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Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring on balcony of the Chancellery in Berlin on March 16, 1938. Credit: German Federal Archives via Wikimedia Commons.

Russell Crowe to play Nazi Party henchman Hermann Göring in ‘Nuremberg’ film

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A new drama will feature two acclaimed actors in a film exploring whether madness or malice drove the Third Reich’s reign of terror. In “Nuremberg,” Oscar-award winner Russell Crowe will play Nazi propagandist Hermann Göring, opposite Oscar-winner...
Ben Ferencz. Credit: Adam Jones, Ph.D. via Wikimedia Commons.

Bipartisan bill awards Congressional Gold Medal to last living Nuremberg prosecutor

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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...
Chief prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz presents documents as evidence at the Einsatzgruppen Trial. Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum/Courtesy of Benjamin Ferencz.

House votes to bestow Medal of Honor on last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor

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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. Ron DeSantis awards Benjamin Ferencz, the last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials, with the Governor's Medal of Freedom on April 7, 2022. Credit: Office of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Florida Gov. DeSantis awards prosecutor of Nuremberg trials with Medal of Freedom

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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...
Chief prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz presents documents as evidence at the Einsatzgruppen Trial. Credit: Uunited States Holocaust Memorial Museum/Courtesy of Benjamin Ferencz.

House introduces bipartisan bill to award Nuremberg trials prosecutor with Congressional Gold Medal

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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...

November 20, 1945: Nuremberg Trials Begin

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On this day in 1945, 24 high-ranking Nazis go on trial before the International Military Tribunal (IMT) at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany, for atrocities committed during World War II.The Nuremberg Trials...
A view of proceeding at the Nuremberg trials. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

How Nuremberg’s universalism undermined its noble aims

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This weekend marks 75 years since the start of the Nuremberg tribunals, which tried leaders of Nazi Germany for their part in the Holocaust and other war crimes. A clear line links these tribunals to...
Ben Ferencz, the lead prosecutor in the Nuremberg Trials that followed World War II. Credit: Screenshot.

Film to be made about Nuremberg Trials 99-year-old prosecutor Ben Ferencz

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A film about the head prosecutor in the Nuremberg Trials following World War II will be made. Producers Barry Avrich and Patrice Theroux have acquired the film and television rights to the life story of...