page_title: Hilde Benjamin
hierarchical_section_title: Hilde Benjamin
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Oberstes Gericht, Globke-Prozess, Hilde Benjamin, Friedel Malter Zentralbild Stöhr-9.7.1963 2. Tag im Globke-Prozeß eröffnet. Der 1. Strafsenat des Obersten Gerichts der DDR setzte am Vormittag des 9. Juli 1963 die Verhandlungen gegen den des millionenfachen Mordes Angeklagten Staatssekretär des Bonner Bundeskanzleramtes, Dr. Globke, fort. UBz: Hilde Benjamin, Minister der Justiz der DDR, (rechts) im Gespräch mit Friedel Malter, Vorsitzende des Komitees zum Schutze der Menschenrechte vor Beginn des 2. Prozeßtages.
context_page_description: Hilde Benjamin was an East German judge and Minister of Justice. She is best known for presiding over a series of political show trials in the 1950s. She is particularly known as responsible for the politically motivated persecution of Erna Dorn and Ernst Jennrich. Hilde Benjamin was widely compared to the Nazi-era judge Roland Freisler and referred to as the "Red Freisler." In his 1994 inauguration speech German President Roman Herzog mentioned Benjamin's status as a symbol of injustice, noting that her name was incompatible with the German constitution and the rule of law.
context_section_description: Hilde Benjamin (née Lange, 5 February 1902 – 18 April  1989) was an East German judge and Minister of Justice. She is best known for presiding over a series of political show trials in the 1950s. She is particularly known as responsible for the politically motivated persecution of Erna Dorn and Ernst Jennrich. Hilde Benjamin was widely compared to the Nazi-era judge Roland Freisler and referred to as the "Red Freisler." In his 1994 inauguration speech German President Roman Herzog mentioned Benjamin's status as a symbol of injustice, noting that her name was incompatible with the German constitution and the rule of law.
caption: Hilde Benjamin (right) at the 1963 trial in absentia of Hans Globke
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