135K views · 645 reactions | The first Nuremberg Trial began on this day 75 years ago, on November 20, 1945. The trials aimed to prosecute Nazi leaders for the crimes they committed during the Holocaust. The charges: Crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. It was a crucial opportunity to expose to the world the horrors of the Holocaust -- from the testimonies of survivors. | World Jewish Congress | Facebook

The Harvard Law School Library uniquely owns and manages approximately one million pages of documents relating to the Nuremberg Trials: thirteen trials conducted just after World War II to prosecute leaders of the Nazi regime. To preserve the contents of these documents—which include trial transcripts and full trial exhibits—the library has undertaken a multi-stage digitization project to make the collection freely accessible online. This video offers a brief glimpse of the project and its dedic