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Become a Jackson Center Fan on The Jackson Center on YouTube U P C O M I N G July 18–23 August 25 EVENTS A Special Studies lecture series week Professor John Q. Barrett of St. John’s Facebook.com at Chautauqua Institution regarding University, the Jackson Center’s Created just over a year ago, the “RobertHJacksonCenter” april 27 the legacy of Justice Jackson and the Elizabeth S. Lenna Fellow, will The Jackson Center is now on Facebook.com! By becoming channel on YouTube.com has already received over 350,000 In conjunction with a visit by Gail Nuremberg trials. lecture at Chautauqua Institution on a member of the “Robert H. Jackson Center” fan page on views. An ever-expanding free resource for video content Jarrow, award-winning author of “Chautauqua’s Robert H. Jackson.” Facebook, you can access a wide spectrum of interesting related to Jackson, Nuremberg, and Center events, this channel the Jackson biography, ROBERT H. August 18 CENTER items and information regarding contains a wealth of information JACKSON: New Deal Lawyer, Supreme Chautauqua Institution’s 6th annual August 30–31 SPRING 2010 • www.roberthjackson.org upcoming events, updates to our that can be easily searched and Court Justice, Nuremberg Prosecutor, a Robert H. Jackson Lecture on the The 4th Annual International website, photos of Jackson and the viewed from anywhere. Part of the short film on Jackson and Brown v. Supreme Court of the United States will Humanitarian Law Dialogs will Center, and albums of previous Jackson Center’s continuing effort Board of Education will be shown at the be given by Jeff Shesol (www.shesol.com). bring international prosecutors and Center. On April 28, Jarrow will also An accomplished historian and political leading professionals together for a 2-day Center Co-Sponsors Panel at the United events and speakers. to educate and share historical address approximately a thousand area speechwriter, including for President Clin- symposium. This year’s theme is “Crimes content with a global audience, students, and thousands more through a ton, Shesol is author of the acclaimed new Against Peace—The Crime of Aggression States Supreme Court A truly multi-faceted means of the channel includes over 450 live, distance-learning program on the web. book Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt in the 21st Century.” On December 8, 2009, the Robert H. Jackson A contingent of Jackson Center OSI is responsible for hunting Nazis and communication and a meaningful, video clips of original film from vs. The Supreme Court (W.W. Norton). Center co-sponsored an event at the United representatives and supporters attended other suspected war criminals within the instant connection between the the Nuremberg trials, interviews States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. the event as well as various other activities United States for trial and deportation. Center and its supporters, our presence on Facebook is another with trial participants, discussions with current international Focused on the role of the Solicitor General during two days spent in Washington. The way to share excitement surrounding future programming. It’s prosecutors, color film of the city of Nuremberg, visits by For more information, visit www.roberthjackson.org, or call 716-483-6646. in American Government, an office which group was given private tours of the United This Supreme Court event was broadcast on also an opportunity to look back at some of the Jackson Center Supreme Court Justices and other dignitaries at the Center, and Robert Jackson held from 1938-40, the States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the C-Span and can be viewed on its website at: memories and rewarding work—as we approach the Center’s much more. program involved a panel discussion with National World War II Memorial and the www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290512-1. 10th anniversary in 2011, we invite you to visit us both at the Give online to the Robert H. Jackson Center at www.roberthjackson.org former Solicitors General Paul Clement, Supreme Court of the United States. The Center, and remotely by joining this online community. Visit The Jackson Center YouTube channel is www.youtube.com/user/ www.facebook.com and search “Robert H. Jackson Center” RobertHJacksonCenter. You can peruse clips and subscribe to spring 2010 N EW S LETTE R under the Fan Page section. the channel for periodic updates.

Did you ONWARD AND UPWARD IN 2010 know… The Jackson Center is buzzing with plans for the tremendous year of programming that lies ahead of us. We are continuing to • The Center had more build on our efforts to create high-quality and unique educational donors contribute in 2009 programs while solidifying our online presence as a hub for the than ever before. sharing of historical materials and documents surrounding Jack- A contingent of Jackson Center staff and Former Solicitor General Paul Clement with son, Nuremberg and other Jackson-related topics. supporters at the Supreme Court. • We are approaching the Center Board Member E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr. 10th anniversary of the Drew Days and Ken Starr. The panel was Center’s founding—the To accomplish the many goals we have for continued growth, moderated by Kenneth Geller. The event Founders first met in we need your help! In 2009, we were inspired by the generos- was officially hosted by Associate Justice INSIDE December 2000. ity shown during our successful year-end Challenge Grant. We Kennedy with recently-appointed Associate P 2 honor these gifts with our commitment to advancing the legacy German Internship Program • There are more Endowment Justice Sonia Sotomayor also in attendance.

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Community Foundation for Jackson Day in Warren County R E T N E C the White House Historical Association and the Jackson Center than Jackson Center friends Arnie Bellowe and Curt P 4 To contribute, please use the enclosed envelope or the United States Capitol Historical Society. any other non-profit. Sechler with Tom Loftus (Jackson grandson and In Memoriam: Bonavita & Weeks go to our website at www.roberthjackson.org. The program was conceived by E. Barrett Board Member) and Cindy Peterson. P 5 You can also call us at 716-483-6646. Prettyman, a law clerk of Justice Jackson’s Facebook & YouTube and a Board member of both the Robert H. group also heard a presentation on the work Annual Fund Jackson Center and the Supreme Court of the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) P 6 Historical Society. at the United States Department of Justice. 5 Upcoming Events German Internship Program Youthbuild Artifact Donation In Memoriam

As part of an ongoing relationship sisted in preparations for the 3rd annual international criminal law; Stefanie, origi- The Jackson Center with the Youthbuild pro- The Jackson Center was saddened this winter by the loss of two wonderful friends of the Center who between the Jackson Center and Philipps- International Humanitarian Law Dialogs. nally from Wetzlar, is also concentrating recently received an gram,” stated Jackson Center did much during their lives to benefit their communities, to honor their families, and to contribute to Universität in Marburg, Germany, They are both studying for their judicial on national and international criminal law, unexpected donation Executive Director Adam the legacy of Justice Robert H. Jackson. the Center has been fortunate to host with the intent of becoming a prosecutor. of newspapers from Bratton. “It was a joy to see Samuel F. Bonavita, of Warren, PA passed away on Novem- German law students through a bi-annual the Chautauqua Home these uncovered artifacts, ber 29, 2009, at age 91. He earned his BA and JD degrees from Stanley A. Weeks internship program. The program was The interns visiting in Spring 2010 are Mar- Rehabilitation and Im- many in fairly good condition, the University of Pittsburgh and also attended the University of Charitable Legacy Fund initiated by Dr. Christoph Safferling, nise Kornelia Hunter and Sebastian Kluck- provement Corporation’s and to read the numerous Vienna and Northwestern University. Bonavita was a decorated the Jackson Center’s Whitney R. Harris ow. Marnise, from Gelnhausen (Hesse, Jamestown Youthbuild headlines and articles about Army veteran of WWII who spent three years serving in France, A fund has been established for International Law Scholar. Germany), completed her undergraduate program. The newspapers Jackson and his appointment Belgium, Holland and Germany. In Germany, he met with Justice the benefit of the Jackson Center studies at Burggymnasium Friedberg and were discovered by Youth- to the U.S. Supreme Court.” Jackson at Nuremberg. Upon returning to the States, Bonavita Typically, two students visit for an intern- is focusing on Criminal and Pharmaceutical build student workers who The papers are now part of in memory of Stanley A. Weeks. went into private practice. He also served as District Attorney ship lasting one month. In addition to Law. Sebastian is from Düsseldorf (North were preparing a vacant the Center’s archives. Provisions were made by Mr. of Warren County for 14 years and as Judge of the 37th Judicial their work at the Center, they visit area Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) and gradu- house for renovation. District. Bonavita, who was involved in many civic organizations, Weeks for an endowment to sup- attractions including Niagara Falls and ated from Schloss-Gymnasium Duesseldorf- The Youthbuild program is a established an endowment fund to benefit the Jackson Center. port the Robert H. Jackson Cen- Chautauqua Institution, and experience Benrath. At Marburg, he is focusing on Approximately 30 edi- national education and skill- Samuel F. Bonavita The fund supports an annual event in Warren that honors the ter and other area not-for-profit the American legal system through asso- Criminal Law, in particular on Criminal tions of the Jamestown building program for at-risk birthday of Jackson, who was a Warren County native. See page 3 for an article on the most ciations with area lawyers and judges. Law relating to youth offenders and crimi- Post and the Jamestown page of many of the papers, they contact- youth between 18 to 24 years organizations that he supported recent celebration of Robert H. Jackson Day in Warren County with guest speaker Justice nology. Sebastian also has a Supplementary Evening Journal from 1941 were discov- ed the Jackson Center. old and is a part of the Chautauqua Home Thomas Saylor. If you wish to participate in commemorating Samuel Bonavita’s life of ser- during his life. The “Stanley A. In August 2009, Melanie Firle and Stefanie Qualification in Pharmaceutical Law. Mar- ered in the attic. Once the students and Rehabilitation and Improvement Corpora- vice, please call the Jackson Center or use the enclosed envelope to make a gift to his fund. Weeks Charitable Legacy Fund,” Ender completed internships; their work nise and Sebastian have assisted the Center managers realized what they had, and “We were thrilled to receive a call that tion’s neighborhood revitalization efforts administered by the Chautauqua included creating educational materials with archival work, especially organizing that Robert Jackson was on the front these gems were found by the young people in Jamestown. Stanley A. Weeks, of Jamestown, NY on the “Perpetrators” exhibit, a series Sebastian Kluckow and Marnise Hunter at the donated materials in the Henry T. King, Jr., Region Community Foundation, died January 7, 2010, at age 97. A native of of original lithographs by Sid Chafetz Center in March 2010. collection. They have also worked exten- will provide valuable support to Jamestown, he attended Colgate University, featuring the defendants from the IMT sively on archiving original photographs Cornell University Law School and gradu- the Center while memorializing trial at Nuremberg. They also worked on state exams (similar to the US state bar from the Jackson Center collections, which Robert H. Jackson Day In Warren County ated from George Washington University the life of Stan Weeks. For more creating summaries of Robert Jackson’s exams). Melanie, who is from Brachttal, will ultimately become part of the digital and University of Buffalo School of Law. speeches for the Center’s website and as- has focused her studies on national and archives at www.roberthjackson.org. information, or to contribute to As part of an annual collabo- he was First Deputy Attor- During World War II, he served four years this fund, please call the Jackson ration between the Jackson ney General for Pennsylva- in the U.S. Navy as operations officer at Key Center at 716-483-6646 or use the Center and the Warren nia from 1983-1987 and was West and Miami, and as an antisubmarine County Historical Society, the Director of the Pennsylvania warfare officer at the Naval Advance Base in enclosed envelope. 118th anniversary of Jack- Bureau of Consumer Protec- the South Pacific. Following the professional son’s birth was celebrated tion from 1982-1983. careers of his father, uncle and brother, in February in Warren, PA. he was an attorney, admitted to practice Born in Spring Creek town- This event was made possible in 1939. Weeks served as Mayor of Jamestown from 1952 to 1953 and ship, Jackson was honored through the generous support served on many community boards. He was president of the following in the county of his birth of the following sponsors: organizations: Jamestown Bar Association, Jamestown High School with a lecture at the historic Allegheny College; Blair Cor- Alumni Association, Chautauqua County Historical Society, Republican Warren County Courthouse poration; Robert H. Jackson/ Club of Greater Jamestown, and Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity at Cornell by Justice Thomas G. Saylor Samuel F. Bonavita Lecture- Law School. Weeks was an ardent Freemason and in 1981 received the of the Supreme Court of ship Fund; Conarro Family 33rd Degree of Scottish Rite Masonry. He was preceded in death by his Pennsylvania. Saylor, who Foundation; Holiday Inn; Dr. beloved wife, Sarita Hopkins Weeks. Together, they were responsible for Justice Saylor with reception co-hosts (L-R) Margaret (Peggy) Morgan, spoke about Justice Jackson’s Charles S. & J. Lynne Myers; Cathy Zawacki and Sandy Rothenberg. Photo by PC Projects the complete restoration and elegant furnishing of the “Gold Room,” the participation in the Brown v. Pennsylvania Humanities front living room in the 1858 historic mansion that houses the Jackson Board of Education decision, Justice Saylor was elected to the Supreme Council; Podiatry Associates; Robert H. Center. The room, featuring an Italian marble fireplace, original decora- was welcomed at a reception at the Crary Court of Pennsylvania in 1997. Formerly, he Jackson Center; St. Bonaventure University; tive molding, intricate chandelier and floor-to-ceiling twin mirrors gilt in gold leaf, is named Above left: Chief Justice Rehnquist with “HOLIDAY FASHION FANTASY” BENEFIT Art Gallery by co-hosts Margaret Morgan, served as a Judge of the Superior Court of Warren County Bar Association; Warren in their honor. Stanley and Sarita were both early supporters of the Center who through Mr. & Mrs. Weeks during a 2003 visit at the Center. Mrs. Joyce Sechler, co-chairwoman of the event with Mrs. Jane Kidder, is flanked by models on the runway at a Sandy Rothenberg and Cathy Zawacki. Pennsylvania from 1993-1997. Prior to that, County Historical Society. their vision and generosity elevated the physical space Jackson Center occupies to its cur- December 10, 2009, fundraiser at the Jackson Center. Photo by PC Projects rent state of historically-preserved beauty. Above: The Stanley and Sarita Weeks room during the holidays.

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