The first ceremony on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of September 6-7 Pogrom

The Greeks will hold a memorial ceremony in Istanbul on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of September 6-7 Pogrom. On September 6, Yeniköy Panagia Greek Orthodox Church and School Foundation will hold a memorial ceremony at the church for the ones who lost their lives during the pogrom. There will be a memorial service too.

The ceremony will be held in the church that belongs to Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. On September 6-7, Yeniköy Panagia Greek Orthodox Church was protected by locals of Yeniköy during the attacks and they prevented the attackers from looting the church. Nevertheless, the church that belongs to Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem was damaged anyway. 

The church administration also put an ad on Apoyevmatini newspaper. The ad reads: “The memory of the Greeks is still alive on the 60th anniversary of the saddening events of September 6-7. On September 6, after the ceremony that will be held at Church of St. George, which was damaged during the September 6-7 attacks, there will be a memorial service in the memory of the victims.”