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Ferencz discusses slave labor

Film | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1994.A.0037 | RG Number: RG-12.020.10

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    Overview

    Description
    A BBC Production, aired November 11, 1990, 10:05 PM. Includes segments of interview with Benjamin Ferencz, among others.
    British Prisoners of War who worked for the German company I.G. Farben now want compensation for their years as slave laborers. After the war Farben was forced to sell its assets, so the question of compensation was impossible. But since the unification of Germany Farben has been trying to re-claim lost assets estimated at two billion pounds. Joan Bakewell investigates the POWs hopes for compensation.
    Ferencz tells of the absence of a Nuremberg trial on behalf of the British POWs. In terms of claiming compensation, Ferencz argues that from a moral and human point of view, anyone injured should be entitled to compensation ("that is a fundamental law"). He claims, however, that what is "legally possible" in a court in Germany is different from what is "morally desirable." With the reunification of Germany, Ferencz declares compensation an open issue and urges individuals to file claims. Ferencz explains the typical position taken by companies involved in slave labor claims: Factory: It never happened; BF: Here are documents; Factory: Working conditions were fine. They were better than other camps. We saved their lives, so why do we have to compensate them? Ferencz concludes asking the German goverment to be fair.
    Duration
    00:26:52
    Date
    Event:  11/11/1990
    Production:  1990
    Locale
    England
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Benjamin Ferencz
    Contributor
    Director: Candida Pryce-Jones
    Series Producer: Olga Edridge
    Series Producer: Claire Hobday
    Series Producer: Pat Gross
    Cinematographer: John Clement
    Cinematographer: Laurie Conlon

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Documentary.
    B&W / Color
    Color
    Image Quality
    Excellent
    Time Code
    00:00:00:00 to 00:26:52:00

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
    Copyright
    BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (BBC) - News, Film, and Sound Archive
    Conditions on Use
    The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) sells clips via the BBC Motion Gallery library sales service, in partnership with Getty Images at https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/bbcmotiongallery. For permission to reproduce and use, contact BBC.MotionGallerySales@gettyimages.com.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    Benjamin B. Ferencz donated his collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in October 1994.
    Note
    Includes footage of Auschwitz, historic photographs, and interviews with contemporaries.
    Film Source
    Mr. Benjamin B. Ferencz
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 1687
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:53:42
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