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A Pontian Women’s Lament, Vasiliki Tsanaktsidou
Upper Darby, PA – Pontian Vasiliki Tsanaktsidou gave an emotional lament about genocide this past Sunday, outside of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, where generations of Pontians and the community gathered. A monument, one of…
Building Relationships And Learning About Culture At The Pontian Youth Conference
It’s that time again, Pontians all over including Chicago, Ohio, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Montreal, Boston and Toronto all got together for their annual youth conference in Toronto this past weekend. By Despina Evangelopoulos The conference is…
Chicago’s Pontian Greeks Sponsor Lecture On Genocide
On Saturday afternoon, May 31, 2014, the Asia Minor and Pontos Hellenic Research Center (AMPHRC), the Pontian Greek Society of Chicago and the Hellenic Link Midwest, sponsored a lecture titled “Genocide or Massacre: the Politics…
Akritai Pontians Lament Loss Of Homeland In Theatrical Performance
Upper Darby, PA – Genocide Day was commemorated by the Pontian Akritai Society of Philadelphia this past Sunday with a memorial service at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church. Members of the organization including the youth…
Vasiliki Tsanaktsidou And Akritai Of Philadelphia Commemorate Pontian Genocide
Upper Darby, PA – The Pontian Akritai Society of Philadelphia commemorated genocide day, May 19th, this past Sunday with a memorial service at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church. Members of the organization including the youth…
I never made it to Trebizond’s Agia Sophia, at least not in time
I traveled to Turkey a couple of times, always in the thrall of Byzantium yet charmed every time by the kindness and brotherly feelings of Turkish friends and strangers. I think it is important to…
100 Years In America, A Pontian Family Reunion
June 15, 2013. Upper Darby, PA – Ask a Greek or Greek-American what part of Greece they’re from; the answer will likely be a city or island we are familiar with. However, when you ask…
Psomiadis Visits Philadelphia
Panagiotis Psomiadis, the former Governor of Central Macedonia, visited the Pontian Society Akritai and St. Demetrios Church both in Upper Darby last night.
