PROSECUTING EVIL: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz

​

Barry Avrich’s gripping new documentary tells the fascinating story of Ben Ferencz—the last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor and lifelong advocate of “law not war.” After witnessing Nazi concentration camps shortly after liberation, Ferencz became lead prosecutor in the Einsatzgruppen case at Nuremberg, which has been called the biggest murder trial in history. He was 27 years old and it was his first trial. All 22 Nazi officials tried for murdering over a million people were convicted. Ferencz went on to advocate for restitution for Jewish victims of the Holocaust and later for the establishment of the International Criminal Court. His fight for justice for victims of atrocity crimes continues today. 

​

Panelists:

Barry Avrich, Film Producer, Director and Writer

David Scheffer, American Lawyer and Diplomat

Dr. Stephen D. Smith, Executive Director for USC Shoah Foundation

Dr. Mary Johnson, Senior Historian for Facing History and Ourselves

Dr. Michael Berenbaum, Conceptual Development of Museums and Historical Films, Scholar and Writer

​