Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 21, 59 and 61 -- Excerpts of five witnesses

Identifier
irn1001266
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.A.0087
  • RG-60.2100.034
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Hebrew
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EHRI Partner

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Biographical History

Emil Knebel was a cinematographer known for Andante (2010), Adam (1973), and Wild Is My Love (1963). He was one of the cameramen who recorded daily coverage of the Eichmann trial in Jerusalem (produced by Capital Cities Broadcasting Corp and later held academic positions in Israel and New York teaching filmmaking at universities. Refer to CV in file.

Scope and Content

Sessions 21, 59 and 61. (Sessions and individual witnesses to be verified.) Attorney General Hausner asks the Judges about the upcoming afternoon session. He says that delays should be expected considering that the submission of evidence includes witness testimonies. 00:02:00 Court adjourns until the afternoon session. People leaving the courtroom. 00:02:49 Tape jumps. Document 212 is submitted by the Prosecution, concerning Eichmann's dealings with the new Hungarian government, where the Minister of the Interior acquires a one-time transfer of Jews for the Jaegar (or fighter plane) program. 00:05:21 Tape jumps. A male witness, a man, is testifying concerning a seven day march. The witness, at the question of Dr. Servatius, says that it was the Hungarians who did all the shooting. He also admits that the German-run sections received better treatment. 00:13:04 Tape jumps. A female witness is talking about cleaning up the damage following an air raid. She describes a group of men being brought to where she was, and them asking for water. They were forbidden to give them water. The woman she says that she got one of their canteens and tried to get some water from the well, but was seen. The tape cuts. 00:14:56 A male witness (probably professor Gustave Gilbert from Session 55) is talking about "Participant Observers." He says that as such, he acted as a human being, like the rest of the world. He says that the only people who would not be moved would be those who committed such acts, the "unfeeling robots of the SS". The President of Court says that he did not intend for a reexamination of the witness, and only wanted each side to be able to present new information. 00:18:30 Tape jumps. A male witness is talking about Eichmann saying that if the Allies wanted the Jews, they could have them for "consideration". One of the judges asks about something he saw in the documents that differs slightly from the witnesses' testimony.

Note(s)

  • Short segments of the testimonies of five witnesses, (possibly) including Hirsch Pachter, Ya'Akov Gurfein, Noach Zabludowicz, Moshe Beisky, Hansi Brand, Joel Brand, Arye Zvi Breszlauer, and Aviva Fleischmann. Sessions and individual witnesses to be verified. See official transcripts, published in "The Trial of Adolf Eichmann", Vol. I-V, State of Israel, Ministry of Justice, Jerusalem, 1994. Also available online at the Nizkor Project.

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