But he spoke with the power and eloquence of a seasoned litigator. And I said, "Sure." The Germans relented shortly thereafter, according to Ferencz. I got on the next plane, flew from Berlin down to Nuremberg, and I said to Taylor, "General, we've gotta put on a new trial.". Mr. Ferencz served for the United States under 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 military trials held by the U.S. authorities at Nuremberg, Germany. According to Yad Vashem scholar Bella Guttermans book, A Narrow Bridge to Life, Schmelt sought to fill his and his superior SS Reichsfhrer Heinrich Himmlers coffers by creating an independent enterprise of forced labor camps where he could exploit Jewish youth and stash away the profits he plundered in a secret accountunknown even to the central SS authorityand that would allow him to expand his influence throughout Silesia and into Sudetenland. That's insane. The son of Hungarian Jews, he was 10 months old when his family immigrated to the U.S. in 1920 and settled in New York City. It was classified, so many Jews, so many gypsies, so many others--. Lesley Stahl: What turns a man into a savage beast like that? WebNet Worth in 2022: $1 Million - $5 Million: Salary in 2022: Under Review: Net Worth in 2021: Pending: Salary in 2021: Under Review: House: Not Available: Cars: Not Available: These men would never have been murderers had it not been for the war. Lesley Stahl: You don't think they turn into savages even for the act? Among the beneficiaries of monies donated by oligarchs, who were later implicated in foreign interference operations and sanctioned, are George Washington University, Cornell and NYU, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Kennedy Center, and the Guggenheim. But he isn't content just being a part of 20th-century history -- he believes he has something important to offer the world right now. Isnt it time to stop pretending theres anything benevolent about men whose fortunes are enabling one of the worst humanitarian disasters to hit Europe since World War II? Exhibit 84, from Einsatzgruppen D in March of 1942: Total number executed so far: 91,678. There is no point in drowning in a lake of tears, Ferencz says in the introduction to a forthcoming book about him. Ben Ferencz has led an extraordinary life. Yes. The world has still not learned the lessons of Nuremberg., What was his secret to living such a long life? After the sentencing, Ferencz decided to meet with Ohlendorf in a courtroom holding cell. Benjamin Ferencz: Same thing, not guilty. In 1943, Mr. Ferencz graduated from Harvard Law School and soon thereafter he joined an anti-aircraft artillery battalion. Livid, Ferencz dug his hands into his pockets and pulled out the bones of a child that he had picked up while walking the fields behind the concentration camp in Auschwitz. They think that they can get away with murder, but murder is murder, and they should be put on trial.. I am naive? Benjamin Ferencz, Nuremberg Prosecutor and Peace Advocate. An untried American prosecutor took on Nazi death squadsand in the process found his life's work helping victims of war crimes. A testament to his commitment to these efforts, Mr. Ferencz partnered with the Museum to launch the Ferencz International Justice Initiative in 2017 to coincide with the 70-year anniversary of the Einsatzgruppen Trial at Nuremberg, in which he was Chief Prosecutor. He grew up in a tough New York City neighborhood where his father found work as a janitor. WebStephen Levitt. Even pro-democracy think tanks like the Atlantic Council and the Council of Foreign Relations have taken oligarchs cash. At the end of 1945, Mr. Ferencz was honorably discharged from the US Army with the rank of Sergeant of Infantry and returned to New York where he prepared to practice law. My goal was clear: Grab the documents, he recalled. At Harvard, he studied under Roscoe Pound and also did research for Sheldon Glueck who, at that time, was writing a book on war crimes. And you know what keeps me going? You can watch it in full here. Would he like me to say that he was sorry that he brought disgrace on the family or something along those lines?. The courtroom was Nuremberg; the crime, genocide; and the defendants, a group of German SS officers accused of committing the largest number of Nazi killings outside the concentration camps -- more than a million men, women, and children shot in their own towns and villages in cold blood. In his memoirs, Ferencz recounts how important it was to secure evidence, such as lists of prisoners, the names of the camp administrators and the responsible SS figures. Nuremberg taught me that creating a world of tolerance and compassion would be a long and arduous task. After being honorably discharged from the army, Ferencz returned to the US andbeganlooking for a job as a lawyer, but he didn't search for long. There is a documentary on his life called Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World Of Ben Ferencz, and the film and television rights to his life story have been acquired. My father was very moved by it, he added. It is as if the Vatican had interceded in favor of the Gambino [crime] family because they are all good Catholics.. Ferencz had immigrated to the U.S. as a baby, the son of poor Jewish parents from a small town in Romania. After graduating in 1943, he joinedthe US Army. He holds that if you cry inside, it's better to laugh on the outside. But on his 100th birthday, an email landed in his inbox from a descendant of one of the men he had prosecuted. Death was their tool and life their toy. 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Only one piece of film is known to exist of the Einsatzgruppen at work. Lesley Stahl: Did you meet a lot of people who perpetrated war crimes who would otherwise in your opinion have been just a normal, upstanding citizen? I came under the Statue of Liberty as an immigrant, said Ferencz during the interview. And get your ass out of there.. Lesley Stahl: You've really seen evil. Wage growth is slowing. Those businesses have blood on their hands, Altman said of the German industrialists that gave Hitler the raw materials he needed to kill millions. Ferencz is "a man of conviction, a principled man," says Fatou Bensouda, the ICC's current chief prosecutor, in the 2015 documentary. As U.S. forces liberated concentration camps, his job was to rush in and gather evidence. All 22 defendants were found guilty, and four of them, including Ohlendorf, were hanged. From immigrant to lawyer to WWII soldier to Nuremberg prosecutor the amazing life of Ben Ferencz, 60 Minutes wrote in its promotion for the segment. Ferencz is 99 years old (100, if you ask him in person), and the only surviving Nuremberg Trial prosecutor. IE 11 is not supported. Ferencz attendedHarvard Law School on a merit scholarship. He wanted to be a pilot, but the Army Air Corps wouldn't take him. Benjamin Ferencz: Defendants' face were blank, all the time. In the years after the trial, he didnt recede into private life. A Warner Bros. / CBS News. In their hands lay overwhelming evidence of Nazi genocide by German doctors, lawyers, judges, generals, industrialists, and others who played leading roles in organizing or perpetrating Nazi brutalities, says his bio. There's the rabbi coming along there. I want complete control of the archives, which I got.. In 1943, Mr. Ferencz graduated from Harvard Law School and soon thereafter he joined an anti-aircraft artillery battalion. The USfelt that the first Nuremberg Trial of the 22 top Nazis could not fully explain how crimes of that magnitude could have happened in a civilized country like Germany, he says in the film. Benjamin Ferencz was just 27 when he successfully prosecuted 22 defendants for war crimes. June 27, 2021 / 6:54 PM But, as Ferencz recalls,noone knew what thosewere at the time. All of these oligarchs made their wealth through either political connections to the Kremlin, links to organized crime, or both. Reviewed by Stephen Levitt (Nova Southeastern University) Published on H-Law (June, 2014) Commissioned by Charles L. Zelden. He had a specific job to do. The funds were to build a new research center and create two versions of its Book of Names, memorializing 4,800,000 Jews murdered by the Nazis. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History. Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and billionare, businessman Oleg Deripaska (L) are seen visiting the RusVinyl Russian-Belgian joint polymer plant, near Nizhny Novgorod, 430 km. Ferencz wanted to extend a favor. And they're chasing them. Taylor immediately appointed Ferencz to his team. And the father had routinely saved a piece of his bread for his son, and he kept it under his arm at He kept it under his arm at night so the other inmates wouldn't steal it, you know. Ferencz was born on March 11, 1920, in Csolt, Szatmr County, located in the historical Transylvania region in the Kingdom of Hungary (today part of omcuta Mare, Romania). Ferencz eventually moved his wife and four children to the U.S. and set up a law practice in New York focused on civil rights and civil liberties. Grim as hell, Ferencz said. It is not often you get the chance to meet a man who holds a place in history like Ben Ferencz. Todays news of U.K. sanctions against Abramovich and six others, coupled with the recent U.S. ban on Russian oil, further lifted my spirits. Putin is having a one-day trip to Nizhny Novgorod region. Others crawling around garbage piles, digging for scraps of food. Altman argued that had German industrialists not colluded with Hitler, the Nazis would never have had the resources to kill 6 million Jews, let alone funnel hundreds of thousands of Jewish youth (like herself and my mother) into work camps where they fought for their lives and endured unspeakable brutality. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, two New York Democrats, and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) He landed on the beaches of Normandy and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Rich Schapiro is a reporter for the NBC News Investigative Unit. I got a little bit indignant, Ferencz recalled. But that didn't last long. After securingall possible evidence at one camp, they would drive directly to the next. And bodies. Chief prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz presents documents as evidence at the Einsatzgruppen Trial. Innocent lamb. The gift was an eight-figure donation, according to spokesperson Simmi Allen, who said the oligarch was to be the second-largest donor to the institution. Giving comes with strings attached, and when its blood money, its stain can never be erased, as Altman said in a thunderous voice. Liberator. The fact that Yad Vashem, a nonprofit, non-partisan foundation, would do the bidding for a man linked to corrupt financial activity and the Kremlin proves dirty money can soil even the cleanest of hands. Benjamin Ferencz: Yes. $45.00 (paper), ISBN 978-1-4766-0363-6. When he was ten months old his family moved to America. Benjamin Ferencz: Of course, is my answer. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 They're not real. TTY: 202.488.0406. Kena Betancur / AFP via Getty Images file. Ben Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, answered the phone in bright spirits. This was the basis he and his team used to issuearrest warrants. Link Copied! Over the years, Ferencz has received a boatload of awards and honors. Holocaust Memorial Museum and other organizations that promote peace, vowing to end his life the way it started as a poor boy. And he traveled the world into his 90s, spreading his motto of law, not war., I was damn lucky to live this long, said Ferencz, who turns 103 in March. In his role as war crimes investigator, Mr. Ferencz gathered evidence about the horrors perpetrated by the Nazis, visiting concentration camps as they were liberated. Thetribunal prosecutesindividuals for war crimes; even heads of state are held legally accountable. He quickly recognized the importance of the find. Benjamin Ferencz: We're marching forward. The book, entitled Parting Words: 9 Lessons for a Remarkable Life,willbe published in English on December 31, 2020. But the trials were already underway, and prosecution staff was stretched thin. Benjamin Ferencz: Well, don't say that. When we first reported on him back in 2017, he was 97 years old, barely 5 feet tall, and he had served as prosecutor of what's been called the biggest murder trial ever. We've had genocide since then. His mission was to gather credible evidence that could be used in a court of law to try and convict persons responsible for international crimes. Watching Ben Ferencz during his daily swim, his gym workout and his morning push-up regimen is to realize he isn't just the sunniest man we've ever met -- he may also be the fittest. I thought of Ferencz and Altmans words as President Joe Biden announced sanctions last week, and the world rallied to enforce them, isolating Putin and Russian businesses to the point where the ruble has lost its value. Jefferson: McFarland, 2013. He was carrying out his government's instructions. He often tells young people to never give up because the fight for peace and justice is worth the long struggle ahead. US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Benjamin Ferencz. Ferencz was not interested in revenge or retribution, despite his family being Jewish. These were people who could quote Goethe, who loved Wagner, who were polite--. Judge: How do you plead to this indictment, guilty or not guilty? His plans were to return to New York and work as a lawyer. Lesley Stahl: He's a savage when he does the murder though. They included detailed reports on the Einsatzgruppen, special SS units that roamed Nazi-occupied Europe and killed more than 1 million people. Toward the end of the war, because of his legal training, he was transferred to a brand new unit in General Patton's Third Army, created to investigate war crimes. Skeletal figures with hollow eyes pleading for help many too weak or too sick to move. Nearly 75 years had passed since Ferencz secured convictions against 22 Nazi death squad commanders responsible for the murder of more than 1 million Jews and others. Since the agreement was finalized, roughly $90 billion has been distributed to Holocaust survivors, according to the Claims Conference. Ferencz was six months shy of his 28th birthday and stood barely 5 feet tall. 200 years, Countless Stories: Benjamin Ferencz '43, Ben Ferencz '43, the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor, has spent his life advocating for law, not war. You're sitting here as a female. After securing evidence of Nazi atrocities in concentration camps and serving as the youngest prosecutor in the Nuremberg Trials, the US lawyer helped found the ICC in the Hague. Boy, I felt if I'd had a bayonet I woulda jumped over the thing, and put a bayonet right through one ear, and let it come out the other. So the world is changing. 27-year-old Ben Ferencz became the chief prosecutor of 22 Einsatzgruppen commanders at Nuremberg. Indelibly seared into my memory are the scenes I witnessed while liberating these centers of death and destruction. The U.S. decided to hold 12 more trials in Nuremberg against Nazi judges, doctors and other top figures. Watching Ben Ferencz during his daily swim, his gym workout and his morning push-up regimen is to realize he isn't just the sunniest man we've ever met -- he may also be the fittest. And that's just the beginning. This is Ferencz making his opening statement in the Nuremberg courtroom 73 years ago. WebAccording to The Boca Newspaper and the Sun Sentinel newspaper, Heller has created a wide range of Judaica statues and busts, and figural statuaries such as the Fiddler on the Roof, Benjamin B. Ferencz was born in Transylvania in 1920 and moved to America when he was ten months old. It was his first case, his website says. Chief prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz presents documents as evidence at the Einsatzgruppen Trial. Any institution, regardless of its area of focus, should refrain from taking Russian oligarchic money, Michel said. Ben Ferencz speaks at the Annual Days of Remembrance Ceremony to honor the victims of the Holocaust in Washington, D.C., in 2018. The omcuta Mare March 11, 1920-born lawyer and pacifist expert is arguably the worlds most influential Ben Ferencz is expert, with a wide-ranging social media outreach. 1894 shipwreck found in Lake Huron, confirming "powerful, tragic story", Garland to face Congress amid ongoing special counsel investigations, FBI chief says agency feels pandemic likely started with Chinese lab leak. He stopped checking his emails. The budget had already been set and the Pentagon wasnt keen on any more trials. Lesley Stahl: What was going on inside of you? This footage came to light years later. In 1945, he was transferred to the headquarters of General Pattons Third Army, where he was assigned to a team tasked with setting up a war crimes branch and collecting evidence for such crimes. The Jews were shot? Some of his titles include: Mr. Ferencz lives in Florida and has four grown children. They would never have been brought to justice were it not for Ben Ferencz. Taylor told Ferencz adding another trial was impossible. The last surviving prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes trials against Nazi leadership, he has worked tirelessly as a Excerpts from the Opening Statements by Ben Ferencz, Chief Prosecutor of the Einsatzgruppen Case #9 held in Nuremberg. Benjamin Ferencz: He gave me a bunch of binders, four binders. will introduce the legislation on Friday, according to Gillibrands office. And I can't believe you're 97 years old. 2. Ferencz studied crime prevention at the City College of New York, and his criminal law exam result won him a scholarship to Harvard Law School. Lesley Stahl: They're making them run to their own death? Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. It was a very poignant and moving letter of remorse that expressed deep thanks and appreciation for my fathers life work, said Ferenczs son, Don. Referring to family separations, he accused Trump of committing a crime against humanity., According to The Independent, Ferencz made the remark during a recent interview with outgoing United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Raad Al Hussein., He described how he found it painful to hear about the family separations at the U.S. border with Mexico. The Kennedy Center, MIT, the Museum of Modern Art and the Clinton Foundation all reported that they stopped receiving donations from oil tycoon Viktor Vekeslberg when he was sanctioned in 2018 for operating in the energy sector of the Russian Federation economy, according to the U.S. Treasury Department. This dental device was sold to fix patients' jaws. The Nuremberg trials after World War II were historic -- the first international war crimes tribunals ever held. Thats where Ferencz came in. The trials of leading German officials before the International Military Tribunal are the best known of the postwar war crimes trials. Here we are updating just estimated networth of Benjamin Berell Ferencz salary, income and assets. It also raises the question: should nonprofits be taking money from those linked to criminal enterprises, let alone lobby for them? Benjamin Ferencz was just 27 when he successfully prosecuted 22 defendants for war crimes. Disclamer: Ben Ferencz net worth displayed here are calculated based on a combination social factors. I had peered into Hell, Ferencz said, according to his website. However, according to Ferenczs bio, the United States decided to hold a wider swath of Nazis responsible than just Hitlers highest profile henchmen. Lesley Stahl: Now, you've been at this for 50 years, if not more. With the allied forces closing in on the center of Nazi power in Berlin, he was transferred to a unit responsible for gathering evidence of war crimes. Memories of the horrifying scenes he witnessed during this period left a permanent impression on Mr. Ferencz and inform his ongoing desire to see a world in which those responsible for atrocity crimes are held to account. But they were real. According to the United Nations article accompanying the video interview with Ferencz, his motto was Never give up. The website calls him still a tireless, and fearless, fighter for human rights and justice. After the war concluded, Ferencz received an honorable discharge as an Army Sergeant of Infantry. That must end now. by Andrew Nagorski 2/13/2017. Ben Ferencz has stayed active in public affairs, criticizing U.S. President Donald Trumps border policies. Abramovichs proactive use of Yad Vashem to get ahead of the sanctions and sanitize his world standing is reputation laundering, as Casey Michel called it in his book America Kleptocracy: How the U.S. he is one of famous lawyer and pacifist with the age 101 years old group. Family (1) Spouse Gertrude Fried (29 March 1946 - 2019) (her So you do it.". The last surviving prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes trials against Nazi leadership, he has worked tirelessly as a champion of international law and human rights. He scored a victory when the international criminal court in The Hague was created in 1998. Benjamin B. Ferencz engaged in both of these critical tasks. I applaud those who have since distanced themselves from oligarchs, like the Guggenheim, which announced the resignation of Vladimir Potanin from its board after a 20-year tenure, and pledged to return a portion of his donations. According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Ferencz is one of the most iconic voices in the field of international justice. One thing that people dont realize is how incredibly dangerous it was for these people, said Greg Schneider, executive vice president of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, or Claims Conference, an organization created to negotiate the agreements and later handle the dispersal of the money. And I also learned that if we did not devote ourselves to developing effective world law, the same cruel mentality that made the Holocaust possible might one day destroy the entire human race. Today, Ferencz is 99-years-old. He became the first in his family to go to college, then got a scholarship to Harvard Law School. Without pity or remorse, the SS murder squads killed every Jewish man, woman, and child they could lay their hands on. The International Military Tribunal identification card of Benjamin Ferencz, the chief prosecutor of the Einsatzgruppen Trial. You ask them, he recalled telling the officials. Benjamin Ferencz: And I start screaming. Shoot 'em there. Having witnessed the horrors perpetrated by the Nazis during World War II, Mr. Ferencz has fought tirelessly to build the architecture of international justice around deterrence, prevention, and accountability for mass atrocities.. There are many lessons to learn from the Holocaust, but one that resonates is the great evil caused by unchecked political power coupled with outsize economic wealth. I headed straight to the main office and closed it off. But Ferencz knew they were guilty and could prove it. Find information on historical cases of genocide and other atrocities. The Royal Academy of London also tendered the resignation of its trustee, Alfa-Bank head Petr Aven. They could-- like, they're waiting for a bus. Ten months later, his family moved to the United States, where he grew up in Manhattan. Many people ask this question about the money Ben Ferencz makes from Facebook. But he is still in good spirits, still has his sense of humor and, when not too tired, is still perfectly cogent and well-reasoning.. I'm a realist. For him, it was about justice. On the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Nuremberg Trials, Mr. Ferencz reflected on the impact the trial had on him and shared his inspiring story about devoting his life to pursuing peace, demanding justice for victims, and preventing genocide. Despite his critical role for the U.S. forces, Ben Ferencz was actually born in Transylvania. 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