Born in Kassel as Hans Ludwig Jacobsohn, he attended school in Mannheim and studied law at Heidelberg University and in Berlin.
After Adolf Hitler's rise to power the National Socialists retired all judges of Jewish descent in May 1933[1] which included Hans Ludwig Oettinger.
With the Information Services Division Ormond initially worked in Hanover as press officer with the rank of staff sergeant and, together with John Seymour Chaloner, Harry Bohrer and Rudolf Augstein, was one of the founders of the weekly magazine Diese Woche, which changed title to Der Spiegel after six issues in 1947.
Henry Ormond represented Nazi victims and their relatives as joint plaintiffs in numerous criminal trials.
According to reports by observers, the inspection of the crime scene had a lasting effect on those involved in the trial and on the German public.
[3] In addition to his work as legal counsel for Nazi victims, Henry Ormond was also active in aid organisations for Israel.