The Trial of Trebuna - Death by Hanging

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The 22 defendants were found guilty of membership in a criminal organization, war crimes and of committing crimes against humanity. After the trial, he and his wife, gertrude, stayed in germany. They had for children, all born in nuremberg. He worked on restitution and reparations efforts, and helped herturn property to holicot survivors. And that's what i've been doing ever since.

When Benjamin Ferencz was 27 years old, he prosecuted his very first trial. There were 22 defendants, each of them high-ranking members of Nazi Germany’s death squad. The entire world was watching.

Today, we take a look at the Nuremberg trials and their role in defining international law after World War II.

This episode originally aired in 2018—this version includes an update with Benjamin Ferencz, who celebrated his 101st birthday earlier this year.

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