal of Kurdish Studies is an academic journal published by the Kurdish Library, and was edited by Vera Beaudin Saeedpour. It publishes scholarly articles about Kurdish culture, literature, and history. It was founded in 1986 as Kurdish Times before getting its current title...

and Kurdish Life.

External links

• Kurdish Heritage Foundation of America
• Libraries and Research Centers, New York City Transit.