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  1. Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 16 and 17 -- Documents admitted as evidence; witnesses M. Fleischmann and F. Meyer testify

    Sessions 16 and 17. Attorney General Gideon Hausner reads excerpts from Dieter Wisliceny's statement: "The Final Solution of the Jewish Question was Eichmann's life mission" After a blip at 00:03:40, Hausner continues to read from Wisliceny's statement about Eichmann's interactions with the Grand Mufti. Wisliceny mentions a Jewish child transport from Poland to the Theresienstadt camp to exchange for civilian prisoners. The Grand Mufti objected: "...he protested vigorously to Himmler, using the argument that these Jewish children would, within a few years become adults and would strengthen ...

  2. Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 21 and 22 -- Testimonies of H. Pachter, Y. Gurfein, N. Zabludowicz, L. Wells

    Sessions 21 and 22. Court is not in session. Court officials interact; Adolf Eichmann enters his booth; Attorney General Gideon Hausner and Defense Attorney Dr. Robert Servatius converse; and Servatius exchanges information with Eichmann. The Judges enter the courtroom and there is a blip at 00:04.52. Witness Hirsch (Zvi) Pachter discusses Nazi treatment in Hrubieszow, a town near Chelm: "They took hold of a man... they hit [him] on the head with their rifle butts... They kept on asking each other: 'How many did you manage to kill by shooting...'" Blip at 00:08:19. Witness Ya'Akov Gurfein d...

  3. Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 23 and 24 -- Testimony of L. Wells, H. Ross, and J. Buzminsky

    Session 23. Adolf Eichmann stands as the Presiding Judge enters and then sits down. WS of the courtroom. The Presiding Judge takes notes and declares the twenty-third Session of the trial open. He then confirms that applications submitted by Dr. Servatius will be discussed later on. Servatius states that the evidence given by the witness, Dr. Wells, is irrelevant and repetitive and thus should not be submitted. Attorney General Hausner responds by saying that Eichmann was appointed by Reinhard Heydrich, who was in charge of exterminating the Jews, and offers several other examples as well. ...

  4. Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 25 and 26 -- Testimony of Z. Lubetkin, Y. Zuckerman, A. Berman, R. Kuper

    Sessions 25 and 26. Eichmann sitting in his booth. The Judges open Session 25 and present Decision 14. This decision notes the appeal of witness interrogation abroad as certain witnesses would be arrested under the Nazi Collaborators Punishment Law of 1950, should they appear in Israel. Presiding Judge, Moshe Landau refers to Decision 11, which states that foreign courts may acquire testimony from restricted witnesses for the purpose of the Eichmann trial. There is a blip at 00:07:08. Hausner questions Zivia Lubetkin Zuckerman, a resistance fighter in the Warsaw Ghetto about the conditions ...

  5. Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 41 and 42 -- Testimony of H. Grueber and C. Salzberger

    Sessions 41 and 42. Two male translators sitting in a booth. Near the beginning of Dr. Heinrich Grüber's testimony, Assistant State Attorney Bar-Or asks if Grüber knows the accused, when he first saw him, and about the discussion he had with Eichmann in their first meeting, which concerned Jewish immigration. Grüber describes Eichmann as a block of ice or marble and says that he never received from him a favorable reply to his entreaties on behalf of the Jewish community (00:08:14). Grüber states that he had tried to find an explanation for Eichmann's virulent anti-Semitism. Bar-Or question...

  6. Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 46, 53, 62, 64, 68, and 71 -- Testimonies regarding badges, postcards, furnaces, ditches, suicides, selections

    Session 46. May 19, 1961. Alexander Arnon talks about wearing the Star of David badge. He is interrupted by the Prosecution, and asked about the forced payment of 100,000,000 Denars, with 60 Denars equal to an American Dollar at the time. Following that, legislation that required wearing the Jewish Star was put into effect. The court decides that photographing the badge he holds up will suffice for evidence. He was given the task of supplying the Jews of Zagreb with the badges, as ordered by the Gestapo officer Mueller. 00:10:46 Session 53. May 25, 1961. Margit Reich testifies. A translator...

  7. Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 6, 7 and 8

    Sessions 6, 7 and 8. Attorney General Gideon Hausner continues his opening statement. Hausner refers to the contributions of several Jewish persons to highlight the social and cultural decimation produced by the events of the Holocaust. According to the official court transcripts, the prosecution concludes his opening speech with these words: "By the mercy of Providence, which preserved a saving remnant, Adolf Eichmann's design was frustrated, and the intention that the cherished was not implemented to the end." However, the following transcription was taken directly from the tape starting ...

  8. Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 6, 7 and 8 -- Hausner's opening statement

    Sessions 6, 7 and 8. Attorney General Gideon Hausner discusses Adolf Hitler and his use of the Jews as scapegoats: "The Jew was the eternal scapegoat." Hausner notes the anti-Nazi movements in Germany, and German assistance to the Jews: "But after all is said and done, these were a small minority." The Prosecution describes Nazi tactics for the promotion of anti-Semitism such as economic boycotts, the Nuremberg Laws, and the yellow arm badges. Hausner starts Section 2 of his opening speech: "II - The SS, the SD and the Gestapo," which addresses the different groups of the Reich. Upon the co...

  9. Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 6, 7 and 8 -- Hausner's opening statement

    Sessions 6, 7 and 8. Begins during Attorney General Hausner's opening speech. He describes the terrible conditions inflicted upon the Jews in concentration camps. There is a blip at 00:04:42 and then Hausner continues his description by quoting eyewitness accounts of Nazi violence. There is another blip at 00:08:50 and the prosecutor refers to the extermination of Galician Jewry; he states, "The accused, as head of the Gestapo Department for Jewish Affairs, as Special Commissioner for the extermination of the Jews, bears direct responsibility as the initiator and implementer of this blood b...

  10. Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 73, 81, 85, and 86 -- Sassen; Hungary; liberation of Bergen-Belsen; Stalingrad

    This tape contains parts of the following sessions: 73; 81; 85; 86. Session 73. Dr. Servatius reads the Sassen memoirs. He reads a section citing the inability to define Eichmann's role with the camps. He says that there are no examples of Eichmann acting in the camps without Mueller as an intermediary. He concludes with a quote saying that there were no reports of Eichmann disobeying the orders to stop the deportations of Jews. 00:07:22 The Attorney General Hausner submits passages, including a few that were already submitted by the Defense. He reads about Eichmann's proposal to trade Jews...

  11. Einäscherungsverzeichnis - Todesmeldungen - Einäscherungsverfügungen - Leichenpässe - Kremationsabrechnungen - ...

    1. Konzentrationslager Natzweiler (Struthof)
    2. Listenmaterial Natzweiler

    EinäscherungsverzeichnisTodesmeldungenEinäscherungsverfügungenLeichenpässeKremationsabrechnungenSchreiben der Gestapo Stuttgart an den staatl. Polizeiverwalter Reutlingen vom 25.02.45 betr. Befehl d. SS-Wirtschafts-Verwaltungs-Hauptamtes vom 21.09.44 über die Prozedur bei Todesfällen von Gefangenen in Außenkdos.lokal behördliche Verfügungen betr. Kremation Reutlingenletzte 3 Deteils im Doppel (1 set vergrössert)Antrag auf Einäscherung Kdo. Führer KochemAufstellung d. Stadt Schwenningen vom 26.07.46 betr. Kremierung v. Gefangenen.

  12. Eingangsbuch ‫‪‎‫‏über Häftlinge

    1. The Alfred Wiener documents collection

    The file contains a list in alphabetical order of prisoners of the Gestapo Sonderkommando in Berlin in the Lehrterstrasse (Streetname) from August 1944 till March 1945. The list was copied and translated from the original 'Eingabebuch ‫‪‎‫‏über Häftlinge'. It shows the names of the prisoners, the dates of arrest and dates of dismissal. The 'Royal United Service Institution' got the original 'Eingabebuch ‫‪‎‫‏über Häftlinge' in 1958 as a present from an anonym donor.

  13. Einrichtungen des Kriegsgefangenenwesens des Heeres

    Erschliessungszustand Die Akten sind vollständig in der Datenbank erfasst. Zitierweise BArch RH 49/...

  14. Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Bestandsgeschichte In das Bundesarchiv gelangten in den 60er Jahren, mit diversen Schriftgutrückgaben aus den USA und vorwiegend im Verband mit anderen Provenienzen aus dem Geschäftsbereich Rosenberg sowie mit einzelnen Abgaben aus der Sammlung Rehse, versprengte Akten des ERR, die dort zu einem Bestand formiert wurden. Es handelt sich bei diesen Akten ganz überwiegend um Schriftgut, das sich zuletzt in der Ausweichstelle des ERR in Ratibor befunden hat. Dorthin wurden aus Berlin ein Teil der Stabsführung sowie die Leitung der Ostbücherei mit großen Buchbestä...

  15. Eisler, Gerhart und Eisler, Brunhilde

    Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Biographische Angaben: Eisler, Gerhart: 20.02.1897 - 21.03.1968; Journalist, Publizist; KPD-Funktionär (Mitteldeutschland, Berlin und zentral); Mitarbeiter der Komintern (1929-1935); Emigration CSR, Frankreich und USA (1935-1949); Mitglied des PV der SED (1949/1950); Leiter des Amtes für Information bei der Regierung der DDR (1949-1952); Stellvertreter (1956-1962) und Vorsitzender des Staatlichen Rundfunkkomitees (1962-1968); Mitglied des ZK der SED (1967/1968). Eisler, Brunhilde: 28.01.1912 - 08.10.2000; Journalistin; KPD (seit 1931), SED; Emigration USA (bi...

  16. Ela L. Holocaust testimony

    Videotape testimony of Ela L. who was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia in approximately 1924. She recounts German invasion; wearing the yellow armband and forced labor clearing rubble; Germans killing 100 Jews as retribution, including her grandfather; non-Jewish friends hiding her father; obtaining false papers; traveling by train with her parents and sister to the Toplice region in November 1941; living in Kurs?umlija; assistance from non-Jews; leaving in 1942 when Germans were approaching; living in a village with a Serb for more than a year; leaving when warned the Gestapo knew of them; fle...

  17. Elbow pipe fitting placed on a workbench used to conceal a Jewish family’s hiding place

    1. Stefan Petri collection

    Street elbow pipe fitting placed on a workbench that concealed one of the hiding places Stefan Petri built in his home in Wawer, Poland. Stefan, his wife Janina, and their son, Marian, were Polish Catholics. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland and began subjugating the Polish people. Uncertain of what might occur, Stefan built a basement hiding place concealed by a cabinet. In mid-1942, the Germans deported 300,000 Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to Treblinka killing center. Stefan learned that his Jewish dentist and friend, Dr. Szapiro, his wife Ela, and their adult sons, Jerzy and Ma...

  18. Electric circuit-breaker put on workbench to conceal hiding place of Jewish family

    1. Stefan Petri collection

    Porcelain circuit breaker placed on a workbench that concealed one of the hiding places Stefan Petri built in his home in Wawer, Poland. Stefan, his wife, Janina, and their son, Marian, were Polish Catholics. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland and began subjugating the Polish people. Uncertain of what might occur, Stefan built a basement hiding place concealed by a cabinet. In mid-1942, the Germans deported 300,000 Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to Treblinka killing center. Stefan learned that his Jewish dentist and friend, Dr. Szapiro, his wife Ela, and their adult sons, Jerzy and M...

  19. Electric generator placed on a workbench used to conceal a Jewish family’s hiding place

    1. Stefan Petri collection

    Generator placed on a workbench that concealed one of the hiding places Stefan Petri built in his home in Wawer, Poland. Stefan, his wife, Janina, and their son, Marian, were Polish Catholics. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland and began subjugating the Polish people. Uncertain of what might occur, Stefan built a basement hiding place concealed by a cabinet. In mid-1942, the Germans deported 300,000 Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to Treblinka killing center. Stefan learned that his Jewish dentist and friend, Dr. Szapiro, his wife Ela, and their adult sons, Jerzy and Marek had escaped...

  20. Electric motor placed on a workbench used to conceal a Jewish family’s hiding place

    1. Stefan Petri collection

    Electric motor placed on a workbench that concealed one of the hiding places Stefan Petri built in his home in Wawer, Poland. Stefan, his wife, Janina, and their son, Marian, were Polish Catholics. On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland and began subjugating the Polish people. Uncertain of what might occur, Stefan built a basement hiding place concealed by a cabinet. In mid-1942, the Germans deported 300,000 Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto to Treblinka killing center. Stefan learned that his Jewish dentist and friend, Dr. Szapiro, his wife Ela, and their adult sons, Jerzy and Marek had es...