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2019-03-09T22:24:29-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/0a1/20190309234444003_hd.jpgThe American Bar Association and its German counterpart co-hosted a discussion on the fate of thousands of lawyers of Jewish origins during the Nazi regime. Speakers included author Douglas Morris and the granddaughter of Robert Jackson, who served as the chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trails. Later in the event, a panel of attorneys reflected lessons learned from the Holocaust and on human rights issues from the civil rights era to the present.
The American Bar Association and its German counterpart co-hosted a discussion on the fate of thousands of lawyers of Jewish origins during… read more
The American Bar Association and its German counterpart co-hosted a discussion on the fate of thousands of lawyers of Jewish origins during the Nazi regime. Speakers included author Douglas Morris and the granddaughter of Robert Jackson, who served as the chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trails. Later in the event, a panel of attorneys reflected lessons learned from the Holocaust and on human rights issues from the civil rights era to the present. close
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- Daniel Abrams Chief Legal Analyst ABC News
- Katarina Barley Federal Minister Germany->Justice and Consumer Protection
- Robert "Bob" M. Carlson President American Bar Association
- Bernice Donald Judge U.S. Court of Appeals->Sixth Circuit
- Elizabeth Holtzman U.S. Representative (Former) [D] New York
- Melissa Jackson Acting Justice New York State Supreme Court->New York County
- Douglas Morris Author
- Douglas E. Morris Author
- Richard Salomon Member Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center->Board of Directors
- Michael Tigar Professor American University Washington College of Law
- Ulrich Wessels President German Federal Bar (BRAK)
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