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Eichmann Trial -- Session 108 -- Evidence regarding Hungary's anti-Jewish legislation

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0087 | RG Number: RG-60.2100.203 | Film ID: 2203

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    Eichmann Trial -- Session 108 -- Evidence regarding Hungary's anti-Jewish legislation

    Overview

    Description
    Session 108. Dr. Servatius reads from the affidavit of Vessenmayer, examined on May 23, 1961 before the Court of First Instance in Darmstadt. He says that there was a plan to decentralize the Jews in Hungary into different camps to prevent any kind of uprising. 00:05:45 Servatius finishes reading passages, and Hausner decides not to cite any passages from that testimony.

    Dr. Servatius submits extracts from the Nuremberg judgment in the case of Veesenmayer. Hausner insists that Servatius submit all of the documents rather than just the few passages that he chooses to read. This is discussed at length. 00:11:22 Dr. Servatius begins reading sections of the testimony into the record. The plenipotentiary of Hungary, which at the time was an ally of Germany, said that Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews and that any Jews that have asylum are against his wishes. He says that his successor wanted to make Hungary a harbor for Jews, and use that favor gained after the war. Eliminating the Jews became a requirement for Hungary entering into the protection of the Reich. 00:20:12 The notes in the margin are discussed, including a plan where for every Hungarian killed by bombs, 100 rich Jews would be killed and their possessions used for compensation. All of the aforementioned ideas were adopted. Servatius argues, using the reports of Veesenmeyer, that it would not have been acceptable that the task of deporting the Hungarian Jews could be given to Eichmann. 00:33:17 After suggesting that Eichmann was not responsible for executing the extermination but rather for being the creator of the idea, Servatius reads a letter from Veesenmeyer saying that because of an uprising of Jews in Hungary, at least the male Jews must be removed and moved down the Danube. Since Hungary had no means to do this, they contacted the Foreign Ministry. This, Servatius argues, shows that they were the ones who created the idea of relocating the Jews. Then it was asked by the Hungarians if the Jews could be liquidated on the spot, and the logistics of shooting them were figured out, first being used in the case of Jewish Communist agitators. Hausner objects to Dr. Servatius using documents that discredit his own witness. 00:43:00 Dr. Servatius ridicules the court for its treatment of Eichmann in light of this evidence. The bench declines comment.

    00:46:02 Servatius submits the testimony of von dem Bach Zelewski to the Nuremberg courts. He believed that the name Eichmann had been an invention. The cooperation of the Einsatzgruppen with the head office of Reich Security is then discussed. It is also said that Eichmann's name was absent from many conversations discussing these things. Tape cuts out midsentence.
    Film Title
    Eichmann Trial
    Duration
    01:04:58
    Date
    Event:  1961 July 24
    Production:  1961 July 24
    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
    00:00:31:00 to 01:05:29:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2203 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2203 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2203 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2203 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2203 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2203 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2203 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2203 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: 2478
    Source Archive Number: VTEI 170
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:43:58
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