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Holocaust and Genocide Studies 1998 12(2):257-281; doi:10.1093/hgs/12.2.257
© 1998 by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Preparations for the Nuremberg Trial: The O.S.S., Charles Dwork, and the Holocaust

Shlomo Aronson

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

This article uncovers the activities of the one-man Jewish desk at the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)—a desk under the direction of Dr. Charles Irving Dwork. Created in 1943 for the purpose of gathering information on Jewish affairs, including evidence against Nazi war criminals, Dwork's desk ultimately had only a minor role in preparing for the Nuremberg trials because the Jewish case was played down during the preparatory phase of the International Military Tribunal. Yet despite the fact that the prosecution did not make full use of the OSS records, the Holocaust inevitably imposed itself during the trials, testament not only to the importance of Dwork's work, but to the unique enormity of the Shoah itself.


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