Nuremberg Trials Prosecutor Ben Ferencz Dies at 103
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Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, has died at the age of 103. Ferencz secured convictions against 22 Nazi death squad commanders and played a crucial role in securing compensation for Holocaust survivors and creating the International Criminal Court at The Hague. He was also involved in pushing the Germans to agree to maintain cemeteries where Holocaust victims were buried.
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- Ben Ferencz, former Nuremberg trials prosecutor who secured convictions of Nazi death squad commanders, dies at 103 NBC News
- Ben Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor, dies at 103 The Washington Post
- Last living Nuremberg prosecutor and South Floridian Ben Ferencz dies at 103 South Florida Sun Sentinel
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