Benjamin Ferencz was just 27 when he successfully prosecuted 22 defendants for war crimes. Now he tells Amanpour it pains him to once again see atrocities in Europe #CNN #News
Not only is he the last surviving prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials he was the LEAD prosecutor- I've read his book years ago so happy to know he's still ALIVE - WHAT A PHENOM HE IS!
@@danielchapman7899 Just imagine, when this guy was born, the world hasn't even seen black and white television. WHen he dies, it's a world fill with smart phone and AI.
This man is over a century years old and he’s still trying his best to past on his words of wisdom to future generations about international law. If that ain’t considered to be incredible than idk what is.
Мої бажання й ЛЮБОВ до всього проростають в мЕні . Й вони перевершують безсилля моє.. І я буду сильнішим як ніколи раніше.... й мені цього більш ніж достатньо. так, я - смертний, але ВОЛЯ моя як і кожного українця - непереможна. й саме тому - БЕЗСМЕРТНА........ CV-UA-MICHAEl-Ynko
@@markuswohlberg2872 do you include the ukrainians whose human rights were being abused by the ukrainian military and the far right extremist groups acting as their agents who specifically targeted those of russian descent whilst violating ceasefire agreements to the war in donbass that started long before the invasion began ? such things are well reported and documented on record with the human rights commission and the UN security council just as surely as the abuses by other parties... if you want to stand upright as a nation, then you need to be truthful about such things, lest those people continue to committ attrocities under the camoflague of the invaders ... it would certainly be interesting to hear the man in the video answer that question, as we all know he would agree those people in the ukrainian governemnt and the armed forces should be brought to justice for thier crimes too .. the reality is, as long as the media ignores such truth, they are abrogating thier duty to ensure such criminals are brought to justice
What an amazing human being!! I can’t believe he’s 103 years old and can speak clearer sentences than I can at 29. This man is a symbol of hope and justice for the world. Thank you, Benjamin Ferencz, for your commitment to humanity and inclusion on a scale than I cant even imagine.
What a beautiful person..Jeh God used him to help those who destroyed innocent people be held accountable for their actions .What happens in the dark will come out to the light no one can mock Jeh God...
That gentleman is 103 years of age? Never. How clearly and precisely he can still speak. What a spectacular way to have lived one's life! If anybody should be knighted it would be such a person. What an honour to hear him speak!
A slip of the tongue. He was born March 11 1920, which makes him 102. But at that age who cares about a year? Many of us would wish to be as perky if we even reached that.
IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE WHITE HOUSE IS DECEIVING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND DIRECTING THEM AGAINST RUSSIA. It's true! TV channels deceive AMERICANS, CHANNEL THE ANGER OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. do not flip the video to the other side.RUSSIA IS SAVING ! This is Ukraine bombing Donetsk, Lugansk, Mariupol and all cities and killing civilians. The American White House, I appeal to you! Don 't lie to your Americans !
Sadly, he passed away on April 7th 2023. "[There] are good people who live, labor, pass by and sleep, and on a day like many others, rest below the earth."
@@Bruh-ok1rq The emphasis is the extreme slide into the shit show of today, as opposed to the slow walk since the 70’s. We forgot the lessons from WW2 so quickly...
This man is great. He was one of my law school professors as a visiting professor here in NYC 27 years ago! He has barely aged and is just as sharp today. Its remarkable. I remember all of us listening to his stories wide eyed. One of the best experiences I had in school at any level.
Wow! What an honor to hear him speak. My dad served in WWII and would be sad to see what has happened since 2016. This is not the world my dad fought for.
I wonder if the two of them have spoken out against what zionist Israelis have been doing to Palestinian people for decades, funded by our right wing government
My Grandfather nearly gave everything in the hedgerows of Normandy, he would also not be pleased with the oath breakers and grifters that seek to destroy our democracy and install an authoritarian government. How quickly people forget, and how ignorant are those who ask for something but do not truly understand what it is they are asking for.
I spoke with Mr. Ferencz for 45 minutes in late 2019 to discuss his experiences. What an honor, one of the greatest I have had in all my travels across 40 countries.
When he said that it pains him to see that we have learned so little, it is the first time in a while I've felt deep-pitted shame. Like here sits before us someone who first hand witnessed these atrocities and we as a world have failed to stop them from happening again. Wisdom like his is not long for this world, and we should heed it
@StealthyDead Where was this man when Palestinians were being killed and houses blown up,so he is also lying about taking children out of their homes and killing their family,where was he when US was killing people in Iraq and Syria?. Don't respect this guy he is pure bullshit.
@StealthyDead I feel that shame too. And it is generational, and carried with hope by those like this man, into our world, if we choose to see it. I am privileged to see Benjamin Ferencz speak of his heartbreak, the repetition of the human inflicted suffering he has witnessed in a long life - over a century.. Over and over, and this man is still here, saying "Stop, think, truth", - as Dylan sang, "...I'm going out of my mind, oh With a pain that stops and starts Like a corkscrew to my heart..."
I had the honor of meeting this incredible man when he accepted an award at FAU a couple months ago. He is still fighting at 102 years young. He is a national treasure.
He is truly an incredible human being. I'm astounded by his capacity to recall the events of the last century and his clarity of thought and speech. It must be so painful to relive the past and see it all playing itself out again in yet another frame of horrors. These are the last of the elders with a century of life experiences .. We must listen and learn from their valuable experiences.
I am saddend to hear of his passing. Thanks you for standing up against evil. Devoted to humanity till your last breath. I admire and look up to a hero like you. You have earned your eternal peace. Rest in peace Ben Ferencz. God bless you. I Thanks you for your devotion and service from the bottom of my heart. Fly high, you are in Gods loving hands.
The last good war. WW3 is just the most feared. Putin cannot be this crazy to the very thing that could lead Humanity (and all life) to extinction. Let’s hope we can find a solution to prevent this from happening or we all lose.
He was born in 1919 , my dad was born in 1924 and I always say, glad my dad is not alive to witness this world as it is . To hear Benjamin is like hearing my WW2 22yr Navy vet dad alive today . WAR IS HELL
My Father passed away a decade ago, but would still be a decade younger than this hero. To see this nightmare of authoritarian extremists and an American President (Trump) who supports Nazis would have devastated him. He didn't have that determination to never give up that we see demonstrated here. Evil will never triumph as long as good people fight on.
My mother was born in 1924. Died at the relatively young age of 70 from cancer. My dad was born in 1914, a few months before WWI, was in the US army in WWII, died at 84. It's not so bad that they lived long enough to see the fall of the Soviet Union, but not long enough to see the horrors that followed.
@@robinlillian9471 When did trump support nazis? Don’t live on the view that your parents or grandparents would align with your bias. You could not even pick out a bathroom unless you were a biologist.lmao
What an extraordinary man. I can imagine how many things he saw through his eyes and still so lucid. Long live for you, Sir! And thanks for the interview.
Mr. Ferencz is one of the voices in the field of international justice. God keep this man alive and well to witness a new war crimes against humanity. 🤔
And- Even though he may be 103, I would vote for him for President right now. He is certainly better than what we have experienced the last couple of administrations.
@@mantis10_surf85 You mean the traitorous trumpists that hopped and still are hopping in bed with putin? libtards at all costs? We need reality not fantasy. Some are good, some are complete idiots in the US, the f*cking same as in other f*cking countries.
Toni Castel, I appreciate your feelings about this great man, but unfortunately the tragedy is that his and his colleagues' work has NOT "influenced civilisation for centuries to come", because we are now witnessing similar atrocities, and probably worse to come, with chemical and nuclear weapons. We have not learned anything from history, or we would not be in the state we are in, all over the world.
Hope is nice. It soothes one’s own ego. But Just an FYI, “hope” does nothing to stop atrocities. The only way to stop the REALITY that the horrors of the Holocaust are now being repeated in Ukraine, it to ACT. One can use their voice, write to local government leaders, stay informed,., speak truth.
He has already done his part in this world. He has already given hope for us. It is our turn to give him hope that when he leaves this planet along with the rest of his generation, he can leave with a restful heart that the world they built and protected will be left in good hands.
102 years and still a clear head. Remarkable. Also very sad that he has to see how the world again has to face big scale war crimes in Europe. Why can't mankind be kind.
God bless this man who witnessed and served during the Nuremberg trials. I watched the Nuremberg trials with my beloved foster sisters when I was a little girl and it changed my life. Thank you for your service to mankind. I'm sorry you have to see history repeat itself in Ukraine.:( I hope humanitarian law prevails once again, ☮️ once and for all, forever ♾️🌍☮️🙏
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I am stunned that this man is still alive and continues to be so well spoken at 103! I can only wish to be so steady at 80, let alone older. Such wisdom, such eloquence. These are the heroes. These are the leaders. This man represents what used to be the best of us. I am not sure I would ever have been that strong.
@bill blow CNN is a troll channel. The entire comments section is full of trolls like you. Spreading hate and disinformation attracts trolls. #ClownNewsNetwork
My father's 98, fought the Nazis in Italy. He was watching the news and told me how bizarre it is to see Russia imitating Nazis while calling Ukraine Nazis after both Stalin and the Nazis exterminated Ukrainians.
@@ibeetellingya5683 what is interesting about this war is the information war. The truth of any matter is of no importance anymore. I feel like putin is trolling the west by doing this...albeit to a much greater extreme. Strange times
at any age this incredible gentle man is an amazing human being. at 103,still very sharp, focused, and still passionate about what is moral and right and working for the dignity and respect for all people. he is a true bright North Star for humanity and one person I wish more people would try to emulate. I wish that he could be around for another 103 years! thank you Amanpour for a wonderful interview.
My Mother, who was living in England during WWII, made me watch the movie about the Nuremberg trials it changed my life. I truly hope the guilty in this war will be held accountable.
Incredible. I don't have suitable words,only that, to listen to him reduced me to tears...again. May I be cheeky enough to pass on his words to the whole of Ukraine.."Never give up"..."Never give up"😥😢
@svetozar milosevic Jealousy? Really? That's the play, huh? Pathetic. Can't justify your support of the actions except through petty jealousy. Just sad for you.
@svetozar milosevic // Maybe this will help you to realize that you are in a racist terrorist cult: Putin is is committing genocide, and Trump is his ally.
I'd imagine he is much more horrified at the state of America after witnessing how a corrupt senile geriatric who hid in his basement with the lowest ratings ever magically acquired 81,000,000 ballots with no chain of custody to beat a sitting President who received a record 75,000,000 votes.
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I feel such a lump of sadness and at the same time honor to find out the Mr. Ferencz is still alive and has all his faculties. I was in school studying the Holocaust when I first saw the films of the trial, and how he comported himself with such dignity. I am glad to find him still living, and saddened that he's had to see that kind of HORROR and CRUELTY all over again. Bless you Ben for giving a voice to the voiceless then, and giving us added insight for today's HORROR, and I hope the trials will start soon to show these leaders for what they really are.
IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE WHITE HOUSE IS DECEIVING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND DIRECTING THEM AGAINST RUSSIA. It's true! TV channels deceive AMERICANS, CHANNEL THE ANGER OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. do not flip the video to the other side.RUSSIA IS SAVING ! This is Ukraine bombing Donetsk, Lugansk, Mariupol and all cities and killing civilians. The American White House, I appeal to you! Don 't lie to your Americans !
Not because we have learnt so little, it’s because we are so easy to forget! The cruelest animals on this planet 🌎 are human beings! The world is hard to be changed! Many respects to the old prosecutor!
Do we forget or do we simply dismiss? People in great power know what they are doing and know how they are using the lies of the past to advance their agendas today.
the bad juice crypto are the monsters of the Nuremberg chronicle.. Columbus destroyed the new world and that bad juice narrative has never stopped.. orbis spike 1610.. karma comes like a thief in the night
This incredible man and his powerful words brought me shivers. Why is that that history has to always repeat itself in such awful ways and that humanity is simply unable to learn from its own cruel mistakes. Truly heartbreaking indeed.
How truly Heart Rendering bless you Sir. My Mummy & Daddy are survivors and they fled to Australia. We had the most splendid childhood as my Parents were so pleased to survive and they always told my Brother and I "Do not Hate!" It requires too much time and energy. Australia. ✡✡
An honor to virtually meet you, Sir. I was stationed in Germany, and I visited both concentration camps Buchenwald and Dachau. Always appreciate hearing words of wisdom. Many blessings and Thank you for all you have done. 🙏🤝
"That's the world in which we live; and it's the world which I am still trying to change at 103 years of age; and I am not discouraged. I say: Never give up. Never give up. Never give up."
Deeply moved by his simple tenacity. "Never give up." We can't let him down. As he said, " It's up to the people." Us. Each one of us has to make sure this is prosecuted. Also put International laws in place to deal with aggression. I am fortunate. I grew up in a world that had recently prosecuted the criminals from the concentration camps. Like others my age, I am stunned it is happening again.
When he said those words he stirred something in me, my breath quickened and tears were running down my face. We, all of us on this earth, will restore peace. We must.
It won't be an easy task arresting Putin or others, like Nth Korean leader who is also a criminal !😐 Justice may be sought but actual convictions & penalties are another thing altogether......this is not 1945
Indeed, the world's greatest threat does not come from those who cannot recall the past, rather those who DO recall the past and yet are content with repeating it.
Yeah our right wing capitalist government needs to charge George W Bush for his war crimes, and end our funding of all the violence still being directed at people in Yemen and Palestine
Words that will live on forever. This man and his words will forever be relevant! As a human we will miss him one day, but his words and deeds will always be a part of our history. The tragedy will be when we forget him and his words. It reminds us of our responsibility today, for all humanity.
Only Europeans will miss him, while he claims to have been fighting for all of humanity black Americans were still being lynched by racist demons and there was overwhelming evidence yet they refused to prosecutor these cases because the prosecutor's were just as racist and were worried black Americans would continue to fight for reparations which they still never received while others have received them and Zionist went to Palestine and stole their land along with their homes and belongings and are commiting genocide against the till this day. All these monstrous empires are starting to fall and won't be in power in the future the tide is already shifting which is why America and Europe so worried about China being more powerful than them.
Divine justice that this man is still alive. I'm sorry he has to see this happening. But it's incredible what he's done for humanity. Sadly evil has yet to be extinguished.
@@tinkletink1403 I think it is Devine justice. God is letting him see for himself what consequences his actions in 1947 has brought about in the world. When you defend the devil in a trail, you have FAILED justice. And this is what this man has done. He must watch closely, for the very same scenario as in '47, is unfolding, but he will have no say in the process. Instead the ax of the henchman is already hanging in the air over a world that has forsaken justice in 1947. What did old Winston said somewhere round about that time? "some chicken, some neck". Too bad they wrung the wrong chicken's neck. Now they have the next chicken on their hands and needless to say, it's the wrong chicken once more. You simply cannot learn from lies.
@@tillavanrooyen4182 you do realize you have lost the info war… this foolish drivel is literally propaganda of autocratic dictatorships desperate to hold on to power. Autocratic dictatorships and monarchies are what humanity has spent centuries now trying to rid itself of. Get on board or get out… stop using the internet cuz this is western civilization. Stop sucking the teat of the west while talking your idiotic crap. Being anti west at this point is literally the dumbest display of humanity. Your sensibilities have been highjacked by the agenda of autocrats. Dont be such a sheep.
You learn about all of this, you go to the sites where these things happened and it always feels like a long long time ago. You see this and it reminds you how recent it really was. Crazy!
Thank you for what you did!!!!!! My entire family in Kiev disappeared when the Nazis invaded in 1941....except for my grandfather Jacob, or I would not be here. The world should never be held hostage by ONE man and those who follow them into EVIL. Our own country is also in danger of losing our Democracies we speak. Thank you Benjamin!!!!
I have always looked up to Mr Ben Ferencz. He has worked tirelessly for years on peace and accountability for crimes against humanity and to this day he says he will not give up until he can no longer work. His backstory is amazing and the way he came to live his life is even more remarkable. I suggest everyone to look into this amazing man’s life and work to build a world he has tried so hard to mold. ❤
I hope I can be that alert and aware when I am 103 years old. This man is amazing. His memory and his passion are so alive, he is truly inspiring. he has made such a difference in the world already and he still trying. I’m so glad I found this and watched it!
My heart breaks for you Benjamin 💔 🙏🏻 bless you for being the voice of the innocent people slaughtered by war crimes especially now in Ukraine 🇺🇦🙏🏻💛🕊️💙🇺🇦 I'm so sorry you have to experience such atrocities again in your lifetime. The Putin regime must be prosecuted for thier horrible war crimes against humanity.
