The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/eichmann-trial/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:58:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Eichmann trial | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/eichmann-trial/ 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

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]]> 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

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]]> 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

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]]> 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

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]]> Yosef Kleinman, the youngest survivor to testify at Eichmann trial, dies at 91 https://www.timesofisrael.com/yosef-kleinman-the-youngest-survivor-to-testify-at-eichmann-trial-dies-at-91/ Tue, 04 May 2021 20:38:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2536678 One of 110 witnesses at seminal 1961 trial, Kleinman's testimony helped send notorious Nazi official to the gallows

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]]> 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

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]]> 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

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]]> 60 years on, Israeli prosecutor recalls Eichmann trial https://www.timesofisrael.com/60-years-on-israeli-prosecutor-recalls-eichmann-trial/ Fri, 08 May 2020 06:35:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2301625 'Not a day passes without me remembering,' says Gabriel Bach, lead investigator and deputy prosecutor of key architect of Holocaust

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]]> Miniseries on ‘Ivan the Terrible’ Nazi trial as gripping, open-ended, as in life https://www.timesofisrael.com/miniseries-on-ivan-the-terrible-nazi-trial-as-gripping-open-ended-as-in-life/ Thu, 14 Nov 2019 22:45:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2181518 When retired Ohio autoworkerJohn Demjanjuk was extradited to Israel to be tried as the infamous butcher of Treblinka, people held their breath, as they will for this Netflix series

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]]> Micha Maor, survivor and spy who helped convict Eichmann, dies at 86 https://www.timesofisrael.com/micha-maor-survivor-who-helped-provide-evidence-to-convict-eichmann-dies-at-86/ Tue, 25 Jun 2019 23:43:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2100780 While working for the Mossad, Maor obtained documents proving Nazi’s involvement in the extermination of the Jews during the Holocaust

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]]> Adolf Eichmann’s son lives near where Mossad captured Nazi mastermind – report https://www.timesofisrael.com/adolf-eichmanns-son-living-near-where-mossad-captured-nazi-mastermind-report/ Sun, 04 Nov 2018 11:09:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1954868&preview=true&preview_id=1954868 Two eldest sons of Holocaust architect died in 2015; 3rd son, Dieter, tracked down in Argentina; youngest brother, living in Germany, is the only one to renounce father's views

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]]> Ben Kingsley’s 5 most memorable Jewish roles, from Moses to Anne Frank’s dad https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-kingsleys-5-most-memorable-jewish-roles-from-moses-to-anne-franks-dad/ Tue, 21 Aug 2018 18:05:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1912404 Oscar-winning British actor plays Adolf Eichmann in 'Operation Finale' depicting Nazi's capture and trial

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]]> From Schindler survivor to Eichmann, Kingsley says he plays horror’s human face https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-schindler-survivor-to-eichmann-kingsley-says-he-plays-horrors-human-face/ Tue, 21 Aug 2018 16:24:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1911959 In 'Operation Finale,' hitting theaters August 29, the star portrays one of the key organizers of Hitler's Final Solution -- and dedicates his performance to Elie Wiesel

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]]> Eichmann back in Israel: Iconic trial booth returns https://www.timesofisrael.com/eichmann-back-in-jerusalem-iconic-trial-booth-returns-to-israel/ Wed, 24 Jan 2018 04:16:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1777610&preview=true&preview_id=1777610 Bulletproof-glass enclosure where Nazi war criminal sat facing justice half a century ago to be displayed in Galilee museum after years in US exhibitions

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]]> El Al set to launch Tel Aviv-Buenos Aires route https://www.timesofisrael.com/el-al-set-to-launch-tel-aviv-buenos-aires-route/ Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:32:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1679966 Flights to Argentina expected to begin in September, decades after the national carrier brought Eichmann to Israel for trial

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