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Why May 19 Is Not Just a Date for Pontian Greeks
May 19 marks Greece’s remembrance day for the Pontian Greek Genocide. For Pontian Greeks and the diaspora, it is a day of memory, loss, survival, and recognition.
Pontian Akritai Lead Genocide Commemoration at St. Demetrios in Upper Darby
St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Upper Darby hosted the annual Pontian Genocide commemoration organized by the Pontian Society “Akritai” of Philadelphia.
Pontus, Memory, and the Black Sea: What an Overlooked Council of Europe Project Still Tells Us Before May 19
Ahead of May 19, an overlooked Council of Europe history-education project helps place Pontic memory inside the wider Black Sea world that shaped it.
Panagia Soumela in New Jersey to Hold Pontian Genocide Commemoration May 16
Panagia Soumela in West Milford, New Jersey, will hold a Pontian Genocide commemoration on May 16 with Vespers, a memorial service, and wreath laying.
Boston Symposium Brings Pontian and Anatolian Christian Heritage Into Focus
A Boston symposium at Hellenic College Holy Cross examined Pontian, Armenian, and Assyrian-Chaldean heritage, memory, and history through scholarship, faith, and culture.
Panel in New York Explores Pontic Greek Genocide Through Vatican Archives
A New York panel explored Vatican archival evidence on the Pontic Greek Genocide, focusing on missionary accounts and ongoing debates over historical recognition.
Dr. Theodosios Kyriakidis to Speak on Pontic Greek Genocide in Astoria on April 15
A lecture in Astoria on April 15 will examine the history of the Pontic Greek genocide, featuring historian Dr. Theodosios Kyriakidis.
The Day They Were Driven Out: Strantza and the Black Easter of 1914
On Easter Monday, 1914, Greek families in Strantza, Eastern Thrace, were expelled by force. A close account of one village’s expulsion and what the records show.
AHIF and Queens College Release Special Journal Issue on the Genocide of Ottoman Christians
AHIF and Queens College release a special Journal of Modern Hellenism issue examining the genocide of Greeks, Armenians, and Assyrians, dedicated to George Mavropoulos.
“Who Speaks Today of the Extermination of the Armenians?” – Marjorie Housepian Dobkin’s 1971 Warning
In 1971, Marjorie Housepian Dobkin warned in Philadelphia that forgetting genocide invites its return—a warning that still resonates today.
St. Demetrios Honors Greek Pontian Genocide Victims
Upper Darby, PA – May 19th is a significant day of remembrance for the Pontian Greek Genocide (1913-1922), an event commemorated by the Pontian Akritai of Philadelphia, whose clubhouse is located just a few blocks…
AHEPA Requests President Biden to Recognize the Greek Genocide
The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA) sent a formal request to President Joseph Biden, Jr., asking for the United States government to recognize the Greek Genocide. In a June 7 letter, Supreme…
