The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/adolf-eichmann/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:58:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Adolf Eichmann | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/adolf-eichmann/ 32 32 New drama ‘The Eichmann Trial’ at Jerusalem’s Beit Ha’am takes same stage as actual trial https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-drama-the-eichmann-trial-at-jerusalems-beit-haam-takes-same-stage-as-actual-trial/ Mon, 04 May 2026 02:26:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3811732 Through May 4, the portrayal of the 1961 hearing offers a captivating glimpse at the human psyche, along with a history of budding relations between Germany and the Jewish state

The post New drama ‘The Eichmann Trial’ at Jerusalem’s Beit Ha’am takes same stage as actual trial appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> ‘Godfather’ and ‘Apocalypse Now’ actor Robert Duvall dead at 95 https://www.timesofisrael.com/godfather-and-apocalypse-now-actor-robert-duvall-dead-at-95/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:50:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3756058 Blunt-talking, glitz-averse Oscar winner also played Adolf Eichmann in 1996 film on Nazi war criminal's capture, and mysterious recluse Boo Radley in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

The post ‘Godfather’ and ‘Apocalypse Now’ actor Robert Duvall dead at 95 appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Argentine president opening files on Nazi ‘ratlines’ that trafficked Eichmann, Mengele https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentine-president-opening-files-on-nazi-ratlines-that-trafficked-eichmann-mengele/ Sun, 23 Feb 2025 23:50:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3487385 Up to 10,000 Nazi war criminals fled Europe using these escape routes. Javier Milei pledges to declassify files related to how his country settled 5,000 of them

The post Argentine president opening files on Nazi ‘ratlines’ that trafficked Eichmann, Mengele appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Israel national archive opens online access to 380,000 pages of Eichmann trial documents https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-national-archive-opens-online-access-to-380000-pages-of-eichmann-trial-documents/ Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:06:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3469096 Trove of scanned paperwork include prosecutors' correspondence with Ben-Gurion, original testimonies including from writer Yehiel Dinur who met Nazi war criminal in Auschwitz

The post Israel national archive opens online access to 380,000 pages of Eichmann trial documents appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> TV station says AI-generated depiction of PM in Eichmann-like cage was ‘mishap’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/tv-station-says-ai-generated-depiction-of-pm-in-eichmann-like-cage-was-mishap/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:58:26 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3437765 i24 comes under fire when first-of-its-kind AI video depicting Netanyahu at corruption trial appears to show him in a glass box reminiscent of the trial of Nazi war criminal

The post TV station says AI-generated depiction of PM in Eichmann-like cage was ‘mishap’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Shalom Nagar, reluctant hangman of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, dies aged 88 https://www.timesofisrael.com/shalom-nagar-hangman-of-nazi-war-criminal-adolf-eichmann-dies-aged-88/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 20:12:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3428383 Prison guard was selected against his wishes to carry out death sentence and traumatized by it, remaining anonymous for three decades

The post Shalom Nagar, reluctant hangman of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, dies aged 88 appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Israel’s landmark Eichmann trial depicted in limited-run NYC production https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-landmark-eichmann-trial-depicted-in-limited-run-nyc-production/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:17:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3337664 Giving Holocaust survivors a voice, Adolf Eichmann's 1961 trial in Jerusalem held Final Solution 'architect' responsible for organizing deportation of Jews across Europe

The post Israel’s landmark Eichmann trial depicted in limited-run NYC production appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Israeli series with never-before-heard Eichmann confessions comes to Amazon video https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-series-with-never-before-heard-eichmann-confessions-comes-to-amazon-video/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 01:59:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2940527 Three-part documentary show 'The Devil’s Confession,' first aired on Israel’s Kan public broadcaster, now on Prime Video

The post Israeli series with never-before-heard Eichmann confessions comes to Amazon video appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> New film brings Eichmann’s Holocaust confessions to life using his own voice https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-film-brings-eichmanns-holocaust-confessions-to-life-using-his-own-voice/ Sun, 22 May 2022 09:41:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2767313 Original recordings are dubbed over actors portraying senior Nazi figure and his interviewer before Israel put him on trial; he expresses pride in genocide, says has no regrets

The post New film brings Eichmann’s Holocaust confessions to life using his own voice appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Ex-justice Gabriel Bach, prosecutor in trial of Adolf Eichmann, dies at 94 https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-justice-gabriel-bach-former-prosecutor-in-eichmanns-trial-dies-at-94/ Sun, 20 Feb 2022 17:58:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2705725 Born in Germany in 1927, Bach fled the country with his family in 1938, served for 15 years on the Supreme Court

The post Ex-justice Gabriel Bach, prosecutor in trial of Adolf Eichmann, dies at 94 appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Eichmann was nabbed by Mossad after tipoff from German co-worker, report reveals https://www.timesofisrael.com/eichmann-nabbed-by-mossad-after-tipoff-from-german-co-worker-report-reveals/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:48:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2605945 60 years on, anti-Nazi geologist Gerhard Klammer named as man behind photo that convinced Israel to launch mission to capture architect of the Nazis’ 'Final Solution'

The post Eichmann was nabbed by Mossad after tipoff from German co-worker, report reveals appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Evil on trial: 60th anniversary of Eichmann in the dock https://www.timesofisrael.com/evil-on-trial-60th-anniversary-of-eichmann-in-the-dock/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 03:16:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2521907 In April 1961, the barbarism of Nazi Germany was put on display in a Jerusalem courtroom, as the 'engineer of death' was tried for offenses including crimes against humanity

The post Evil on trial: 60th anniversary of Eichmann in the dock appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> New documentary series on Eichmann includes ‘never-before-seen interview’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-documentary-series-on-eichmann-includes-never-before-seen-interview/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:14:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2449052 Kan's 'Eichmann -- The Devil Speaks' will unveil fresh details on the notorious Nazi architect of the Final Solution

The post New documentary series on Eichmann includes ‘never-before-seen interview’ appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> Jewish son of Nazi officer describes growing up under shadow of Holocaust denial https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-son-of-nazi-officer-describes-growing-up-under-shadow-of-holocaust-denial/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:06:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2413584 Bernd Wollschlaeger says he didn't know the enormity of his father's crimes until he visited Yad Vashem, but after converting and serving in the IDF, has found a way to forgive him

The post Jewish son of Nazi officer describes growing up under shadow of Holocaust denial appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]> History in the making: The Mossad mission to capture Adolf Eichmann https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-mossad-mission-to-capture-adolf-eichmann/ Fri, 08 May 2020 07:45:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2301642 How Israel's spy agency laid its hands on one of Nazi Germany's most notorious war criminals and brought him to trial in Jerusalem

The post History in the making: The Mossad mission to capture Adolf Eichmann appeared first on The Times of Israel.

]]>