Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 66, 67 and 68 -- Testimonies of S. Srebnik, A. Lindwasser, D. Wdowinski, A. Oppenheimer

Identifier
irn1001695
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1999.A.0087
  • RG-60.2100.079
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

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

Session 66. Witness Simon Srebrnik talks about dismantling the camp of Chelmno. He was shot, shows wound to court. He describes how he pretended to be dead and then escaped. 00:04:07 Describes the Russians arriving and being liberated. 00:05:51 Asked about his mother, explains that he cannot sleep at night. 00:06:59 Cuts out. 00:07:00 Witness Avraham Lindwasser. Worked as a dentist in Treblinka - pulling out teeth. Until he came across the body of his sister. 00:10:06 describes how he then told Dr. Zimmerman, a Jewish Kapo, he could not carry on anymore. Talks of amount of gold collected. 00:12:50 Cuts out. 00:12:52 Session 67. Witness Dr. David Wdowinski is asked how he managed to bake Matzoh. German soldiers, having returned from the front, jeered at the Obersturmführer for not going to war and instead dealing with the Jews. 00:15:39 End of this witness's testimony. 00:16:32 End of session. 00:17:00 Session 68. Empty courtroom. 00:20:38 Cuts in and out as court is about to begin session. 00:21:09 starts again. The showing of film is permitted. 00:22:50 Cuts out. Witness Alfred Oppenheimer. Describes hiding in the toilets of Auschwitz, because the Nazis were burning the huts and shooting people as they ran out. Describes liberation by the Russians, and how much he weighed at the time of liberation.

Note(s)

  • 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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