Vom 6. bis 9. Juni 2021 jeweils von 19:00 bis 21:00 Uhr findet die Konferenz statt.
Unter dem folgenden Link kann an der Konferenz online teilgenommern werden:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYSMwWtPELu_g015Z63VfUWNNJi7SJs-R

Das Programm in englischer Sprache siehe unten.
Das Programm in griechischer Sprache ist unter diesem Link zu finden:
https://distomo.blogspot.com/2021/06/6-10-2021.html

DISTOMO MASSACRE JUNE 10, 1944
77 YEARS AFTER
COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS 2021
MUNICIPALITY OF DISTOMO-ARACHOVA-ANTIKYRA
Crime without Punishment:
Nazi Crimes against Humanity in Europe.
The Debt of Memory
1st Conference on the Distomo Massacre
6 – 9 June 2021

DISTOMO MASSACRE JUNE 10, 1944
77 YEARS AFTER
COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS 2021
MUNICIPALITY OF DISTOMO-ARACHOVA-ANTIKYRA
Crime without Punishment:
Nazi Crimes against Humanity in Europe.
The Debt of Memory
1st Conference on the Distomo Massacre
6 – 9 June 2021
ORGANIZATION: MUNICIPALITY OF DISTOMO-ARACHOVA-ANTIKYRA

PROGRAMME
SUNDAY, JUNE 6th 2021
The conference will be livestreamed
KEYNOTE LECTURE
19:00-19:15 Ioannis Stathas, Mayor of Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra
SESSION I
The Distomo Massacre on June 10, 1944 by the German occupation troops
Prominence and Claim
Chair: Lucas Dimakas, Journalist
19:15-19:30 Georgios Panagiaris, Professor, Department of Conservation of Antiquities and
Works of Art, University of West Attica
‘’The science contribution to the preservation /enhancement of the historical
memory and the validation of the community’s demand for historical restitution
of the Distomo massacre victims’’
19:30-19:45 Dr. Joachim Lau, Lawyer, Florence
Title to Be Announced
19:45-20:00 Gabriele Heinecke and Lars Reissmann, Members of «A-K Distomo»
‘’Nazi crimes not forgiven. Anti-fascist Resistance not forgotten.
The demand for compensation remains’’
20:00-20:15 Rolf Becker and Manfred Klingele, Members of German Solidarity Group
‘’Germany’s role in Greece: Looting and terror in World War II, economic
blackmail as part of the EU today’’
20:15-20:30 Eberhard Rondholz, Writer and journalist
‘’A Thousand Unknown Lidices. An Endless Struggle for Memory and Reparation’’
20:30-20:45 Μichalis Mytakidis, Musician
‘’When you pass from this hill…’’
20:45-21:00 Concluding remarks – End of session

MONDAY, JUNE 7th 2021
The conference will be livestreamed
SESSION II
The Politics of the German War Reparations to Greece
Chair: Faye Mavragani, Journalist
19:00-19:15 Ioannis Stathas, Mayor of Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra
Title to Be Announced
19:15-19:30 Fanis Spanos, Regional Governor of Central Greece
Title to Be Announced
19:30-19:45 Athanasios Papadopoulos, Mayor of Kalavryta, President of «Network
of Martyred Cities and Villages 1940-1945»
‘’The debt of memory. The case of the Kalavryta holocaust’’
19:45-20:00 Dr Marco De Paolis, The Italian General Military Prosecutor on the Military
Court of Appeal
‘’Recent experience in military justice regarding war crimes committed in Italy
during WWII’’
20:00-20:15 Heike Hänsel, Member of the German Bundestag, Die Linke party
Title to Be Announced
20:15-20:30 Miltiadis Sfountouris, Lawyer, Member of Association of the Relatives of the
Distomo Massacre Victims
Title to Be Announced
20:30-21:00 Concluding remarks – End of session

TUESDAY, JUNE 8th 2021
The conference will be livestreamed
SESSION III
Nazi War Crimes Against Humanity
Historical Context and Places of Memory
Chair: Niki Kotsou, Journalist
19:00-19:15 Georgios Margaritis, Professor of Modern and Contemporary History,
Department of Politics of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
‘’The Heart of Darkness. Nazism and the War of Annihilation’’
19:15-19:30 Michalis Lymperatos, Historian PhD, Contemporary History
‘’International anticommunism and post war ‘’justification’’ and statute of
Limitations for war crimes in World War II’’
19:30-19:45 Eduard Stehlík, PhD, Director, Lidice Memorial, Czech Republic
Title to Be Announced
19:45-20:00 Maurizio Verona, President, National Park of Peace of Sant’ Anna di
Stazzema, Italy
Title to Be Announced
20:00-20:15 Maria Ossolińska, Head of Diplomacy of Remembrance Department at
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, Chairman of the Board of the
Auschwitz-Birkenau Institute
“Keeping the memory as a key to the future. Remembrance at
Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum”
20:30-20:45 Concluding remarks – End of session

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9th 2021
The conference will be livestreamed
SESSION IV
Democracy and Human Rights in 21st Century Europe
Risks, Challenges and Stakes
Chair: Niki Lemoni, Journalist
19:00-19:15 Vasiliki Kastriti, MSc International and European Studies
‘’Contemporary Aspects of Racism. The European Dimension’’
19:15-19:30 Thanasis Dimakas, Political Scientist, Editorial board Kaboom magazine
‘’Greek Extreme Right Today’’
19:30-19:45 Triantafyllia Kostopoulou, Psychologist
‘’Germany – a nation of perpetrators or victims? The perception of historical
past in Germany and the consequences for the war reparations demands’’
19:45-20:00 Alexandra Santa, National Council for the Claim of German Debts
‘’People make choices. Choices Make History’’
20:00-20:30 Concluding remarks. Εnd of the conference.

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