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Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 82, 73, 75, 70, 87 -- Eichmann's role in camps, first trip, Goldstein testimony, submission of documents

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0087 | RG Number: RG-60.2100.086 | Film ID: 2086

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    Eichmann Trial -- Sessions 82, 73, 75, 70, 87 -- Eichmann's role in camps, first trip, Goldstein testimony, submission of documents

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    Session 82. Dr. Servatius submits the second series of documents, this about Bohemia and Moravia. The first is a letter saying that Eichmann solved many problems within concentration camps. He asks Eichmann what those were, and if he really was involved. Eichmann says that he was not involved, this letter is not truthful. He says he had no role, no functions, no authority within the camps. The language of the original record is questioned; German is decided upon.

    00:10:22 Session 73. Dr. Servatius submits another letter. This one concerns the search for Jews. Another concerns the Italian concerns and lists of who was sought. These are meant to show that Eichmann's office had little influence over such things.

    00:19:23 Session 75. Eichmann describes the first trip he took on behalf of Reich Security. He says that Heydrich told him that the Fuehrer ordered the extermination of all Jews. He said that he planned to use the anti-armor trenches dug to prevent Russian assaults in this. He says that he was taken in an unknown direction by someone who was more versed in this topic. Eichmann says that he told Mueller that he was unfit to do such a job, and was answered that a soldier cannot choose his assignment. The tape jumps before all of his lengthy statement can be translated into English.

    00:32:34 Session 70. Esther Goldstein testifes, listing the many causes of death that she recorded, hiding the truth, and says that she made up special designations for those shot, because death by shooting could not be listed as a cause of death. According to the record, nobody was shot to death. She says that those who went directly to the gas chambers were not registered, so that it was as though they were never there; there was no recording of them.

    00:37:46 Tape jumps. Esther Goldstein is still testifying. She describes some people that she knew and their fates. She is describing the escape of two people by stealing SS uniforms and sneaking out. She says that they were caught by customs officers because they asked for directions. She says that the woman committed suicide via a hidden razorblade during roll call. 00:44:39 Goldstein is asked about registration, saying that beginning in February of 1943, the Jews were no longer registered.

    00:46:22 Session 87. The Attorney General Hausner says that he cannot submit a current affidavit because he does not know where the person is and does not intend to search for them. Dr. Servatius objects to the submission, saying that it is by a very young girl right after the war and should not be trusted. Hausner decides that he won't bother the court with it. It is still given a number for evidence. He begins reading another document for submission. This one contains a list of large amounts of items acquired following the transports and given to the Volksdeutche and the German youth. He then reads the lists of items given to fighting units, and the question is raised as to what to do with 30,000 ladies watches.

    00:54:23 Tape jumps. Hausner is still submitting documents.
    Film Title
    Eichmann Trial
    Duration
    00:58:00
    Date
    Event:  1961 June 08
    Production:  1961 June-1961 July
    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
    Good
    Time Code
    00:00:36:00 to 00:58:36:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2086 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2086 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2086 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2086 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2086 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2086 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2086 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2086 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: 2302
    Source Archive Number: VTEI 204
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:45:32
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