It is not widely known that after World War I, a series of trials took place to prosecute Ottomans connected with the Genocide.
In this lecture, Dean Kalimniou takes people behind the personalities, the procedures and the perpetrators, in order to discover why, over a hundred years later, despite these trials, denialism of the Crime of Genocide still exists, as well as how these court processes ultimately came to influence the Nuremberg Trials.
BIO
Dean Kalimniou is a lawyer, columnist, poet and short story writer within the Greek community. He has released numerous poetry collections in Greek and translated the works of many local Greek authors into English, while also publishing translations of Papadiamantis’ short stories in the critical anthology “The Boundless Garden: Selected Short Stories.” During the last few years, he has also released two children’s books, the title “Simela and the Magic Kemenche”, and “The Librarian from Cappadocia”.
Event Details:
- When: Thursday 22 May 2025, 7pm
- Speaker: Dean Kalimniou
- Seminar: Pontian Genocide Memorial seminar – Judgment Day
- Where: TheGreek Centre (Mezzanine, 168 Lonsdale St, Melbourne)
- Language: English
- Sponsor: Roma Siachos in memory of Olga Siranidou