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Ferencz interviewed by Lynn Samuels

Film | Not Digitized | Accession Number: 1994.A.0037 | RG Number: RG-12.021.16

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    Radio interview with Benjamin Ferencz. Host: Lynn Samuels. WBAI.
    Interview focuses on Ferencz's involvement at Nuremberg and in negotiations with the West German government for restitution of property. The Reparations Treaty provided a) a lump sum (3 billion DM) to Israel paid in German goods over 10-12 years; b) $100 million to Jewish charitable organizations over a ten year period for relief work outside of Israel in reestabishing Nazi survivors and Jewish communities; and c) special new laws in Germany for compensation to survivors if they prove injury from Nazi persecution [injury includes: 1) loss of freedom, for instance, through incarceration at a concentration camp); 2) permanent physical disability; or 3) economic losses, for instance, barring Jews from practicing certain professions]. Ferencz also played a key role in developing a legal aid society (United Restitution Organization) to help victims. He discusses in great detail the content of his book "Less than Slaves" (1979) that deals primarily with forced labor and German industrialists. For the most part, these huge corporations claimed they saved Jewish lives and refused to either legally or morally compensate victims. Also, they claimed they were forced to employ slave labor, which according to Ferencz is a "filthy lie," as he discovered documentation otherwise.
    Duration
    00:14:12
    Date
    Event:  1980 January 28
    Locale
    New York, NY, United States
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Benjamin Ferencz

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    Language
    English
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Not Identified Yet

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    Conditions on Access
    This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
    Copyright
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    Conditions on Use
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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    Benjamin B. Ferencz donated his collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in October 1994.
    Film Source
    Mr. Benjamin B. Ferencz
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 1770
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:18:16
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