Overview
- Description
- Collection consists of selected papers of Zvi Terlo (1932-2010), who served on the prosecution team at the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961-1962. Includes correspondence, printed trial testimony, pamphlets, and photographs, mostly relating to particular phases of the trial, but also including papers from Shabtai Rosen, legal advisor for the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and from Foreign Minister Golda Meir. Most of the material relates to arguments about the legality of trying Eichmann in an Israeli court rather than an international court, as well as the legality of his capture and extradition to Israel.
- Date
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inclusive:
1961-1980
bulk: 1961-1962
undated:
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection
- Collection Creator
- Zvi Terlo
- Biography
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Zvi Terlo (1932-2010) was an Israeli attorney who served on the prosecution team at the trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961-1962. He later served as a legal advisor to the Israeli Defense Forces during the Six-Day War in 1967, as well as a senior consultant to the Ministry of Justice, General Director of the Ministry of Justice, and a Labor Court Judge, all in Israel.
Physical Details
- Extent
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2 boxes
1 oversize folder
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- The Museum is in the process of determining the possible use restrictions that may apply to material(s) in this collection.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The collection was acquired by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2015.
- Funding Note
- The acquisition of this collection was made possible by the Sosland Family.
- Record last modified:
- 2023-02-24 14:33:40
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn605670
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