In Greece and Germany, the past of the war is remembered differently. Our panellists discuss the divided memory and the effects on German-Greek relations.
In Greece, the memory of the occupation, forced labour and the Holocaust is overshadowed by the traumatic experience of the civil war (1946-1949). This only gradually changed after the end of the military dictatorship in Greece in 1974. In Germany, there was no interest in coming to terms with war crimes for a long time. The debate about reparations for war damages continues to burden German-Greek relations to this day.
Welcome: Dr Christine Glauning, Director of the Documentation Centre for Nazi Forced Labour
Keynote speech and moderation: Dr Kateřina Králová, Charles University Prague
Panel guests Prof. Dr Susanne Sophia Spiliotis, University of Leipzig Dr Dr Valentin Schneider, National Hellenic Research Foundation
At 6 pm, the curators will give a guided tour of the exhibition.