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Feb 05, 1902 Bernburg, Saxony Anhalt, Germany Died on 18 Apr 1989 (aged 87)
German politician
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About Hilde Benjamin
- 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.
