Exhibits

Current Exhibit—Lawyers without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich

The Law Library Association of St. Louis is proud to announce that it is hosting the American Bar Association (ABA) Travelling Exhibit, Lawyers Without Rights:  Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under The Third Reich. The exhibit, never before seen in St. Louis, is at the Law Library Association from Sunday March 8 through Tuesday June 23, 2020. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE END DATE FOR THE EXHIBIT HAS BEEN EXTENDED FROM TUESDAY JUNE 9 TO MONDAY AUGUST 31. WE WILL NOTIFY YOU WHEN THE LIBRARY REOPENS AND HOPE YOU CAN SCHEDULE A VISIT OR TOUR AT THAT TIME.

In addition to the Law Library Association, the exhibit is co-sponsored locally by ADL Heartland, the  Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, and the Jewish Federation of St. Louis-The Professional Society: Lawyers Division.

The exhibit consists of panels that tell the stories and describe the respective fates of dozen of attorneys and judges of Jewish descent who had their law licenses revoked under the Third Reich.

This exhibit, sadly, remains important and timely.  More than 70 years after its horrors unfolded, the Holocaust still has stories to reveal and lessons to share. This exhibit begins to provide a portrait of the fate of Jewish lawyers in Germany-stories that speak to how the Nazis purged Jewish lawyers as one of the early steps to attack the rule of law in their country.   
Dr. William Meinecke, US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Lawyers Without Rights Opening Event a Big Success

Thanks to the 80 people who came out from the legal community, the Jewish community and the general community for the opening event for the exhibit "Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany under the Third Reich."  We heard from Rene Morency with the American Bar Association (ABA) Human Rights Committee about the origins and importance of this ABA traveling exhibit.  Our keynote speaker, Dr. William Meinecke, Historian with the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC, spoke about "Law, Justice and the Holocaust." The exhibit itself runs until June 9, 2020.    

Sponsors

ABA LogoADL HeartlandAnderson GilbertGermanNationalDana MGoldblattSingerGoldblattSinger
GrayRitterHolocaust MuseumJeffersonBankJewish FederationShaare EmethHuschBlackwellLibrary

 

Thanks to our individual, corporate and organizational sponsors:

Gold Level: Gray, Ritter and Graham, P.C.
Silver Level: Anderson & Gilbert, L.C., Goldblatt + Singer
Bronze Level: Danna McKitrick, P.C., Jefferson Bank & Trust Co.
Platinum Level: Richard Abrams, Susan E. Block, Dan and Erika Cohn, Francis and Jean Duda, Rabbi Randy Fleisher, Leonard J. Frankel, Dr. Laura and David Goldmeier, Dr. Michael and Roberta Gutwein, Husch Blackwell,  Michael and Susan Mlynarczyk, Temple Emanuel, Jay B. Umansky, Congregation Shaare Emeth
Additional Supporters: Congregation B’nai Amoona, Dr. Gary and Marilyn Ratkin
Professor Leila Sadat

The Lessons of the Holocaust and the Creation of the International Criminal Court-at the Law Library Association

LECTURE AND CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (CLE) PROGRAM: Tuesday August 18, 2020, 12:30-1:30 PM

The Lessons of the Holocaust and the Creation of the International Criminal Court – presentation by Professor Leila Sadat,  Washington University School of Law

This presentation is in conjunction with the Law  Library Association exhibit, Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under The Third Reich.

Leila Sadat is the James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law at Washington University and Director of the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute, as well as Special Adviser on Crimes Against Humanity to the International Criminal Court Prosecutor.  

Fee:  $25 (Free for Library Members and SLU Law Students and Faculty)

 

Qualifies for 1.2 MO CLE Credits, including Cultural Competency, Diversity, Inclusion, Implicit Bias Credit Hours.