Mandaeans in the United States refers to people born in or residing in the United States of
Mandaean origin, or those considered to be ethnic Mandaeans.
Immigration
Mandaean immigration to the United States has been occurring for decades.
Abdul Jabbar Abdullah,
Nasser Sobbi, and
Lamia Abbas Amara were some prominent Mandaeans who immigrated to the United States during the mid-20th century.[6]
The Mandaean community in
Worcester, Massachusetts is believed to be the largest in the
United States and the second largest community outside the Middle East.[2] About 2,600 Mandaeans from Iran have been settled in Texas since the
Iraq War.[12]
Communities
In the
United States, the largest populations of Mandaeans are in
Texas and
Massachusetts, with additional mid-sized communities in
California and
Michigan. There are Mandaean communities centered in:
Sinan Abdullah (or Sinan Abdul Jabbar Abdullah) (born 1947), the first American-born Mandaean along with his twin brother Haithem Abdullah. His father was
Abdul Jabbar Abdullah. Sinan Abdullah was a dentist in New York and owned various Mandaean manuscripts that were analyzed by
Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley.[6]
Fawzi Masboob (
d. 2022) of
Metro Detroit, the first Mandaean priest to lead a congregation in the United States.[6]: 47 His father was Ganzibra Masboob, the last priest in
Khorramshahr, Iran.[6]: 39