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Eichmann Trial -- Session 3 -- Attorney General's reply to preliminary introductions

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0087 | RG Number: RG-60.2100.008 | Film ID: 2007

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    Eichmann Trial -- Session 3 -- Attorney General's reply to preliminary introductions

    Overview

    Description
    Session 3. Recording begins while the court is in recess. There are several camera shots of audience members, court officials, and Adolf Eichmann as he enters the courtroom. As the trial commences, Attorney General Hausner introduces precedents and protocols established by the United Nations and the International Military Tribunal regarding war crimes trials. He cites several documents such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as the proceedings from such conferences as the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Hausner also refers to the "Knesset Reports" when discussing the right of Jews to prosecute Nazi perpetrators.

    As the tape continues, Hausner addresses both Dr. Servatius' concern for the trial's venue, and Servatius' assertion that the German nation has already atoned for the Holocaust thereby rendering the Eichmann trial somewhat irrelevant. Hausner states in response: "For such crimes there is no expiation, there is no forgiveness or forgetting." The court is adjourned for a fifteen-minute recess.

    Upon the court's return, Presiding Judge Moshe Landau calls forth two witnesses, Mr. Zvi Tohar and Mr. Jack Shimoni, and dismisses them for the present. Following their exit, Hausner continues his argument against the defense's allegation that the court is incompetent and unable to objectively oversee the Eichmann trial. He refers to various international laws and studies to prove Israel's jurisdiction regardless of the circumstances surrounding Eichmann's capture and extradition. Hausner's speech turns to the Israeli state; he discusses the reasoning behind its foundation. After his explanation of Israel, Hausner focuses on previous war crimes trials in which war criminals were prosecuted outside of the territory where the crime was committed. The tape ends as Hausner addresses the questions surrounding Eichmann's extradition from Argentina.
    Film Title
    Eichmann Trial
    Duration
    01:00:49
    Date
    Event:  1961 April 12
    Production:  1961 April 12
    Locale
    Jerusalem, Israel
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of The Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archives of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Contributor
    Director: Leo Hurwitz
    Producer: Milton Fruchtman
    Camera Operator: Rolf M. Kneller
    Camera Operator: F. Csaznik
    Camera Operator: J. Jonilowicz
    Camera Operator: J. Kalach
    Camera Operator: Emil Knebel
    Producer: Capital Cities Broadcasting Corporation
    Biography
    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.

    Physical Details

    Language
    English Hebrew German
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Poor
    Time Code
    00:00:42:00 to 01:01:31:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2007 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2007 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2007 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2007 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2007 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2007 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2007 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2007 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    Capital Cities Broadcasting Corporation recorded the proceedings of the Adolf Eichmann trial in 1961. The original recording was made on two-inch format videotape. One set of videotapes contained selected portions of the trial for distribution to television stations. The "selected portions" version remained in Israel and was later turned over to the Israel State Archives. Capital Cities Broadcasting retained the set of videotapes containing the complete trial proceedings at offices in New York City until 1965, when they gave the videotapes to the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. The Anti-Defamation League, in turn, gave the complete set to the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1972. With a grant from the Revson Foundation, Hebrew University transferred the two-inch videotapes to U-Matic format. During the transfer process, Hebrew University created three duplicate sets. One set was given to the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, one to the Israel State Archives, and one set to the Jewish Museum in New York City. In 1995, the Israel State Archives transferred the trial footage to digital videoformat with a grant from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office. Three subsequent digital videotape copies resulted from this transfer of footage. The Israel State Archives retained one digital copy and a second set was deposited at the Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the third set of digital videotapes in May 1999.
    Note
    There are approximately fifteen blips:
    00:02.37 to 00:02.49
    00:02.52 to 00:03.07
    00:04.45 to 00:04.55
    00:10.30 to 00:10.38
    00:11.38 to 00:11.44
    00:14.57 to 00:15.03
    00:19.02 to 00:19.10
    00:22.59 to 00:23.11
    00:24.27 to 00:24.38
    00:28.44 to 00:28.46
    00:35.50 to 00:35.57
    00:38.14 to 00:38.21
    00:40.07 to 00:40.13
    00:50.41 to 00:50.45
    00:52.59 to 00:53.02

    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 http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/people/e/eichmann-adolf/transcripts/Sessions/.

    The dialogue is in three languages: German, Hebrew, and English. Adolf Eichmann and Defense Counsel Robert Servatius speak in German, which is translated into Hebrew. The Judges and Attorney General Gideon Hausner speak Hebrew. An English translation of the proceedings is dubbed over all of the dialogue by translators. The presiding Judges are Moshe Landau, Benjamin Halevi, and Yitzchak Raveh. Also present are Assistant State Attorneys Gabriel Bach and Ya'akov Bar-Or. There are periodic breaks in the footage.
    Copied From
    2" Quad
    Film Source
    Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 1735
    Source Archive Number: VTEI 273
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:43:31
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