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Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 14 and 15 -- Testimonies of B. Cohn, A. Lindenstrauss

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0087 | RG Number: RG-60.2100.027 | Film ID: 2026

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    Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 14 and 15 -- Testimonies of B. Cohn, A. Lindenstrauss

    Overview

    Description
    Sessions 14 and 15. Assistant State Attorney Bar-Or questions witness Benno Cohn about the Jewish situation in 1933. Cohn describes massive arrests: " They were sent to concentration camps. They came back... if they returned at all, as broken men." Cohn discusses Zionist organizations and proposed emigrations to Palestine. He mentions German boycotts of Jewish goods, and Nazi propaganda against the Jews. Cohn states: "In the early days, there were many cases of suicide amongst German Jews... They had been unable to stand the misery of having lost their standing, of having lost their honor." Bar-Or submits a copy of a Zionist newspaper distributed in Germany. Cohn reads from the newspaper; the article highlights Nazi actions against the Jews such as vandalism of synagogues, and businesses owned by Jews.

    00:20:06 Cohn discusses the difficulties of emigration. He also mentions Herschel Grynszpan's shooting of von Rath at the German Embassy in Paris in November 1938. After learning of von Rath's death, the Nazis committed Kristallnacht. Cohn describes the destruction imposed on Jewish shops and synagogues: "...gangs breaking into dwellings, smashing all they could lay their hands on, dragging off the men... to the police station." He discusses emigration efforts, and Bar-Or asks Cohn to describe his second meeting with Eichmann. After a skip at 00:37:25, Cohn continues his description of the second meeting with Eichmann (see duplicate footage on Tape 2025).

    Following another blip at 00:47:29, Servatius cross-examines Cohn. Judges Raveh and Halevi question the witness about the attitudes of the German people. 00:54:21, the story backtracks and repeats Halevi's questions regarding attitudes of the German public: "What was the usual attitude of Germans who were not Jews and not officials of the regime?" The story skips again at 00:57:47 and witness Aharon Lindenstrauss is on the stand. He discusses Eichmann's demand for emigration expediency. The witness describes financial/tax disputes between Dr. Stohl and Eichmann. Judge Raveh questions Lindenstrauss further on the travel tax. The tape ends as Lindenstrauss answers Judge Raveh.
    Film Title
    Eichmann Trial
    Duration
    01:03:58
    Date
    Event:  1961 April 25
    Production:  1961 April 25
    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 German Hebrew
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Mixed
    Time Code
    00:00:13:00 to 01:04:11:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2026 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2026 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2026 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2026 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2026 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2026 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2026 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2026 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.

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    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
    *Heavy tape damage to master, open splices, one head down in master.

    See official transcripts, published in "The Trial of Adolf Eichmann", Vol. I-V, State of Israel, Ministry of Justice, Jerusalem, 1994, pp. 211-214, 225-229, 231, 232, 234, 235. Also available online at the Nizkor Project.
    Copied From
    2" Quad
    Film Source
    Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 1791
    Source Archive Number: VTEI 206
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:46:39
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