Writings

During the course of his distinguished career, Ben Ferencz has published numerous books, scholarly articles, letters, op-eds, and communiques through the web, He has also been featured in a wide range of video and audio recordings. 

Audio
December 2020
Read about and listen to the Radio New Zealand interview here. 
Article
July 2020
The sole surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg Trials warns that an executive order from President Trump regarding the International Criminal Court is cause for concern.  ...
Video
March 2020
Ben Ferencz on 60 Minutes sharing his message of peace for today’s world.
Book
2020
What a century of life-experience can teach us about happiness, ambition, courage, love and how to make the most of the lives we've been given.  How many people do you know ...
Video
March 2019
Anne Frank Award 2019, March 28, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. - Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United States (NLintheUSA.com).
Letter
January 2019
To the Editor: Now in my hundredth year, I cannot remain silent. I entered the United States in January 1921 as a poor immigrant boy, and I have felt obliged to repay the ...
Video
August 2018
On the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Rome Statute, a number of notable advocates and other figures made comments reflecting on the significance of the achievement and ...
Video
August 2018
Ben Ferencz and Zeid Raad Al Hussein discuss the relevance of UDHR after 70 years and accountability for promotion and protection of human rights.
Video
August 2018
Barry Avrich returns to the Toronto International Film Festival with a fascinating portrait of Ben Ferencz, the last surviving Nuremberg Trial prosecutor, who continues to ...
Video
January 2018
Ben Ferencz in a video for Harvard Law School's Bicentennial.
Video
January 2018
Ben Ferencz, his son, Don Ferencz, and Michael Scharf, Dean of Case Western School of Law, discussing the future of international law and the International Criminal Court at ...
Video
September 2017
Benjamin B. Ferencz lead the prosecution in the Einsatzgruppen case at Nuremberg after World War II. Cardozo honors Ferencz who, through his life's work and philanthropy, ...
Video
August 2017
Ben Ferencz addressing the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation in 2017 from Delray Beach, Florida.
Video
August 2017
The last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials passes the torch to this generation. TEDxTeen opening music by Madijuwon. Benjamin B. Ferencz was born in Transylvania in ...
Video
February 2017
Benjamin Ferencz addressing the Vespasian V. Pella Association in 2017.
Video
January 2017
Benjamin Ferencz addressing a meeting at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in January 2017, from Delray Beach, Florida.
Video
October 2016
At just 27, Benjamin Ferencz was a prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders. At 97, he says "you cannot kill an ideology with a gun."
Video
March 2016
Benjamin Ferencz speaking on remorse and Dr. Otto Ohlendorf.