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

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0087 | RG Number: RG-60.2100.034 | Film ID: 2033

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

    Overview

    Description
    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.
    Film Title
    Eichmann Trial
    Duration
    00:24:10
    Date
    Event:  1961 May 01
    Production: 
    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
    00:00:26:00 to 00:24:36:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2033 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2033 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2033 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2033 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2033 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2033 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2033 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2033 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small

    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
    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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    Film Source
    Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 2099
    Source Archive Number: VTEI 127
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:46:43
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