Genocide Memorial Monument Unveiled In South Australia

GENOCIDE MEMORIAL MONUMENT UNVEILED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
By Helen George

Greek Reporter

June 4 2012

On Sunday, May 20, in the city of Adelaide in South Australia,
a special ceremony was organized to commemorate the unveiling of
a monument dedicated to the victims of the Armenian, Assyrian and
Pontian Greeks genocide committed by Turkey’s Ottoman government
during World War I, 1914-1923.

The Ethnic Genocide has been commemorated in Australia by The
Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANC Australia). On May 20,
the organization unveiled the Memorial Monument in South Australia.

Dignitaries and politicians representing the three ethnic groups
attended the ceremony.

Executive Director Vache Kahramanian said, “The unveiling of
this monument is testament not only to the memory of the victims
of genocide but also to descendants of survivors who have called
Australia home.” A church service was held at St. Dimitrios Greek
Othordox Church followed by the official unveiling at the Mausoleum
of Holy Family in Salisbury Downs in South Australia.

Erecting the South Australian genocide monument was the result of
great efforts made by three brotherly organizations: the Pontian
Brotherhood of South Australia, the Armenian Cultural Association of
South Australia, and the Assyrian Universal Alliance-Australia Chapter.