SESSION XXXVIII
ABOUT THIS SESSION
SESSION 38 of the trial of Adolf Eichmann took place in the morning of Friday, May 12, 1961. It begins with the testimony of Mordecai Ansbacher, who discusses his experiences in Würzburg and Munich during the war, his dispatch on a children’s transport to Belgium and his time in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. His testimony is followed by the submission of documents on Germany into evidence by Assistant Prosecutor Ya’akov Bar-Or.
Much footage from SESSION 38 has been lost. The hour of surviving footage is presented here.
NOTABLE MOMENTS
00:00 - Testimony of Mordecai Ansbacher
06:21 - Ansbacher describes the life of the youth in Theresienstadt
17:53 - Ansbacher recalls his arrival at Dachau
36:14 - Ansbacher recalls the preparation of Theresienstadt for Red Cross inspections
40:55 - Submission of documents on Germany
TRANSCRIPT
Material highlighted green survives in video form.
Material highlighted pink has been lost.