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Scenes from Nuremberg Trials
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About the
Collection
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Arthur W. Diamond Law Library at Columbia University Law School, and the
Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives at Hebrew Union College.
The site contains selected documents from the Nuremberg War Crimes holdings of these three institutions, as well as photographs, oral histories, and a chronology of events spanning the years 1941-1948. Supporting materials include:
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Partners & Programs
- Arthur W. Diamond Law Library, Columbia Law School
Telford Taylor Papers Conference
Friday, April 8, 2005, 9:00 a.m.
Columbia University Law School
The Columbia University Law School, Arthur W. Diamond Law Library, celebrates the official opening of the Telford Taylor Papers with a Conference reviewing the work of Professor Taylor and demonstrations of the website for the Papers and related online sites.
- The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
- Truman Presidential Museum & Library
War Crimes & International Law: The Legacy of Nuremberg
July 10-15, 2005, Truman Presidential Museum & Library
The Truman Library, in cooperation with the Midwest Center for
Holocaust Education, present a national teacher conference. Leading scholars will provide information and teaching strategies on the following topics: the legal and historical foundations of war crime prosecutions, the Holocaust's legacy, the Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes tribunals, the legal issues and precedents resulting from those trials, and post-WW II prosecution for acts of genocide and war crimes occurring in other nations.
The Legacy of Nuremberg
Sunday, July 10, 2005 7:00 pm
Jewish Community Campus, Overland Park KS
Dr. Michael Berenbaum, director of the Sigi Ziering Institute at the University of Judaism, discusses the continuing impact of the trials of Nazi war criminals. Presented in partnership with the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education.
Panel Discussion on the Law of War
Tuesday, July 12, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Moderated by Fred K. Green, former counsel to General Colin Powell during the first Gulf War, an expert panel discuss issues of law and the waging of war beginning with the Geneva Convention and the Nuremberg War Crimes trials and extending to current issues in the Middle East and elsewhere. Panelists Jonathan Bush, William Eckhardt, Gregory Gordon and Harry Reicher have held such positions as lead prosecutor for My Lai cases in the Vietnam War and prosecutor in the "media case" under the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Presented in partnership with the University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School, Midwest Center for Holocaust Education and the Liberty Memorial. For CLE credit, contact the UMKC School of Law: 816-235-1648.
Robert H. Jackson and Telford Taylor: Nuremberg Prosecutors
Thursday, July 14, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Truman Presidential Museum & Library
Biographers John Q. Barrett and Jonathan Bush discuss the work of the two leading Nuremberg prosecutors.
Presented in partnership with the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education.
Trials Sites
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