Chief Prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz at the Einsatzgruppen Trial. [LCID: 09917]

Benjamin Ferencz

Benjamin B. Ferencz (1920–2023) devoted his career to creating an international system of justice that protects everyone's right to live in peace with dignity. After the Holocaust, Ferencz successfully prosecuted 22 officers of the Einsatzgruppen in the Subsequent Nuremberg Proceedings. Explore more content about Benjamin Ferencz during and after the Holocaust. 

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