Benjamin Ferencz

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Born March 11, 1920 · Csolt, Szatmár County, Hungary [now Ciolt, Șomcuta Mare, Romania]

Died April 7, 2023

Also known as Benjamin Berell Ferencz · Benjamin B. Ferencz · Ben Ferencz

Biography

Benjamin Berell Ferencz was an American lawyer. He was an investigator of Nazi war crimes after World War II and the chief prosecutor for the United States Army at the Einsatzgruppen trial, one of the 12 subsequent Nuremberg trials held by US authorities at Nuremberg, Germany. When the Einsatzgruppen reports were discovered, Ferencz pushed for a trial based on their evidence. When confronted with a lack of staff and resources, he personally volunteered to serve as the prosecutor.

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Awards & recognition

Congressional Gold Medal · 2022
Pahl Peace Prize · 2021
Medal of honor Dag Hammarskjold · 2013
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 2010
Erasmus Prize · 2009