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Let's give a big Jamestown welcome to @Jack El-Hai, writer and author, speaking after a screening of #Nuremberg @Reglenna, January 30, 6 pm.

#WWIIHistory
#moviebuff
December 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎄

Holiday Closure Notice:
The Jackson Center will be closed December 24-26, 31, and January 1.

As we move into the new year, we continue observing both the 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials and our own 25th anniversary.
December 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🎉 DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT THIS HOLIDAY SEASON! 🎉

As we celebrate 25 years of promoting Justice Robert H. Jackson's legacy of equality, fairness, and justice, our Board is offering a special gift: Every dollar you donate through December 31st will be matched up to $5,000!
December 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
#ICYMI
From being chased out by the Gestapo to witnessing Nazi generals sign their surrender—the true story of Fritz Oppenheimer, a German-Jewish lawyer who fought on both sides of two world wars and helped rebuild the German justice system after Hitler's defeat.
#WWII History
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Al and Marge Brown Lecture December 15, 2025
A German Jew's Triumph: Fritz Oppenheimer and the Denazification of Germany From being chased out by the Gestapo to witnessing Nazi generals sign their surrender—this is the extraordinary true story…
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December 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#OTD in #Nuremberg December 20, 1945

Major Farr concluded the SS case with evidence of concentration camp medical experiments, showing Dr. Rascher wrote Himmler on May 15, 1941 requesting prisoners for high-altitude research, noting "the subjects may, of course, die."
December 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
#OTD in #Nuremberg December 19, 1945:

Prosecutors present SA (Sturmabteilung) evidence showing systematic violence against political opponents. American affidavits detail 1933 attacks: Herman Roseman beaten by SA man while police watched, told ...
December 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Honor loved ones with a commemorative brick at the Jackson Center. Your tribute joins our historic walkway and supports our educational mission. 25th Anniversary special pricing available now! Plantings twice yearly in May and October. roberthjackson.org/brick
December 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
#OTD in #Nuremberg December 18, 1945: Prosecutors reveal the Rosenberg Task Force systematically looted Europe's cultural heritage. Evidence shows 21,903 catalogued art works seized across France, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, and occupied territories. #WWIIhistory #Monumentsmen
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
#WatchusWednesday

Get to know Elizabeth at the #RHJC. She makes the programming happen ... as the Programming Director, that makes sense.

Got any questions about the hows and whys of what we do what we do? Put 'em in the comments below
December 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
#OTD in #Nuremberg December 17, 1945: The prosecution revealed captured Nazi documents showing plans to starve "many tens of millions" of #Russians. By diverting food from Moscow and Leningrad to Germany, understood to cause mass death, stating: "This must be clearly and absolutely understood."
December 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Join us at the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts for a special screening of Nuremberg (2025), followed by a live talk-back with author Jack El-Hai, whose book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist inspired the film.
December 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Join us TONIGHT for a virtual conversation on A German Jew’s Triumph and the extraordinary true story of Fritz Oppenheimer. Featuring authors Cindy Schweich Handler and Harry Handler. Part of the Al & Marge Brown WWII Lecture Series.

Register now & join us: www.roberthjackson.org/event/wwii-h...
December 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Discover the 72-year struggle that finally won half of America’s citizens a voice in their own government, through the campaign of one young activist dedicated to women’s suffrage.
December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate! 🕎

The Festival of Lights reminds us that hope and justice can prevail even in darkness.

May your celebration be filled with light, warmth, and peace.

Chag Sameach!
December 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
#OTD in Nuremberg, December 14, 1945, Trial Day 20: The prosecution presented Document 1061-PS, SS General Stroop's report on the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto. The report documented that between April and May 1943, a total of 56,065 Jews were caught, with approximately 7,000 killed
December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy birthday to us!

It's the 25th anniversary of #RHJC... reason enough to celebrate, but where would we be without the visionaries who willed us into existence? Thank you for your determination, hard work, and advocacy. Watch this short video, produced by co-founder, Greg Peterson, about our ...
December 14, 2025 at 5:32 AM
#OTD in #Nuremberg December 13, 1945:The prosecution presented interrogations of defendants Sauckel and Speer regarding forced labor recruitment. Sauckel's interrogation confirmed that workers from western occupied countries came to Germany against their will, requiring active police assistance.
December 13, 2025 at 5:00 AM
#OTD in #Nuremberg: Day 18 - December 12, 1945

Evidence was presented on the forced deportation of civilians from occupied territories for slave labor. Document 031-PS showed Rosenberg's ministry approved a plan to abduct 40,000 to 50,000 children aged 10 to 14 from Eastern territories
December 12, 2025 at 5:01 AM
#ODT in #Nuremberg Day 17 - December 11, 1945

The prosecution presented a four-part Nazi propaganda film documenting the rise of the Party from 1921 to 1933, totalitarian control from 1933 to 1935, preparation for wars of aggression from 1935 to 1939, and wars of aggression from 1939 to 1944.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Thank you to everyone who celebrated with us last night! 🎉 to kick off our 25th anniversary year. Special thanks to @WeinbergFinancialGroup and @elegantediblescatering for making the celebration possible.
2026 is going to be remarkable – 25 Years of Asking Questions starts now!
December 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
#OTD in # Nuremberg, December 10, 1945 - Trial Day 16

American prosecutor Sidney Alderman continued presenting evidence on Operation Barbarossa, documenting extensive military and economic preparations beginning nearly six months before the June 22, 1941 invasion.
December 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
In 2026, the #RHJC celebrates 25 years of advancing civic understanding and public discourse with a special yearlong lecture series: 25 Years of Asking Questions.
December 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Join us for a virtual conversation with Cindy Schweich Handler and Harry Handler, co-creators of A German Jew’s Triumph: Fritz Oppenheimer and the Denazification of Germany.
December 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
@mtapresents A Christmas Carol at the #RHJC

Once again, Mike Thornton and the gang bring you a holiday classic with an immersive, nostalgic experience that leaves kids wide-eyed and adults walking out with full hearts ❤️ 💚
A perfect start to the holiday season.
December 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
#OTD in Nuremberg Trial Day 15 - December 7, 1945: Norway & Denmark (Major Elwyn Jones, speaking and seen here): Documents showing Raeder-Rosenberg-Quisling collaboration from December 1939. Hitler's March 1, 1940 directive ordered forces to "appear as a peaceful occupation" while planning invasion.
December 7, 2025 at 4:43 AM