Pontian Genocide Service in Philadelphia

The Pontian “Akritai” society of Philadelphia hosted the annual Genocide memorial service yesterday, at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Upper Darby, PA. The commemoration started with a memorial service during the church liturgy service. It was followed with a procession outside to the Pontian monument where several hundred members of the Greek-American community also assembled in support of the day of remembrance.