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Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor of Nazis at Nuremberg, dies at 103

JL;DR SUMMARY Benjamin Ferencz, who passed away at the age of 103, was the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials, where he notably led the Einsatzgruppen Trial. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustHuman RightsJusticeReparationsWar CrimesInternational Criminal CourtNuremberg TrialsGenocide PreventionBenjamin FerenczEinsatzgruppen Trial

Places mentioned

Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
"Prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz at the Einsatzgruppen Trial in Nuremberg, which lasted from September 1947 until April 1948."
Florida, United States
"Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving member of the prosecuting team at the Nuremberg trials that convicted Nazi ringleaders for crimes against humanity, died Friday evening in Florida."
Harghita, Romania
"Born in Transylvania in 1920, Ferencz immigrated to the United States with his Jewish family as an infant."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"Slight and boyish looking, he is seen in newsreel footage of the trials speaking deliberately and passionately in an accent shaped by his upbringing in Manhattan."
Israel
"West Germany agreed to pay $822 million to the State of Israel and to groups representing Holocaust survivors."
New York, United States
"From 1985 to 1996, he was an adjunct professor of international law at Pace University in Manhattan."
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
"In 2017, the Municipality of The Hague honored Ferencz for his achievements by naming the footpath adjacent to the Peace Palace after him."

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