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Nassau DA Opens Women's History Month Exhibit In Courthouse
The exhibit honors Cecilia Goetz, the only American female prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials.
In celebration of Women's History Month, the Nassau County District Attorney's office teamed up with the Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center of Nassau County to create a special exhibit.
The exhibit, located in the rotunda of the Nassau County courthouse, the exhibit honors the memory of Cecilia Goetz, the only female American prosecutor to deliver opening remarks at the Nuremberg Trials. The trials were held to hold Nazis accountable for the crimes committed during the Holocaust.
Goetz, a New York resident, was also the only Jewish woman to act as a prosecutor at the trials.
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The exhibit will be open in the courthouse until March 24.
View this post on InstagramIt’s Women’s History Month, and to celebrate, in collaboration with @holocausttolctr and the Nassau County Courts, we brought a special exhibit to our court house. . The exhibit remembers Cecelia Goetz, the only American female prosecutor to deliver an opening statement at the Nuremberg Trials, redefining a woman’s role in the courtroom on the international stage. . It will be on display in the rotunda through March 24. . Thank you to all for attending this morning’s opening ceremony and dedication. . #womenshistorymonth #history #hmtc #courthouse #exhibit #ceciliagoetz #nurembergtrials #trial #womenempowerment
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