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Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 55 and 56 -- Testimony of Dr. G. Gilbert, J. Brand

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0087 | RG Number: RG-60.2100.070 | Film ID: 2069

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    Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 55 and 56 -- Testimony of Dr. G. Gilbert, J. Brand

    Overview

    Description
    Session 55. Repeats Tape 2067 with Professor Gustave M. Gilbert, Professor of Psychology at Long Island University, USA. He served as the chief psychologist at the jail in Nuremberg where many SS officers were interned and in that capacity spoke to many of the prisoners while they were awaiting trial. He also published his diary which describes his experiences. Testimony stops and starts, jumps from scene to scene. 00:06:06 Höss' statement about transportation, extermination, and figures. 00:08:59 Cuts out. Talks about what else Höss said to Gilbert about Eichmann, referred to him as "chief of extermination program." Gilbert asked about crystallizing a picture of murderous personality of SS officers. Trying to establish how a man could commit such crimes - what sort of personality. Legal wrangle in court about psychological validity of working out what the common denominator of a murderous mind is. 00:18:43 Dr Servatius, no translation on video, suggests Gilbert is not objective. Gilbert states he disagrees with Servatius stating he was objective at Nuremberg - working for the prison staff, not the defense nor the prosecution. Consecutive translation on video. 00:24:33 Judges consultation. 00:25:10 Cuts out. Court is just commencing again. Decision 60 rules evidence showing Eichmann as a murderer because of character of being in the SS is not allowed. 00:26:06 Cuts out.

    00:26:09 Session 56. Testimony of the Hungarian, Jewish witness, Joel Brand. 00:28:07 Cuts out. Brand talks about when he first met Eichmann - met with German counter-espionage agents, then got taken by car to Eichmann. 00:31:12 Asked to identify Eichmann. Describes meeting with Eichmann - in SS uniform, civilian (Kurt Alexander Becher) also present. Eichmann shouted "I am in charge of the Aktion (operation)." Eichmann said now it's Hungary's turn, and Brand was still considered capable of some output (despite being Jewish). Eichmann offered to sell Brand one million Jews, asked if he wanted to save women or men. "Blood for goods". 00:41:46 Brand offered him money, Eichmann wanted foreign goods, Brand asked where he wanted to go to get them and chose Turkey because of the large Jewish Agency there. 00:45:33 Brand was forbidden to tell Hungarian government; he discussed it with Jewish group and decided to agree to Eichmann's proposal. 00:48:19 Cuts out. Eichmann said he wanted trucks - 100 Jews for every truck. 00:55:35 Eichmann also promised that upon Brand's return he would blow up Auschwitz and send 10% of saved Jews to the boarder of their choice. 00:56:19 Cuts out. Eichmann threatened to deport Jews immediately - Brand must leave asap.
    Film Title
    Eichmann Trial
    Duration
    01:00:46
    Date
    Event:  1961 May 29
    Production:  1961 May 29
    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
    00:00:21:00 to 01:01:07:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2069 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2069 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2069 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2069 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2069 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2069 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2069 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2069 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large

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    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
    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.
    Copied From
    2" Quad
    Film Source
    Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 2273
    Source Archive Number: VTEI 306
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:46:24
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