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Columbia University to hold `The Armenian Genocide and its Relevance
Today' conference
04.04.2009 16:31 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ New York - Andrea Kannapell of the New York Times
will moderate a Columbia University panel on "The Armenian Genocide
and its Relevance Today," sponsored by the Armenian Club, on April
9. Prof. Taner Akçam, attorney Mark Geragos, and Dr. David
Hamburg are the featured panelists at the 6 p.m. event in Davis Hall.
Turkish-born historian and sociologist Taner Akçam holds the
chair in Armenian Genocide studies at Clark University; he is the
author of A Shameful Act and one of the first Turkish academics to
openly discuss the Armenian Genocide. Renowned criminal-defense
attorney Mark Geragos led successful federal class-action lawsuits
against both New York Life Insurance and AXA for unpaid insurance
benefits from the time of the Armenian Genocide.
David Hamburg, Ph.D., president emeritus at Carnegie Corporation of
New York, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996; he is
the author of Preventing Genocide: Practical Steps toward Early
Detection and Effective Action. The panelists will highlight why it
is still important to remember and actively discuss the first genocide
of the 20th century; how its denial has hindered subsequent attempts
at genocide prevention; and how lessons learned from the Armenian
Genocide can help to prevent future war crimes and crimes against
humanity.
Columbia University to hold `The Armenian Genocide and its Relevance
Today' conference
04.04.2009 16:31 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ New York - Andrea Kannapell of the New York Times
will moderate a Columbia University panel on "The Armenian Genocide
and its Relevance Today," sponsored by the Armenian Club, on April
9. Prof. Taner Akçam, attorney Mark Geragos, and Dr. David
Hamburg are the featured panelists at the 6 p.m. event in Davis Hall.
Turkish-born historian and sociologist Taner Akçam holds the
chair in Armenian Genocide studies at Clark University; he is the
author of A Shameful Act and one of the first Turkish academics to
openly discuss the Armenian Genocide. Renowned criminal-defense
attorney Mark Geragos led successful federal class-action lawsuits
against both New York Life Insurance and AXA for unpaid insurance
benefits from the time of the Armenian Genocide.
David Hamburg, Ph.D., president emeritus at Carnegie Corporation of
New York, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996; he is
the author of Preventing Genocide: Practical Steps toward Early
Detection and Effective Action. The panelists will highlight why it
is still important to remember and actively discuss the first genocide
of the 20th century; how its denial has hindered subsequent attempts
at genocide prevention; and how lessons learned from the Armenian
Genocide can help to prevent future war crimes and crimes against
humanity.