…progress toward peace through law, and a moral exemplar to millions. 1974: Ben Ferencz in Marcel Ophuls’s film Memory of Judgment. November 19, 2010: Ben Ferencz in Courtroom 600, Palace of Justice, Nuremberg. From the first time that I met Ben, in 1999, I knew that he would be the longest-living Nuremberg podium prosecutor. I knew this because of the math—Ben had been so young (age 26, or close enough) at Nuremberg. I knew this because Ben, thoug…

…of Ambassador Kyslytsya’s March 2 speech at the U.N. He plays the video of Ben Ferencz starting at time counter 11:45: https://www.c-span.org/video/?518313-4/ukraine-ambassador-remarks-un-general-assembly-debate. For more information on Ben Ferencz, here are resources, including many that are Ben himself— From the Jackson List archive, three posts about Ben: https://thejacksonlist.com/?s=%22Ben+Ferencz%22+birth; video excerpts of Ben’s 1947 openin…

…manity’s lawyer and its—our—dear, indefatigable friend. November 21, 2010: Ben Ferencz speaking in Nuremberg’s Palace of Justice Courtroom 600, opposite a photograph of him prosecuting Nazi war criminals in that room in 1947. February 28, 2022: Ben Ferencz at home, between signs stating two of his wise mottos and lessons for the world. For more information, I refer you to these sources, including many that are Ben’s voice— video excerpts of his 19…