4/05/05--In recognition of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the World War II concentration camps, The Boston College Law School Jewish Law Students Association is proud to welcome Joshua M. Greene to campus on Monday, April 11. Mr. Greene will discuss his book Justice at Dachau: the Trials of an American Prosecutor.

The Nuremberg trials, which brought charges against a handful of Nazi top brass, have been well-documented. Before now, however, little was known about the much larger proceedings that took place 65 miles south, on the grounds of the former Dachau concentration camp. The American Military chief prosecutor, William Denson, was a soft-spoken Southern gentleman, a devout Presbyterian, who had to overcome his own disbelief at the extent of the horror, prosecute crimes that international law had never described, and prove to the world that America could provide a defeated enemy with fair trials. Denson staved off pressures from Army superiors for quick victories, and after two years of grueling courtroom proceedings achieved a near-perfect record of convictions.

Writer Joshua M. Greene is a five-time recipient of TV Guide’s Best Programs of the Year award, Director of Strategic Planning for the World Council of Religious Leaders, and was chosen by the United Nations to produce a television special honoring the U.N.’s 50th anniversary.

Book signing and reception to follow. Co-sponsored by Boston College Hillel and Hillel Council of New England, the talk will be held on Monday, April 11th, at 5 pm in room 120 of the Law School's East Wing building. For more information, please contact David Gillers at gillers@bc.edu.