We envision a global society where the universal principles of equality, fairness, and justice prevail.
For over twenty years, we have honored and promoted the legacy of Robert H. Jackson, U.S. Solicitor General, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and Chief U.S. Prosecutor of the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg.
The Jackson Center advances the legacy of Justice Robert H. Jackson through education, using a variety of methods including in-person and virtual programs and presentations, exhibits, available media, and scholarship. We demonstrate the contemporary relevance and applicability of Justice Jackson’s ideas and work to current and future generations.
What does it mean to start life in a new country?
Discover the journey from steerage to Ellis Island to the sweatshops of New York City, through the experiences of one young Irish immigrant forced to seek a new American life on her own.
In the early 1900s, Bridget leaves the turmoil and poverty of Ireland for the promise of work and better opportunity in the United States, where she faces the challenges and discrimination of immigrant life on the road to citizenship.
Please join us Thursday, April 3 at 6 p.m. at the Jackson Center for this moving telling of surviving the Holocaust, fighting Nazis in the French Resistance, and making a new life in America. This is the true story of Kurt and Edith Leuchter, as told by their daughter Deborah Stueber.
Debbie Leuchter Stueber is a part of their Generations Speakers Series and has spoken at schools, universities, libraries, and other various organizations sharing her parents’ Holocaust experience. Now 96 and 97 years old, sharing their story has become her passion for the last several years. She feels strongly that it’s the responsibility of her generation and generations to come to carry on the survivors’ legacy.
Earlier this month we observed National Civics Week. Did you know that was a thing?!?
Good news for you, we have lesson plans available to educators for grade levels 4-12.
Using these tools, you can craft lessons to help students explore the importance of civic responsibility by learning about Robert H. Jackson’s contributions to justice, democracy, and civil liberties. They will engage in interactive activities tailored to their grade level to analyze how government functions, the role of citizens in a democracy, and how legal principles impact daily life. Click here to download for free.
Thanks for joining us during this unique opportunity to explore the evolution of civil rights and liberties through the lens of Robert H. Jackson’s legacy.
This seminar is designed for educators to deepen their understanding of the historical foundations of justice, accountability, and human rights, while equipping them with practical tools to teach these critical concepts in their classrooms.
The reading material is now available for your education, as well! Click here.
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Do you have an idea for programing you’d like to see? Email Elizabeth Houser at ehoiser@roberthjackson.org.
Accountability – The Role We Have
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We are asking the public to share short stories about their relationship with democracy in a recording studio set up in the Center’s library. The RHJC is proud of its long tradition of recording oral histories, this represents the first time we are collecting stories from the public at-large. To schedule a time to record your story during the exhibit’s residency, contact a staff member at 716-483-6646, info@roberthjackson.org, or book online.
During a webinar on December 19, 2024, scholars of international affairs, Professor Jennifer Trahan and Ambassador David Scheffer explained the processes of International Criminal Court arrest warrants, discussed the warrants issued for Israeli and Hamas leaders, enforcement of those warrants, and the larger implications for international criminal justice.
The Robert H. Jackson Center is making available and organizing as resources both audio and video recordings of the Nuremberg trial proceedings. This guide, featuring links to those recordings, is organized in chronological order.
Please join us Thursday, April 3 at 6 p.m. at the Jackson Center for this moving telling of surviving the Holocaust, fighting Nazis in the French Resistance, and making a new life in America. This is the true story of Kurt and Edith Leuchter, as told by their daughter Deborah Stueber. Debbie Leuchter Stueber is […]
What’s the meaning of loyalty?Understand the impact of Executive Order 9066, which led to the imprisonment thousands of innocent Japanese Americans during World War II, through the experiences of one […]
What’s the meaning of loyalty?Understand the impact of Executive Order 9066, which led to the imprisonment of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans during World War II, through the experiences of […]
What’s the meaning of loyalty?Understand the impact of Executive Order 9066, which led to the imprisonment of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans during World War II, through the experiences of […]
What’s the meaning of loyalty? Understand the impact of Executive Order 9066, which led to the imprisonment of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans during World War II, through the experiences […]
What’s the meaning of loyalty?Understand the impact of Executive Order 9066, which led to the imprisonment of thousands of innocent Japanese Americans during World War II, through the experiences of […]
What does it mean to survive?Bear witness to the world of Anne Frank and other young people living through the Holocaust, from the point of view of Anne Frank's "best […]
What does it mean to survive?Bear witness to the world of Anne Frank and other young people living through the Holocaust, from the point of view of Anne Frank's "best friend."Sarah is a historically accurate composite character, based on the testimonies of those who knew Anne Frank, as well as other victims, resisters and survivors […]
What does it mean to survive? Bear witness to the world of Anne Frank and other young people living through the Holocaust, from the point of view of Anne Frank's "best friend." Sarah is a historically accurate composite character, based on the testimonies of those who knew Anne Frank, as well as other victims, resisters […]
What does it mean to survive? Bear witness to the world of Anne Frank and other young people living through the Holocaust, from the point of view of Anne Frank's "best friend." Sarah is a historically accurate composite character, based on the testimonies of those who knew Anne Frank, as well as other victims, resisters […]
2025 BATTLE OF THE BOOKS The Robert H. Jackson Center is inviting grade school educators to bring your team to our Battle of the Books event on Saturday, May 17, 2025 1 - 3 p.m.We are looking for teachers to lead up to eight teams of students in grades 6-8 who are looking for some […]
Join us at Robert H. Jackson Center for an illuminating and timely discussion on "The U.S. Department of Justice, Then & Now." The evening will feature two distinguished legal scholars: Barbara L. McQuade, University of Michigan Law School Professor and former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan (2010-2017), will share her insights […]
Raymond D’Addario was one of a few photographers assigned by the Army Pictorial Service to document the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. On November 21, 1945, senior Nazi officials took their seats in Courtroom 600 in the Palace of Justice. Ray’s photograph of the main defendants sitting in the docket surrounded by U.S. military guards has become the iconic symbol of the trial.
