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Eichmann Trial -- Session 90 -- Cross-examination of the Accused about his forced emigration and his relations with the Jewish community of Vienna

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0087 | RG Number: RG-60.2100.127 | Film ID: 2127

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    Eichmann Trial -- Session 90 -- Cross-examination of the Accused about his forced emigration and his relations with the Jewish community of Vienna

    Overview

    Description
    The footage begins in the middle of Session 90 during the cross-examination of Adolf Eichmann by Attorney General Gideon Hausner. Hausner questions the accused about the authenticity of certain documents. This is duplicate footage, also found on Tape 2126 (at 00:25:45) and a small part is duplicated on Tape 2129 (at 00:45:49). Eichmann is then asked a series of questions concerning his work in Austria, the forced emigration of the country's Jewish communities (00:03:43). He maintains that he never forced Jews to emigrate, nor "pauperized" the Jews through the confiscation of property (00:12:04). This is duplicate footage also found on Tape 2126 (at 00:25:48 to 00:34:42) although the footage on Tape 2126 is less complete.

    Hausner pressures Eichmann about his power over the Jewish functionaries in Vienna (00:20:45). Hausner states that rich Jews gave Eichmann money, ostensibly to pay for the emigration of poor Jews (00:24:31). Eichmann asserts that the money went to the Jewish community in Vienna and not to him personally. This is duplicate footage found on Tape 2126 (at 00:34:46) but the footage is less complete on Tape 2126. Hausner then asks about the $100,000 received from abroad for the Jews of Vienna and the fact that Eichmann did not tell the Jewish community that the money would be used for deportations (00:25:35). Hausner states that Eichmann's superiors regarded him as a "recognized specialist" in forced emigration (00:27:41), then asks Eichmann about the Jews losing their money because they were not allowed to take it with them. Eichmann responds that this was regrettable, but not his fault (00:29:26).

    The footage continues with Eichmann testifying about the absence of a program for physical extermination in 1938 and 1939 (00:39:05). Hausner then asks the accused about Reinhard Heydrich's perception of Eichmann's work in Austria. The cross-examination then turns to the subject of Kristallnacht in Austria, and whether or not the action was welcomed by the Security Service, to which Eichmann belonged (00:46:22). Eichmann testifies that the Security Service did not welcome the action and neither did he personally. He goes on to describe his membership in the Security Service and the fact that he was subordinate to the chief of the Security Service and Security Police (00:49:29). Hausner begins to ask the accused about his threats to Josef Loewenherz, head of the Jewish community of Vienna, that if he did not cooperate with him he would bring back the horror of Kristallnacht (00:54:40). The very end of this footage is duplicated on Tape 2126 (at 00:39:34) and is more complete on that tape.
    Film Title
    Eichmann Trial
    Duration
    00:55:00
    Date
    Event:  1961 July 10
    Production:  1961 July 10
    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
    00:00:35:00 to 00:55:35:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2127 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2127 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2127 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2127 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2127 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2127 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2127 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2127 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: 2395
    Source Archive Number: VTEI 162
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:46:36
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