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Eichmann Trial -- Session 81 -- Examination of the Accused re: Office of Reich Security, visiting a camp, Polish Jews, executions

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0087 | RG Number: RG-60.2100.106 | Film ID: 2106

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    Eichmann Trial -- Session 81 -- Examination of the Accused re: Office of Reich Security, visiting a camp, Polish Jews, executions

    Overview

    Description
    Session 81. Dr. Servatius talks, citing pieces from a letter and asking Eichmann if they are valid. Eichmann says that a different conception arose in the SD circa 1938 with respect to the Jewish question. Emigration was encouraged, and creating organizations in favor of that were created. Eichmann says that he had to inform those in Vienna about this new mentality.

    00:14:42 Tape jumps. Dr. Servatius submits a letter from Eichmann. It concerns Dr. Loewenherz and his interventions at Eichmann's office, working for the release of arrested persons.

    00:19:23 Tape jumps. The judges ask if there was anyone in charge of Eichmann. He says that there were levels of this, where someone could be trusted to do something, assigned to do something, or be the leader of something. Eichmann says that he was the first.

    00:26:18 Tape jumps. Eichmann is being asked why his name is on a certain document. He says that all Jews of Polish nationality were to be arrested, and that most Jews had not waived Polish nationality, especially in the south.

    00:29:11 Tape jumps. Dr. Servatius asks Eichmann what he did after getting a cable. Eichmann says that he was shocked when he heard that Jewish buildings were to be set on fire. He claims to understand the importance of getting documents and archives out of these buildings before anything like this could happen, and was saddened when he learned that it had already begun, and it was too late to do any such things.

    00:35:20 Tape jumps. Dr. Servatius submits a memorandum concerning the confiscation of Jewish bank accounts. He says that he dictated this memo. He says that after Kristallnacht, many Jews were withdrawing large sums of money, and that concerned the Reich.

    00:39:40 Tape jumps. Eichmann is being asked if he had anything to do with housing situations. He says that he had no part of that. He says that he heard that many offices were treating Jews "arrogantly", and his office must not have been or else Dr. Loewenhertz would not have come to him.

    00:41:39 Tape jumps. Eichmann is being asked about Guenter being in charge of the Central Bureau. He says that his memory of that is very fuzzy, but he would not have been subordinate to him. Coordinating the various functions of the Central Bureau are brought into question, implying that Eichmann was effectively in charge. He denies any of that, saying that the SD was in command.

    00:49:35 Tape jumps. Dr. Servatius submits documents concerning those listed for bribing officials, a crime punishable by death, supposedly ordered by Eichmann. He says that he never gave such orders, and never ordered an execution; he was not competent to do so.

    00:53:36 Tape jumps. Eichmann is saying that [unspecified] camp was not under his jurisdiction and should not have been there, but sometimes his superiors would order people to visit camps on behalf of the entire office of Reich Security. Eichmann then describes his visit to the camp, with the Jewish Affairs Council asking Eichmann to lift the ban on correspondence, and he says that he wasn't competent to deal with such a thing, but would try get it to the right people.

    01:02:57 The President of Court orders the end of the session and adjourns the court. Tape ends as everyone begins to get up to leave.
    Film Title
    Eichmann Trial
    Duration
    01:02:44
    Date
    Event:  1961 June 28
    Production:  1961 June 28
    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
    00:00:28:00 to 01:03:12:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2106 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2106 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2106 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2106 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2106 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2106 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2106 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2106 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
    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: 2362
    Source Archive Number: VTEI 323
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:43:29
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