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Never Forget, Pontians Commemorate Genocide
May 19th, 2013.-Upper Darby. Tear’s filled the eyes of young and old alike yesterday at the Pontian memorial service. The Pontian “Akritai” (Black Sea Greeks) organization of Philadelphia commemorated the Genocide of 353,000 people and…
Tears Shed At Philadelphia Pontian Memorial Service
May 19th, 2013.-Upper Darby. Tear’s filled the eyes of young and old alike yesterday at the Pontian memorial service. The Pontian “Akritai” (Black Sea Greeks) organization of Philadelphia commemorated the Genocide of 353,000 people and…
Pontian Greeks Join Hands With Armenian Community And Remember The “Forgotten Genocide”
Philadelphia, PA – For the sixth consecutive year, the “ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WALK” took place, commemorating the 98th anniversary of the Genocide for Armenians. The event takes place in order to educate the public on Turkish…
Pontian Greeks Join Armenian Genocide Walk
Philadelphia, April 27, 2013. – For the sixth consecutive year, the ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WALK took place, commemorating the 98th anniversary of the Genocide for Armenians. The event takes place in order to educate the public on…
Pontian Youth Dance, Preserving Our Future
February 17, 2012. Upper Darby, Pa. – This past week, the Akritai of Philadelphia hosted a fundraiser to help get their chapter to the upcoming NYC Pan Pontian Festival in the summer. The Akritai dance…
Akritai Pontian Youth To Attend NY Pan Pontian Festival
February 17, 2012. Upper Darby, Pa.- Over the course of the last three years the Pontian organizations of North America have been gathering and growing in numbers with an annual summer time festival. In late…
Pontian And Macedonian 1st Social Youth Gathering
Upper Darby, PA – “The Macedonian Youth of Alexander the Great” and the Pontian “Akritai” Youth of Philadelphia held an informal social affair this past week at the Pontian Leski in Upper Darby. Young people…
Akritai Pontian Youth Dance
The “Akritai” of Philadelphia, will be hosting a dance on February 16th, 2013 at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church. The dance will benefit the Youth of the Pontian Club house. For more information and reservations…
Akritai Celebrate Christmas In Traditional Style Pt. 2
Philadelphia Metropolitan area – The Pontian Club House “Akritai” celebrated the holiday season with a week long series of (Kalanta) traditional Christmas caroling and a Christmas party. This past week, the dance troupe and youth…
Akritai Celebrate Christmas In Traditional Style Pt. 1
Philadelphia Metropolitan area – The Pontian Club House “Akritai” celebrated the holiday season with a week long series of (Kalanta) traditional Christmas caroling and a Christmas party. This past week, the dance troupe and youth…
Pontian Akritai Christmas Weekend Continues To Grow
The Pontian chapter “Akritai” of Philadelphia celebrated the Christmas season with caroling around the Delaware Valley and a Christmas party at their club house this past weekend. On Friday evening, the Dance troupe members and…
Pontian Dance Features Gavrilidis Of Kilkis
Upper Darby, PA. November 24, 2012. The Pontian “Akritai” celebrated their 73rd annual dance this past weekend. Not many Greek organizations can use that figure when remarking on their historical time frame of existence; especially…
