Tag: Ben Ferencz
Bipartisan bill awards Congressional Gold Medal to last living Nuremberg prosecutor
U.S. Reps. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), Joe Wilson (R-S.C.), Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) on Thursday were joined by U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in announcing their bipartisan bill to award a Congressional...
House votes to bestow Medal of Honor on last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill on Tuesday to award the Congressional Medal of Honor to Benjamin Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials.
The measure was introduced by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), in...
Florida Gov. DeSantis awards prosecutor of Nuremberg trials with Medal of Freedom
A 103-year-old man was awarded the Governor’s Medal of Freedom on Thursday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in recognition of his bravery and determination to see Nazis brought to justice.
The award was presented to Ben Ferencz, the...
House introduces bipartisan bill to award Nuremberg trials prosecutor with Congressional Gold Medal
A bipartisan group of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bill on Thursday to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials.
The bill was introduced by...