Opening reception for "Witnessing Justice at Nuremberg: Nazi War Crimes Trials Through the Eyes of New Mexicans Dorothy Adams Greene and Lawrence Rhee." Small but mighty, this exhibit will examine the quest for justice at Nuremberg through the Dorothy Adams Greene Collection and the Lawrence L. Rhee Collection, both part of NMHIM’s permanent holdings. Adams Greene and Rhee worked as part of the American teams prosecuting crimes against humanity following the end of WWII. Rhee worked as Head of Photographic Evidence for the Allied Prosecution at the first International Military Tribunal trial of Nazi leadership and Adams Greene as a clerk stenographer and confidential secretary at the Subsequent Nuremberg Trials, specifically the trial of chemical giant I.G. Farben, also known as the “industrialists trial.”

Through original documents, photographs, and artifacts, Witnessing Justice examines the challenges and importance of the Nuremberg trials and the international community’s response to Nazi crimes against humanity. Through personal narratives, visitors can explore themes of global justice, corporate responsibility, and the consequences of atrocity. It will also give insight into the experience of prosecuting war crimes from the perspective of members of the legal team.