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Benjamin Ferencz, a war crimes prosecutor, recounts how he met and married Gertrude Fried, a Romanian immigrant, after the war. He also describes his job offer to return to Germany and his honeymoon trip.
Ben Ferencz. Benjamin Berell Ferencz (March 11, 1920 – April 7, 2023) was an American lawyer. He was an investigator of Nazi war crimes after World War II and the chief prosecutor [ 1] for the United States Army at the Einsatzgruppen trial, one of the 12 subsequent Nuremberg trials held by US authorities at Nuremberg, Germany.
Jan 15, 2023 · By Rich Schapiro. Ben Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, answered the phone in bright spirits. “Good morning,” he hollered. “Ask your questions.”. Nearly 75 ...
- Rich Schapiro
Mama Goes to School. Ever since she arrived in the States in 1936, Gertrude worked by day and studied by night. She finally managed to gain admittance to Hunter College, but had to interrupt her education again when we left in 1946 for our brief honeymoon abroad that lasted another ten years. Gertie was quite a determined and persistent lady.
Apr 9, 2023 · Ben Ferencz was 27 when he prosecuted 22 Nazis for war crimes and crimes against humanity. ... childhood sweetheart Gertrude Fried - died in 2019. Returning to Auschwitz after 75 years. The nun ...
- Christy Cooney
Apr 8, 2023 · In 1946, he married Gertrude Fried in New York. The couple soon returned to Germany, and their four children were all born in Nuremberg. ... Mr. Ferencz, who lived in New Rochelle, N.Y., and in ...
Dec 12, 2016 · Gertrude Ferencz is a few months older than her husband. Their four kids have reached the age of pensioners themselves now. "We used to come to Florida as snowbirds," he says. They lived for many ...
