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While a student at the University of Wisconsin, Drexel Sprecher opposed the Nazis's discriminatory policies against Jews. He organized an interfaith group that drew on Jewish and Christian teachings to promote tolerance and inclusivity. Drexel even confronted a boxing champion for assaulting Jewish students on campus. After earning a law degree, he prosecuted Nazi war criminals at the Nuremberg trials. Watch live on Facebook today at 9:30 a.m. ET to learn how young Americans, like Drexel, tried