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Jackson Center to interview noted WWII scholar

JAMESTOWN — The Robert H. Jackson Center, a non-profit dedicated to promoting liberty under law through the examination of the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson and its relevance to current events and issues, is pleased to welcome noted World War II historian Dr. Gerhard Weinberg on Monday at 12:30 p.m. in the Robert H. Jackson Center, Cappa Theatre. Robert H. Jackson Center Executive Director Deke Kathman made the announcement.

Dr. Weinberg is a German-born American diplomatic and military historian noted for his studies in the history of World War II. He is the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Weinberg has been a member of the history faculty at UNC-Chapel Hill since 1974. Previously he served on the faculties of the University of Michigan (1959-1974) and the University of Kentucky (1957-1959).

The Sept. 24 program will be the inaugural Al and Marge Brown lecture on WWII, established with an endowment gift from Philip and Mary Ann Zimmer to benefit the Jackson Center. Dr. Weinberg will be interviewed by Jackson Center co-founder, Gregory L. Peterson, a partner at Phillips Lytle LLC. The interview will focus on the rise of the Nazi party that forced a young Gerhard to flee his native Germany in 1938. That development led to his lifelong interest in researching and writing about World War II. This event is also part of a series of events sponsored, in part, by Chautauqua County Veterans Service Agency, PFC Joseph Dwyer Peer-to-Peer program.

The program is free and open to the public. For questions, contact the Jackson Center at 483-6646. The Jackson Center is located at 305 E. Fourth St., Jamestown

The Robert H. Jackson Center is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that envisions a global society where the universal principles of equality, fairness and justice prevail. The Center invites and engages students of all ages, scholars, educators, national officials and international dignitaries to analyze contemporary issues of peace and justice through the lens of Justice Jackson’s body of work.

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