KDL pupils trained for mock trial of Nazi doctor

Grade 11 pupils from King David Linksfield will be participating in a year-long mock United Nations trial of Nazi doctor and psychopath Ernst Rüdin. The initiative is being run by the UN Forum for Social Excellence, and includes pupils from more than 50 countries around the globe.

The pupils will be trained for the programme. They will receive information and coaching on aspects such as an investigation into the Nazi Racial Hygiene and Eugenics Movement, a discussion of the book The Nuremberg Doctors’ Trial and its Legacy, a video based on bioethics considerations in today’s world, and comprehensive training in preparing evidence and arguments for the prosecution and defence in a trial.

The pupils have experienced one day-long session thus far, and were taught by international educators such as the Israel-based Sefie Fischler, research co-ordinator of the International Mock Trial on Human Rights; Avi Omer, the founder of the UN Social Excellence Forum; Professor Irwin Cotler, former Canadian Minister of Justice; and Professor Paul Weindling, a research professor on the history of medicine at Oxford University in London.

The King David students participated via Zoom with participants from countries such as Turkey, Sweden, Morocco, the Philippines, and Romania. The training was interactive and engaging.

Yael Duchen, Noah Ruzow, Eden Novik, Noa Bakal, Jessica Hirschowitz, Aurah Kopelowitz, Ariel Krengel, Arianne Kirkel, Dina Levy, Kiki Mpande, Sasha Hetz, Ruby Jossel, Jordan Meyers, Raphael Rehbock, Kerri Hackner, Jemma Karan, Chad Bravo, and Ben Ginsberg have volunteered for this programme.