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The Story of Benjamin Ferencz, the last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials. Just in his twenties - after landing on the beaches of Normandy, fighting in the Battle of the Buldge, and liberating various Nazi concentration camps - Ben became responsible for prosecuting members of the Einsatzgruppen death units, responsible for the deaths of over one million innocent people during the Nazi invasion of Russia.
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)CousinIT
(9,151 posts)uponit7771
(90,225 posts)... because he's a punk ass.
UKR civilians aren't going to buckle, this is stupid
Earth-shine
(3,858 posts)Ben Ferencz is my next-door neighbor. He is now 102. Seemingly, he is in great shape physically and mentally.
He is the most famous person living in our retirement community in Delray Beach, FL.
(In the above video, he talks about being short. There's a huge man in there, packed into a body that's about 4'10".)
Last year, he was nominated for the Congressional Gold Medal. He will probably receive it this year.
in November 2021, our Congressperson Lois Frankel held a press conference outside Ben's house regarding this nomination. This produced a flurry of TV spots and articles in the newspapers about Ben, his life, and this nomination.
He addressed the crowd for a bit. He told some brief stories, and then started going off on Trump! Lois stopped him and redirected the conversation. At one point, she mentioned something about "Build, Back, Better."
I hope my claim to fame in this life is something more than "I was the neighbor of this great man."
EndlessWire
(6,377 posts)He saw one of the Nazis hanged. I don't know the name of the one he saw, but my father was deeply affected by it.
Yes, Putin should be declared a war criminal, indicted, and sent to the criminal court for disposition. Just sayin'. And, we shouldn't wait for him to be finished with Ukraine.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)In 2017, 60 Minutes spoke with Ben Ferencz about his far-reaching message of peace for todays world.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Ben Ferencz '43, the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor, has spent his life advocating for law, not war. In 1947, at the age of 27, Ferencz served as chief prosecutor for the United States in the Einsatzgruppen Case at the Nuremberg Tribunal, in which 22 Nazi officials, including six generals, were charged with murdering more than 1 million people. All were convicted, and 13 were sentenced to death. The International Military Tribunals at Nuremberg are widely regarded to have changed the course of history. The term genocide was coined during the tribunals and the concept of crimes against humanity began to emerge. In 2014, Ferencz, known for his role at Nuremberg and for his work promoting an international rule of law and the creation of an International Criminal Court, was awarded Harvard Law Schools highest honor: the Medal of Freedom. In this video, Ferencz reflects on his life's work advocating for law, not war.
L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)The last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials passes the torch to this generation. TEDxTeen opening music by Madijuwon. Benjamin B. Ferencz was born in Transylvania in 1920 and moved to America when he was ten months old. After he graduated from Harvard Law School in 1943, he enlisted in the army. Under General Patton, Ferencz fought in every major battle of the war. He was later transferred to a newly created War Crimes Branch to gather evidence of Nazi brutality. When the war was over, Ferencz returned to New York and was subsequently recruited for the Nuremberg war crimes trials. Ferencz was named Chief Prosecutor for the United States in the Nuremberg "Einsatzgruppen Case." Twenty-two defendants were charged with murdering over a million people. Ferencz was 27-years-old and it was his first case. He then played a key role in negotiating and implementing German agreements to compensate victims of Nazi persecution. Since then, Ferencz has devoted his life to studying and writing about world peace and replacing the rule of force with the rule of law." This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.