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Nuremberg

The interpreters' booth at the Nuremberg trials. From left to right: Capt. Macintosh, British Army, translates from French into English; Miss Margot Bortlin, translates from German into English; Lt. Ernest Peter Uiberall, Monitor.

How the Nuremberg Trials changed interpretation forever

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We take simultaneous interpretation for granted today, watching world leaders at the UN and other organizations listen to speeches being translated in real time. But there was a time not too long ago when even the thought of someone instantly translating speech was impossible.

The Nuremberg Trials: 65 Years Later

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The Nuremberg Trials: 65 years later

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