Professor Harry Reicher, a leading authority on Holocaust law, will present the final program in the “Eisenhower and the Righteous Cause: The Liberation of Europe” program series. It will be held at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum on Tuesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Visitors Center Auditorium.

“History owes President Eisenhower a debt of gratitude on many counts. This presentation will focus on a relatively little-known episode, which occurred in the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust, and which continues to have an abiding impact in the 21st century,” states Professor Reicher.

While liberating concentration camps, and witnessing sights that “beggar description,” Eisenhower ensured the horrific scenes his eyes saw were captured for posterity in graphic photographs and film. In doing so, he grasped the impact which visual evidence was to have in the Nuremberg Trials, and uncannily foresaw the era of Holocaust denial. On both counts, Eisenhower displayed his profound sense of history and his far-sightedness.

Born in Prague and raised in Australia, Reicher is a graduate of Monash University, in Melbourne, with graduate law degrees from the University of Melbourne and Harvard Law School. He was heavily involved in Holocaust-era restitution, reparations and compensation, and the many lawsuits arising therefrom.

The program is free and open to the public. RSVPs are appreciated and can be made on Facebook or by calling 785.263.6700.

Samantha Kenner