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Eichmann Trial -- Session 75 -- Eichmann's testimony

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0087 | RG Number: RG-60.2100.098 | Film ID: 2098

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    Eichmann Trial -- Session 75 -- Eichmann's testimony

    Overview

    Description
    The video begins in the middle of Session 75 with Eichmann testifying that there were bureaucratic problems which hindered attempts at mass emigration of the Jews. Eichmann goes on to explain the role of Hinckel, the Reich cultural administrator in the Reich Ministry of Propaganda, in the promotion of Jewish emigration (00:07:27). This entire segment duplicates footage found on Tape 2096 (beginning around 00:28:45).

    After a cut, the footage resumes with some confusion about the next document to be presented. Defense attorney Dr. Robert Servatius reads from a document (in English) which indicates that the British were open to negotiations about emigration, but that German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop was unwilling to let the Jews keep their property and capital (00:12:24). This is duplicate footage also found on Tape 2096 (at 00:41:07).

    The footage cuts (00:14:57) to another section in the proceedings. Eichmann discusses the establishment of Department IVB4, of which he was the head. He describes it as a special division that was incorporated into a larger hierarchy and dissolved once its assignment had been completed. This is duplicate footage also found on Tape 2097 (at 00:54:54) and Tape 2099 (at 00:27:56). Servatius presents a document which shows the incorporation of the special division into a general establishment (00:17:16). Eichmann then describes the expansion of his division so that it dealt not only with "emigration and evacuation" but all Jewish Affairs (00:22:21). Eichmann describes the role of his superior, Müller, as Department Chief (00:32:41). This is duplicate footage also found on Tape 2099 (at 00:32:51). The German description given by Eichmann is complete but the English translation is not. The footage cuts before the full English translation is given (00:35:06).

    The footage resumes with an overhead shot of the courtroom as the judges exit through a side door. There is a medium shot of the prosecution table and a shot of Eichmann collecting his documents and being escorted out of the booth. Servatius and an unidentified woman are shown. The camera moves to an overhead shot of the courtroom behind the audience showing people standing and leaving the room followed by more scenes of the courtroom at different angles. The scene fades out.
    Film Title
    Eichmann Trial
    Duration
    00:35:40
    Date
    Event:  1961 June 20
    Production:  1961 June 20
    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
    Good
    Time Code
    00:00:51:00 to 00:36:31:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2098 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2098 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2098 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2098 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2098 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2098 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2098 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2098 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
    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: 2329
    Source Archive Number: VTEI 248
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:46:27
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