SESSION XV
ABOUT THIS SESSION
SESSION 15 of the trial of Adolf Eichmann took place in the afternoon of Tuesday, April 25, 1961. The session begins with former Berlin Jewish community leader Benno Cohn continuing his testimony, which began in SESSION 14. In this session, he discusses Kristallnacht and recalls two personal encounters with Eichmann (only Cohn’s recollection of the second of these has survived). Following a brief cross-examination by Defense Counsel Robert Servatius and the judges, Cohn’s testimony is followed by that of his fellow former community leader Aharon Lindenstrauss, who also recalls an encounter with Eichmann.
About an hour of footage from SESSION 15 has survived.
NOTABLE MOMENTS
00:00 - Testimony of Benno Cohn (cont.)
03:03 - Cohn testifies about Kristallnacht
18:33 - Cohn testifies about meeting Eichmann in Berlin
32:42 - Cross-examination of Benno Cohn
47:40 - Testimony of Aharon Lindenstrauss
55:41 - Eichmann grins
TRANSCRIPT
Material highlighted green survives in video form.
Material highlighted pink has been lost.