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The Erich Kulka Record Group contains: Personal and family documentation; documentation regarding the trial conducted against Sebesta, an antisemitic Czech writer who libeled Erich Kulka; the struggle to clear the names of the Sonderkommando workers as set forth in the book "People In Auschwitz" by Herman Langbein; trials against Nazi war criminals; documentation regarding Holocaust denial; escape ...

The tape begins in the middle of Session 71, with testimony from Gedalia Ben-Zvi. Ben-Zvi describes his attempt to get into the commando unit in "Canada" and his duties in that unit. "Canada" was the nickname for the looted property taken from arriving transports, and referred the supposed riches possessed by people who lived in Canada. A portion of the last segment is repeated. Ben-Zvi gives an account ...

17:38 Civil party Esther Majerowicz testifies regarding her arrival at Auschwitz, including having her head shaved and being tattooed; she gives specifics of her daily life in the camp, and details her subsequent transport to another camp, Kratzau, where she worked in an arms factory 17:52 President Cerdini asks Mrs. Majerowicz to give precision regarding the number of times and circumstances under ...

Session 48. Testimony from Perla Mark who describes the burning of the main synagogue in Czernowitz and the murder of Jews including her husband, the town's chief rabbi. Mark gives an account of the deportation of her son and brother to Theresienstadt. She states that her brother died in Theresienstadt and that her son was sent to Auschwitz, where he was forced to play cello in the camp orchestra. ...

15:50 Vergès asks the witness whether he has a relationship with prosecutor Ryan; the witness replies that they had one long conversation 15:51 Vergès questions the witness as to why he left the French Army and joined the U.S. Army during the war; Cerdini interjects that the question is irrelevant to the trial 15:53 President Cerdini suspends the hearing 16:23 Cerdini resumes the hearing and introduces ...

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.

Gerhard Wiese was born in Berlin on August 26, 1928. Deployed as an anti-aircraft assistant, he was taken as a prisoner of war by the Soviets. He was released in 1946. Subsequently, he studied law in Berlin and Frankfurt (Main). He passed his state examination and then worked as a state prosecutor, first in Fulda and as of 1961 in Frankfurt. Starting in 1962, Gerhard Wiese participated in the preparation ...

The footage begins near the opening of Session 82 with Servatius questioning Eichmann on the stand. Servatius presents communications between Himmler and Kaltenbrunner about the deporation of 5,000 elderly Jews from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz. There is some confusion regarding the date of the document. Servatius presents another document, which describes a change in the Jewish leadership of Theresienstadt ...

This tape begins in the middle of Session 103 and the first few minutes are a duplication of the last part of the footage on Tape 2179 in which Eichmann gives a lengthy description of his duties in Hungary, followed by questions and explanations as to how often he met with Lazi Endre, the chief of the Hungarian gendarmerie. Endre is identified as the organizer of the deportations from the Hungarian ...

During the trial of Pétain in 1945 the issue of his antisemitism and of the fate of Jews was not discussed. Contends that the "real trial" began in 1972 - with the publication of Robert Paxton's "Vichy France", the screening of Max Ophuels' film "Le chagrin et la pitié", and the public discussion of Jewish memory of the Holocaust. Argues that the "Pétain trial", since 1972, concentrates only on ...