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Eichmann Trial -- Session 109 -- Slawik affidavit and the completion of evidence

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 1999.A.0087 | RG Number: RG-60.2100.208 | Film ID: 2208

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    Eichmann Trial -- Session 109 -- Slawik affidavit and the completion of evidence

    Overview

    Description
    Session 109. Dr. Servatius is asked if he still has the testimony from witness Alfred Josef Slawik (duplicate from Tape 2207). He was a servant of Eichmann's in Budapest. He says that he never heard of any cases where a Jew was mistreated. He discusses numerous things that Eichmann has been accused of doing in his time at the villa, and says that all of them are false. 00:13:07 Hausner points out that Slawik says he was employed by Eichmann for only a few months in a single place.

    00:13:55 Dr. Servatius says that this testimony was not available when he questioned Eichmann as a witness, he asks if he could ask a few questions, and he is allowed. 00:16:04 Eichmann is asked about and says that he does not remember a man named Keitel, but he was told about him. Dr. Servatius asks about Keitel's execution for shooting an old woman. Eichmann says that he never heard anything, and he would have had to have been informed of such things. Keitel must have brought him an amphibious vehicle, and then became superfluous, he does not remember him. Servatius concludes his questioning.

    00:22:33 Hausner asks about Eichmann having three drivers, as said in Slawik's testimony. Eichmann says that's not exactly true. There was a drivers pool from which he would pick one, and over time, one would drive him regularly, and at times Eichmann would drive himself, but he never had three drivers at one time. Eichmann acquired an amphibious vehicle from a special supply of the SS where he pulled some strings after his car, an Opel, gave him some issues. The driver who came with it soon left him. Eichmann said he never needed an amphibious vehicle and did not ask for one, but used it for motorsport and enjoyed it. Eichmann admits that it is strange that Slawik knew about these things and he did not.

    00:34:11 Servatius has no need for more questions. Tape goes black and starts at 00:34:28 with Servatius stating that they have completed their case. Hausner submits an affidavit by Rudolf Vrba. Changes need to be made to the record, the Judges work on that silently. 00:38:10 The Vrba affidavit just made it to the court, and the Prosecution attempts to submit it. The topics of the Vrba affidavit are summarized by Hausner, including his time in Auschwitz and his estimates on the number of victims there. The ability of the Prosecution to submit the affidavit at this time is discussed at length.

    00:44:42 Tape jumps and the Judges are giving a decision on certain paragraphs for admissions of evidence. They allow certain sections of the submitted evidence. 00:53:05 Hausner submits the approved passages of a book about Puszykowko into the record. All of the evidence has been submitted, Hausner wishes to have some time to think about the Summing-Up section of the trial. It is granted, and they will resume a few days later. 01:01:35 Court adjourns.
    Film Title
    Eichmann Trial
    Duration
    01:01:44
    Date
    Event:  1961 July 25
    Production:  1961 July 25
    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
    00:00:18:00 to 01:02:02:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2208 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2208 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2208 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 2208 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2208 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2208 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2208 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2208 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: 2484
    Source Archive Number: VTEI 341
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:46:12
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