Congress has signed off on the Congressional Gold Medal for the chief prosecutor in what was regarded as 鈥渢he biggest murder trial in history.鈥
South Floridian Benjamin Ferencz was 27 years old in 1948 when he had secured enough evidence to prosecute 22 members of Nazi killing squads responsible for the deaths of more than one million Jewish, Roma, Soviet, and others in shooting massacres in occupied Soviet territory.
鈥淢r. Ferencz is a hero of the Jewish community who has dedicated decades of his life to combatting antisemitism, prosecuting those who act on their hatred, and keeping the lessons of the Holocaust alive,鈥 said U.S. , a Democrat who represents most of Palm Beach County and co-led the bipartisan effort. 鈥淚t is a privilege to recognize his remarkable, lifelong commitment to justice, peace, and human dignity with the Congressional Gold Medal 鈥 Congress鈥檚 highest expression of honor.鈥
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